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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Stronger: The 2022 Vizient Connections Summit Report	53
The Emerging Value-Based Care Industry: Paving the Road Ahead	21
Hematologic Malignancy Episodes Exceed Target Price in Oncology Care Model	21
Osteoporosis Screening for Male Veterans in a Resident Based Primary Care Clinic at Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center	18
An Analysis of Exposure Keratopathy Cases to Promote Changes in Eye Care Practice in Intensive Care Units	17
Lessons Learned: Building a Comprehensive Telehealth Quality Program	16
Physician Practices Promoting Effective Communication with Nurses: A Qualitative Study	8
Uncovering Latent Failures Using Human Factors Approach as a Diagnostic Tool for Quality Improvement in Orthopedic Surgery	8
Why We Still Kill Patients	7
The Impact of a Novel Use of Volunteers on Patient Satisfaction	7
Demographics and Medical Comorbidities as Risk Factors for Increased Episode of Care Costs Following Lumbar Fusion in Medicare Patients	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	6
Improving Maternal Health Care Quality and Outcomes: Evaluation of a Pregnancy Medical Home	5
Looking Ahead to the Future of ACMQ	4
Promoting Safe Gun Storage Among Veterans to Prevent and Reduce Gun-Related Suicide and Accidents: A VA Resident Clinic Pilot Initiative	4
Clinician Perceptions of Receiving Different Forms of Feedback on their Opioid Prescribing	4
Perception of Ridesharing Among Veterans With Cardiovascular Diseases in the Era of the MISSION Act	4
The Real-World Foundation of Adapting Clinical Guidelines for the Digital Age	4
Best Practices for Diagnostic Evaluation of Unintentional Weight Loss	4
Peer Support for Caregivers: An Acute Care Quality Improvement Initiative	3
Quality Control for Spine Registries: Development and Application of a New Protocol	3
Bridging the Methodological Gap: Integrating Implementation Science With HFACS to Move From Diagnosis to Intervention Design	3
Lack of Standardized Coding Limits Accuracy of Electronic Clinical Quality Measure for Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis	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
Standardizing ICU-to-Ward Transitions: Introducing and Refining ICU-PAUSE in the Process of Medical Intensive Care Unit Downgrade	3
Book Review: The Journey’s End	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
Implementing Self-Measured Blood Pressure in Primary Care: A Feasible and Systematic Approach	3
Evaluation of a New Hospital Building’s Impact on Clinical Outcomes and Consumer Experience in Medical Inpatients	3
“Better Safe Than Sorry?”: Reconsidering ADAMTS13 Testing and Plasma Exchange for Suspected aTTP as a High‑Value Care Priority	2
Evaluation of the Rothman Index in Predicting Readmission after Colorectal Resection	2
Quality Improvement Assessment on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in US Medical Schools	2
Independent Risk Factors for Less Than “Top Box” Doctor Communication Patient Experience Survey Scores in an Urban Teaching Hospital	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
Identification of Patient Safety Threats in a Post-Intensive Care Clinic	2
IDEAL PICU Rounds: Improving Daily Efficiency by Applying Lean Principles	2
Preventing Opioid-Related Toxicity at a Regional VA Medical Center: A Resident-Led Interprofessional Quality Improvement Project	2
Improving Barriers to Timely Colonoscopies: A New Approach to Overcoming Gaps in Medical Care	2
Closing the Communication Gap: Assessing the Alignment Between UME and GME Competencies	2
Navigating the Code—How Revolutionary Technology Transforms the Patient-Physician Journey by Barry P. Chaiken	2
A Learning Health System Approach to Hospital Quality Performance Benchmarking: The Composite Hospital Quality Index	2
Use of Inpatient Subspecialty Consults Among Hospitalists	2
Words That Heal: A Quality Improvement Intervention to Reduce Stigmatizing Language in Gastroenterology Documentation	2
Integrating Social Drivers of Health into Hospital Ratings with Application to the 100 Top Hospitals Study	2
Reflections on 3 Years of Innovation: Recognizing the Need for Innovation Beyond the Clinical Care Pathway	2
Commentary: Modernizing Guidelines Development to Speed the Transfer of Science to Patient Care	2
Resident-Driven Population Management to Improve Primary Care Statin and Blood Pressure Measures	2
Improving Provider Compliance with Recommended Lab Monitoring for Patients on Mood Stabilizers and Atypical Antipsychotics	1
The Effect of Individualized Surgeon Comparative Feedback on Arthroplasty Outcomes: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis	1
Patient Experience as a National Quality Metric	1
Increasing Influenza Vaccinations Within the Emergency Department of a Veterans Affairs Medical Center	1
Improving Parental Knowledge of Medically Complex Neonates Through Scheduled Conferences	1
Capturing the Patient Voice for Diabetes Eye Exams	1
Comparative Perspectives on Diagnostic Error Discussions Between Inpatient and Outpatient Pediatric Providers	1
Addressing Diuresis Delays in Heart Failure: An Electronic Health Record Intervention	1
Front-Line Health Care Workers’ COVID-19 Infection Contamination Risks: A Human Factors and Risk Analysis Study of Personal Protective Equipment	1
Effect of ED Prompt on Improving Provider Documentation of Repeat Vital Signs in Children Presenting With Fever and Tachycardia	1
Implementing High-Value Care with Daily Labs in Internal Medicine Resident Driven Hospital Medicine: A Quality Improvement Project	1
Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention Protocol at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital: Utilizing a Mandatory Yale Swallow Protocol	1
The Use of a Checklist to Optimize Electrolyte Replacement in the ICU	1
Transforming Safety Culture: A Systemwide High Reliability Approach to Preventing Serious Harm in Healthcare	1
Enhancing Sepsis Outcomes: A 7-Year Multidisciplinary Endeavor	1
A Century of Surgical Quality: Origins, Evolution, and Future Directions	1
The Healthcare Improvement and Innovation in Quality (THINQ) Collaborative: A Novel Quality Improvement Training Program for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students	1
National Documentation and Coding Practices of Noncompliance: The Importance of Social Determinants of Health and the Stigma of African-American Bias	1
Structuring for Success: A Framework for Building a Cardiovascular Center of Excellence	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
Standardizing Sepsis Patient Education: A Quality Improvement Process	1
Pharmacoequity: What Should be Done to Improve It?	1

CDC’s Adapting Clinical Guidelines for the Digital Age Lacks Real-World Context	1
Community-based, Hospital-Affiliated Medical Group Becomes a Successful Accountable Care Organization	1
Enhancing the Patient Experience in Cardiac Procedures: A Mixed-Methods Quality Improvement Study	1
The Way to Building Humanized Health Care	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
The Clinical Learning Environment: Past, Present, and Future	1
A High-reliability Organization Mindset	1
Engaging GME Learners in Health System-Aligned Improvement Work in the Clinical Learning Environment	1
Advance Care Planning, Race, and Age	1
Utilizing a Stakeholder Driven Approach in Developing a Regional Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program	1
How Hospitalists in Training Are Improving Quality of Patient Care in Dutch Hospitals	1
Disproportionate Use of Security Response Codes on Black Patients in a Quaternary Academic Center	1
Implementation of Quality Improvement System in a National Health System	1