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Greg Ogrinc1, Louise Davies2, Daisy Goodman2
1Greg Ogrinc is senior associate dean for medical education, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, associate chief of staff for education, White River Junction VA, and associate professor of community and family medicine, medicine, and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire. Louise Davies is senior scholar, Quality Scholars Program, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, White River Junction, Vermont, and associate professor of surgery, Geisel School of Medicine and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Hanover, New Hampshire. Daisy Goodman is fellow, VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Program and instructor of obstetrics and gynecology and community and family medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire. Paul Batalden is active emeritus professor, pediatrics and community and family medicine, Geisel School of Medicine and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, New Hampshire. Frank Davidoff is editor emeritus, Annals of Internal Medicine, and adjunct professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire. David Stevens is adjunct professor, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, New Hampshire; editor emeritus, BMJ Quality and Safety, London, England; and senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Massachusetts. greg.ogrinc@va.gov.
The updated Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE 2.0) guidelines offer a framework for reporting healthcare quality improvement initiatives. SQUIRE 2.0 emphasizes theory, context, and intervention reporting for better scientific dissemination.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Quality Improvement
- Scientific Reporting Standards
- Health Services Research
Background:
- The initial Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE 1.0) were published in 2008.
- Significant advancements in the science of quality improvement necessitate updated reporting guidelines.
- The field requires a standardized approach to effectively communicate complex healthcare improvement efforts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the development and key components of the revised SQUIRE 2.0 guidelines.
- To provide an updated framework for reporting systematic efforts to improve healthcare quality, value, and safety.
- To establish common ground for sharing discoveries in scholarly literature related to healthcare improvement.
Main Methods:
- Revision process conducted between 2012 and 2015.
- Utilized semistructured interviews and focus groups to evaluate SQUIRE 1.0 and gather international feedback.
- Included consensus meetings for draft development and pilot testing with authors and public comment.
Main Results:
- SQUIRE 2.0 emphasizes three key reporting components: use of theory, context, and intervention study.
- The guidelines accommodate the complexity and multidimensional nature of healthcare improvement methods.
- The revised standards aim to enhance the clarity and consistency of reporting quality improvement research.
Conclusions:
- SQUIRE 2.0 provides a comprehensive framework for reporting diverse healthcare improvement interventions.
- The updated guidelines facilitate the scholarly dissemination of findings from quality improvement initiatives.
- Adherence to SQUIRE 2.0 promotes robust reporting, advancing the science of healthcare improvement.
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