OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of American Journal of Medical Quality is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Stronger: The 2022 Vizient Connections Summit Report	49
Hematologic Malignancy Episodes Exceed Target Price in Oncology Care Model	21
The Emerging Value-Based Care Industry: Paving the Road Ahead	20
Osteoporosis Screening for Male Veterans in a Resident Based Primary Care Clinic at Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center	18
Lessons Learned From Rapid Deployment of 100% Mortality Review for Patients With COVID-19 Across a Health System	17
Physician Practices Promoting Effective Communication with Nurses: A Qualitative Study	16
Uncovering Latent Failures Using Human Factors Approach as a Diagnostic Tool for Quality Improvement in Orthopedic Surgery	8
An Analysis of Exposure Keratopathy Cases to Promote Changes in Eye Care Practice in Intensive Care Units	8
Why We Still Kill Patients	7
Lessons Learned: Building a Comprehensive Telehealth Quality Program	7
The Impact of a Novel Use of Volunteers on Patient Satisfaction	6
QI Consultation Service: Piloting a Novel Approach to Improving Quality Improvement Initiatives in an Academic Psychiatry Department	6
A New Metric to the Efficiency of the Ventilator Liberation Process	5
Demographics and Medical Comorbidities as Risk Factors for Increased Episode of Care Costs Following Lumbar Fusion in Medicare Patients	5
The Real-World Foundation of Adapting Clinical Guidelines for the Digital Age	4
Best Practices for Diagnostic Evaluation of Unintentional Weight Loss	4
Promoting Safe Gun Storage Among Veterans to Prevent and Reduce Gun-Related Suicide and Accidents: A VA Resident Clinic Pilot Initiative	4
Improving Maternal Health Care Quality and Outcomes: Evaluation of a Pregnancy Medical Home	4
Perception of Ridesharing Among Veterans With Cardiovascular Diseases in the Era of the MISSION Act	4
Peer Support for Caregivers: An Acute Care Quality Improvement Initiative	3
Clinician Perceptions of Receiving Different Forms of Feedback on their Opioid Prescribing	3
Evaluation of a New Hospital Building’s Impact on Clinical Outcomes and Consumer Experience in Medical Inpatients	3
Looking Ahead to the Future of ACMQ	3
Emergency Department Rapid Assessment of Obstetric Patients Improves Length of Stay	3
“Together We Will Soar”: A Report on the 2023 Vizient Connections Summit	3

Lack of Standardized Coding Limits Accuracy of Electronic Clinical Quality Measure for Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis	3
Bridging the Methodological Gap: Integrating Implementation Science With HFACS to Move From Diagnosis to Intervention Design	3
A Physician Conduct Improvement Program to Address Disruptive Behavior in a Health Care Setting	3
Before-After Study of a Checklist to Improve Acute Care to ICU Handoffs	3
Quality Control for Spine Registries: Development and Application of a New Protocol	3
Improving Barriers to Timely Colonoscopies: A New Approach to Overcoming Gaps in Medical Care	2
Reflections on 3 Years of Innovation: Recognizing the Need for Innovation Beyond the Clinical Care Pathway	2
Navigating the Code—How Revolutionary Technology Transforms the Patient-Physician Journey by Barry P. Chaiken	2
Integrating Social Drivers of Health into Hospital Ratings with Application to the 100 Top Hospitals Study	2
Commentary: Modernizing Guidelines Development to Speed the Transfer of Science to Patient Care	2
Book Review: The Journey’s End	2
Closing the Communication Gap: Assessing the Alignment Between UME and GME Competencies	2
Independent Risk Factors for Less Than “Top Box” Doctor Communication Patient Experience Survey Scores in an Urban Teaching Hospital	2
Resident-Driven Population Management to Improve Primary Care Statin and Blood Pressure Measures	2
Identification of Patient Safety Threats in a Post-Intensive Care Clinic	2
A Learning Health System Approach to Hospital Quality Performance Benchmarking: The Composite Hospital Quality Index	2
Implementing Self-Measured Blood Pressure in Primary Care: A Feasible and Systematic Approach	2
How Physician Self-Perceptions Affect the Impact of Peer Comparison Feedback on Opioid Prescribing	2
Physician Burnout and Medical Errors: Exploring the Relationship, Cost, and Solutions	2
