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Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Tree Number(s)
N04.761.559
N05.715.360.575
Unique ID
D010043
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010043
Annotation
must discuss both outcome & process: OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) is available for only outcome, PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) is available for only process
Scope Note
Evaluation procedures that focus on both the outcome or status (OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT) of the patient at the end of an episode of care - presence of symptoms, level of activity, and mortality; and the process (ASSESSMENT, PROCESS) - what is done for the patient diagnostically and therapeutically.
Entry Term(s)
Donabedian Model
Donabedian Triad
Outcome and Process Assessment
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Structure Process Outcome Triad
Previous Indexing
Quality of Health Care (1968-1978)
Public MeSH Note
2020; was OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) 1979-2019
History Note
2020 (1979); was OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) 1979-2019
Date Established
1979/01/01
Date of Entry
1978/05/16
Revision Date
2019/01/18
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care Preferred
Structure Process Outcome Triad Narrower
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