"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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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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Assessing the value of coronary artery computed tomography as the first-line anatomical test for stable patients with indications for invasive angiography due to suspected coronary artery disease. Initial cost analysis in the CAT-CAD randomized trial. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2020 Jan - Feb; 14(1):75-79.
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Readmission Patterns Over 90-Day Episodes of Care Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries Discharged to Post-acute Care. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2018 10; 19(10):896-901.
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Dual Healthcare System Use During Episodes of Acute Care Heart Failure Associated With Higher Healthcare Utilization and Mortality Risk. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 08 07; 7(15):e009054.
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Outcomes Over 90-Day Episodes of Care in Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries Receiving Joint Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2017 09; 32(9):2639-2647.e1.
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Preventing Hospital Readmissions and Limiting the Complications Associated With Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2015 Nov; 23(11):e60-71.
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Partners for NP education: the 1999 AANP preceptor and faculty survey. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2001 Nov; 13(11):517-23.
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A pilot study evaluating the effectiveness of individual inpatient cognitive-behavioural therapy in early psychosis. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 1999 May; 34(5):254-8.
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The classification of mental disorders in primary care: a guide through a difficult terrain. Int J Psychiatry Med. 1998; 28(2):159-76.
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Designing and evaluating an episodic, problem-based geriatric curriculum. Fam Med. 1992 Jul; 24(5):378-81.