"Total Quality Management" 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.
The application of industrial management practice to systematically maintain and improve organization-wide performance. Effectiveness and success are determined and assessed by quantitative quality measures.
| Descriptor ID |
D017749
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.955 N04.761.700.675 N05.700.792
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| Concept/Terms |
Total Quality Management- Total Quality Management
- Management, Total Quality
- Continuous Quality Management
- Management, Continuous Quality
Six Sigma- Six Sigma
- Sigma, Six
- Sigmas, Six
- Six Sigmas
- Sigma Metrics
- Metric, Sigma
- Metrics, Sigma
- Sigma Metric
Lean Six Sigma- Lean Six Sigma
- Lean Six Sigmas
- Six Sigma, Lean
- Six Sigmas, Lean
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Total Quality Management" by people in Profiles.
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Alexander C, Rovinski-Wagner C, Wagner S, Oliver BJ. Building a Reliable Health Care System: A Lean Six Sigma Quality Improvement Initiative on Patient Handoff. J Nurs Care Qual. 2021 Jul-Sep 01; 36(3):195-201.
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Birmingham LE, Sedorovich A, Mann N, George RL. Using Lean Six Sigma to Improve Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage Screening in a Geriatric Trauma Population. Qual Manag Health Care. 2018 Oct/Dec; 27(4):199-203.
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Khatri VP, Petrelli NJ. Rectal Cancer Management- no longer a solo sport for surgeons. Surg Oncol. 2018 06; 27(2):A1.
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Rothstein DH, Raval MV. Operating room efficiency. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2018 Apr; 27(2):79-85.
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Skolnik N. No Wonder No One Trusts Us. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 09 01; 177(9):1253.
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Mattocks KM, Yehia B. Evaluating the Veterans Choice Program: Lessons for Developing a High-performing Integrated Network. Med Care. 2017 07; 55 Suppl 7 Suppl 1:1-3.
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Elnahal SM, Clancy CM, Shulkin DJ. A Framework for Disseminating Clinical Best Practices in the VA Health System. JAMA. 2017 01 17; 317(3):255-256.
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Trontell M, Galt J, Amenta P, Terregino C. Using continuous quality improvement to enhance professional behaviour. Med Educ. 2014 May; 48(5):537-8.
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Millenson ML, DiGioia AM, Greenhouse PK, Swieskowski D. Turning patient-centeredness from ideal to real: lessons from 2 success stories. J Ambul Care Manage. 2013 Oct-Dec; 36(4):319-34.
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Cannon CM, Holthaus CV, Zubrow MT, Posa P, Gunaga S, Kella V, Elkin R, Davis S, Turman B, Weingarten J, Milling TJ, Lidsky N, Coba V, Suarez A, Yang JJ, Rivers EP. The GENESIS project (GENeralized Early Sepsis Intervention Strategies): a multicenter quality improvement collaborative. J Intensive Care Med. 2013 Nov-Dec; 28(6):355-68.