Product Description

Published monthly, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to providing health professionals with the information they need to promote the quality and safety of health care. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety invites original manuscripts on the development, adaptation, and/or implementation of innovative thinking, strategies, and practices in improving quality and safety in health care. Case studies, program or project reports, reports of new methodologies or new applications of methodologies, research studies on the effectiveness of improvement interventions, and commentaries on issues and practices are all considered.

In addition to feature articles—full-length descriptions of quality and safety programs, methods, or strategies, including the rationale, planning, implementation, evaluation, and lessons learned, the Journal also offers shorter articles in departments such as Interviews, Field Notes, Tool Tutorials, Rapid Response Systems, and Case Studies in Brief.

Current Issue

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About

Editor-in-Chief: David W. Baker, MD, MPH, FACP
Managing Editor: Dojna Shearer
Deputy Editor: Kevin J. O’Leary, MD, MS
Deputy Editor: Gautham Suresh, MD, DM, MS, FAAP
Statistical Consultant: Stephen Schmaltz, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Publications: Catherine Chopp Hinckley, MA, Ph.D.

Editorial Policy
No statement in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety should be construed as an official position of The Joint Commission or Joint Commission Resources unless otherwise stated. In particular, there has been no official review with regard to matters of standards compliance.

Subscription Information
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (ISSN 1553-7250) is published monthly (12 issues per year, 1 volume per year) by Elsevier, 230 Park Avenue, Suite 800, New York, NY 10169, USA.

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Editorial Advisory Board

2019 Editorial Advisory Board

Submission Guidelines

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Contact

For questions regarding the content of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, please contact:

Dojna Shearer, Managing Editor
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
(630) 268-4838
dshearer@jcrinc.com