Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence 2.0: revised publication guidelines from a detailed consensus process

Greg Ogrinc; Louise Davies; Daisy Goodman; Paul Batalden; Frank Davidoff; David Stevens

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2015.09.015

Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence 2.0: revised publication guidelines from a detailed consensus process

J Surg Res. 2016 Feb;200(2):676-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.09.015. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

Authors

Greg Ogrinc¹, Louise Davies², Daisy Goodman³, Paul Batalden⁴, Frank Davidoff⁵, David Stevens⁶

Affiliations

¹ VA Outcomes Group, White River Junction VA Medical Center, White River Junction, Vermont; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, New Hampshire.
² VA Outcomes Group, White River Junction VA Medical Center, White River Junction, Vermont; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, New Hampshire. Electronic address: louise.davies@dartmouth.edu.
³ VA Outcomes Group, White River Junction VA Medical Center, White River Junction, Vermont; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire.
⁴ Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, New Hampshire.
⁵ The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, New Hampshire.
⁶ The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, New Hampshire; Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

PMID: 26515734
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.09.015

Abstract

Since the publication of Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE 1.0) guidelines in 2008, the science of the field has advanced considerably. In this article, we describe the development of SQUIRE 2.0 and its key components. We undertook the revision between 2012 and 2015 using (1) semistructured interviews and focus groups to evaluate SQUIRE 1.0 plus feedback from an international steering group, (2) two face-to-face consensus meetings to develop interim drafts, and (3) pilot testing with authors and a public comment period. SQUIRE 2.0 emphasizes the reporting of three key components of systematic efforts to improve the quality, value, and safety of health care: the use of formal and informal theory in planning, implementing, and evaluating improvement work; the context in which the work is done; and the study of the intervention(s). SQUIRE 2.0 is intended for reporting the range of methods used to improve health care, recognizing that they can be complex and multidimensional. It provides common ground to share these discoveries in the scholarly literature (www.squire-statement.org).

Keywords: Healthcare quality; Publication guideline; Quality improvement.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Consensus
Focus Groups
Humans
Periodicals as Topic / standards*
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Quality Improvement / standards*
Research Design / standards*