"Episode of Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An interval of care by a health care facility or provider for a specific medical problem or condition. It may be continuous or it may consist of a series of intervals marked by one or more brief separations from care, and can also identify the sequence of care (e.g., emergency, inpatient, outpatient), thus serving as one measure of health care provided.
| Descriptor ID |
D017050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.300 N02.421.585.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Episode of Care- Episode of Care
- Patient Care Episodes
- Episode, Patient Care
- Episodes, Patient Care
- Patient Care Episode
- Episodes of Care
- Care Episode
- Care Episodes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Episode of Care" by people in Profiles.
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Reverse shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humerus fracture: a more complex episode of care than for cuff tear arthropathy. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Nov; 28(11):2139-2146.
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Patient satisfaction with nursing care: a multilevel analysis. Qual Manag Health Care. 2003 Jul-Sep; 12(3):187-90.