Quality Improvement in Healthcare: Quality & Safety Resources

Original research, policy analysis, and commentary that explores the social origins of health in our society and examines the implications of different health policies.

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Quality of Life Research is an international, multidisciplinary journal devoted to the rapid communication of original research, theoretical articles and methodological reports related to the field of quality of life, in all the health sciences. The journal also offers editorials, literature, book and software reviews, correspondence and abstracts of conferences. Impact Factor: 2.3

Peer-reviewed journal providing rigorous and systematic approaches to decision making that are designed to improve the health and clinical care of individuals and to assist with health policy development. Via Sage journals

Health Care Management Review (HCMR) disseminates state-of-the-art knowledge about management, leadership, and administration of health care systems, organizations, and agencies. Multidisciplinary and international in scope, articles present completed research relevant to health care management, leadership, and administration, as well report on rigorous evaluations of health care management innovations, or provide a synthesis of prior research that results in evidence-based health care management practice recommendations. Articles are theory-driven and translate findings into implications and recommendations for health care administrators, researchers, and faculty. Annually, HCMR publishes the Best Theory to Practice paper chosen by the Health Care Administration Division of the Academy of Management. Impact Factor: 2.0

Articles on current practice and new developments in all branches of medicine; Interested in Quality Improvement Reports. Impact Factor: 1.9

BMC Family Practice is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of primary health care, including clinical management of patients, professional training, shared decision making, and the organisation and evaluation of health care in the community.It is journal policy to publish work deemed by peer reviewers to be a coherent and sound addition to scientific knowledge and to put less emphasis on interest levels, provided that the research constitutes a useful contribution to the field. Impact Factor: 1.74

International journal; of particular interest: the development and integration of quality and safety initiatives into routine practice; experience of improving practice in all sectors of health care services; influence of management and organizational learning on quality; views of consumers and their role as promoters of improved quality; research relevant to quality and safety. Impact Factor: 1.7

Topics should have practical importance to the community family physician; Studies should address clinical questions or healthcare delivery topics in primary care. Impact Factor: 1.5

BMC Health Services Research is an Open Access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of health services research, including delivery of care, management of health services, assessment of healthcare needs, measurement of outcomes, allocation of healthcare resources, evaluation of different health markets and health services organizations, international comparative analysis of health systems, health economics and the impact of health policies and regulations. Impact Factor: 1.7

Official journal of the American College of Medical Quality; Publishes original work in the entire field of quality measurement & improvement; needs to have general medical quality interest. Impact Factor: 1.6

Topics include: Translational Research; Improving Hospital Care; Professional Development; Leadership; Educating Hospitalists; Clinical Problem Solving; Techniques & Guidelines for Performing Research; Reflections; Patient Commentary. Impact Factor: 1.4

Particular interest: Evidence based medicine, clinical practice guidelines, clinical decision making, clinical services organization, implementation and delivery, health economic evaluation, health process & outcome measurement; new or improved methods (conceptual and statistical) for systematic inquiry into clinical practice. Impact Factor 1.2

Health Informatics Journal provides a peer reviewed international forum for the exchange of practice, innovation and research. Representing the interdisciplinary nature of health informatics, the journal publishes contributions from the fields of informatics and telematics, the health professions, computer science, engineering and management. Impact Factor 0.8

QI, clinical governance or audit related to primary and prehospital care; particularly research that advances knowledge on these topics and is generalizable to other settings and countries. Impact Factor: 0.5

Focuses on concerns of an active ambulatory care manager; variety of subjects that have current or future importance to health care managers; past topics have included: information systems, marketing, legal issues, physician productivity, joint ventures, and AIDS. Impact Factor: 0.5

Topics addressed are clinical, managerial, and educational in scope; Particularly interested in: Successful quality improvement projects; Use of quality tools & models in leadership management (Balanced Scorecards, Dashboards, etc); Process Control (Six Sigma, Change Management, Process Mapping); Improving patient care through quality related programs and/or research. Impact Factor: 0

Launched in 2009 by ACGME, calling for papers focused on Education, Quality Improvement, and Education Innovation.

The Patient Experience Journal (PXJ) is an international, multidisciplinary, and multi-method journal focused on the research and proven practices around understanding and improving patient experience. The Patient Experience Journal is designed to share ideas and research, and reinforce key concepts that impact the delivery of service, safety and quality and their influence on the experience of patients and families across healthcare settings.