Health Care

Standard of Care

The minimum acceptable patient care, based on statutes, court decisions, policies, or professional guidelines.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The minimum acceptable patient care, based on statutes, court decisions, policies, or professional guidelines.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Standards of Care
  • Care Standard
  • Care Standards

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2011

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  1. N04w.761w.789.900w
  2. N05.715w.840w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Standard of Care. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059039. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059039
  2. Standard of Care. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_of_care
  3. Standard of Care. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7598360