Optimizing Utilization of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease in a VA Primary Care Clinic: An Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Project	2
“Better Safe Than Sorry?”: Reconsidering ADAMTS13 Testing and Plasma Exchange for Suspected aTTP as a High‑Value Care Priority	2
Developing a Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Emergency Department Length of Stay in a Large-Scale Hospital Under Routinized Prevention and Control of COVID-19	2
Preventing Opioid-Related Toxicity at a Regional VA Medical Center: A Resident-Led Interprofessional Quality Improvement Project	1
Evaluation of the Rothman Index in Predicting Readmission after Colorectal Resection	1
Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention Protocol at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital: Utilizing a Mandatory Yale Swallow Protocol	1
Advance Care Planning, Race, and Age	1
Increasing Influenza Vaccinations Within the Emergency Department of a Veterans Affairs Medical Center	1
A Century of Surgical Quality: Origins, Evolution, and Future Directions	1
Engaging GME Learners in Health System-Aligned Improvement Work in the Clinical Learning Environment	1
Implementing High-Value Care with Daily Labs in Internal Medicine Resident Driven Hospital Medicine: A Quality Improvement Project	1
Transforming Safety Culture: A Systemwide High Reliability Approach to Preventing Serious Harm in Healthcare	1
Improving Provider Compliance with Recommended Lab Monitoring for Patients on Mood Stabilizers and Atypical Antipsychotics	1
Effect of ED Prompt on Improving Provider Documentation of Repeat Vital Signs in Children Presenting With Fever and Tachycardia	1
National Documentation and Coding Practices of Noncompliance: The Importance of Social Determinants of Health and the Stigma of African-American Bias	1
Pharmacoequity: What Should be Done to Improve It?	1
Standardizing Sepsis Patient Education: A Quality Improvement Process	1
Words That Heal: A Quality Improvement Intervention to Reduce Stigmatizing Language in Gastroenterology Documentation	1
Use of Inpatient Subspecialty Consults Among Hospitalists	1
Comparative Perspectives on Diagnostic Error Discussions Between Inpatient and Outpatient Pediatric Providers	1
Enhancing the Patient Experience in Cardiac Procedures: A Mixed-Methods Quality Improvement Study	1
The Effect of Individualized Surgeon Comparative Feedback on Arthroplasty Outcomes: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis	1
Utilizing a Stakeholder Driven Approach in Developing a Regional Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program	1
Improving Parental Knowledge of Medically Complex Neonates Through Scheduled Conferences	1
The Way to Building Humanized Health Care	1
How Hospitalists in Training Are Improving Quality of Patient Care in Dutch Hospitals	1
The Clinical Learning Environment: Past, Present, and Future	1
The Use of a Checklist to Optimize Electrolyte Replacement in the ICU	1
Implementation of Quality Improvement System in a National Health System	1
CDC’s Adapting Clinical Guidelines for the Digital Age Lacks Real-World Context	1
Quality Improvement Assessment on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in US Medical Schools	1

Front-Line Health Care Workers’ COVID-19 Infection Contamination Risks: A Human Factors and Risk Analysis Study of Personal Protective Equipment	1
Capturing the Patient Voice for Diabetes Eye Exams	1
Achieving a High-Reliability Laboratory: Operational Strategies Designed to Promote Patient Safety and Heighten Quality in the Clinical Lab	1
Quality Improvement Interventions to Enhance Physician Billing: A Systematic Review	1
Automation in Surgical Adverse Event Documentation: Improving Completeness and Accuracy	1
Understanding Barriers and Assessing Education Intervention on Prescribing Naltrexone for Alcohol Use Disorder	1
Addressing Diuresis Delays in Heart Failure: An Electronic Health Record Intervention	1
Community-based, Hospital-Affiliated Medical Group Becomes a Successful Accountable Care Organization	1
A High-reliability Organization Mindset	1
Structuring for Success: A Framework for Building a Cardiovascular Center of Excellence	1
Disproportionate Use of Security Response Codes on Black Patients in a Quaternary Academic Center	1
IDEAL PICU Rounds: Improving Daily Efficiency by Applying Lean Principles	1