What Does QA Mean in Medical Terms?

QA stands for quality assurance (program). Systematic care quality monitoring.

Where you will see QA

You will most often see QA in nursing notes, care plans and handovers, medical charts and clinical notes.

Example

A chart note might use “QA” as shorthand for quality assurance (program) when documenting a patient's care.

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