Impact Factor
2.51
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.28
134 total citations
h5-index
13
h5 depth signal
Cited share
51.9%
56 of 108
Total citations
134
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.02
External metric anchor
Self-citation
8.2%
11 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
226
Canada
11
Sweden
11
China
11
Iran
5
Citing Fields of Research
Patient Care
308
Healthcare Policy
127
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
122
Clinical Laboratory Science
56
Management Sciences
29
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,912
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
108
56 cited publications
Last 12 months
45
4.5 publications/month
Open access share
2.2%
1 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
226 citing publications
Leading citing field
Patient Care
308 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
16 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1,fall 1992-
v1n1,fall 1992-
v1n1,fall 1992-1994
1995-1999
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Patient Care
Broad Categories
Health Services
Health Services Research
Patient Care
MeSH Descriptors
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Quality of Health Care
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000602
Open DOI
Improvement Is Not Yet Change: Making Effective Practice the Norm
Quality improvement processes seek to establish effective practices as everyday habits. In other words, they aim to make evidence-based practices the norm. There are several barriers to consider. First, there is a tendency to conflate me...
02
DOI 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000596
Open DOI
An Infusion Scheduling Decision Support Tool to Manage Resource Utilization
Background and Objectives: As demand for infusion therapy increases due to an aging population and growing rates of chronic illness, effective resource management in scheduling becomes more critical to serve patients in ambulatory infusi...
03
DOI 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000567
Open DOI
Chinese Patients’ Attitudes Toward the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
Background and Objectives: Strategies to reduce adverse events have mainly focused on systems of care and professional behavior despite a growing interest in involving patients in safety initiatives. Only some studies were published in d...
04
DOI 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000601
Open DOI
How Can We Leverage Experiential Learning Theory for Quality Improvement in a Learning Health System?
05
DOI 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000587
Open DOI
Financial Waste is Patient Harm: Reducing Wasteful Healthcare Spending Increases Safety and Health
Wasteful healthcare spending has more than economic costs—there are clinical costs as well. Waste increases out-of-pocket costs, delays necessary care, and worsens outcomes. We argue that, while most quality frameworks do not consider th...
06
DOI 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000605
Open DOI
A Call for Learning Health System Research and Commentaries
Was not provided for this article.
07
DOI 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000599
Open DOI
Beyond Silos: Integrating Leadership, Informatics, and Evidence-Based Improvement to Advance a Learning Health System
Was not provided for this article.
08
DOI 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000588
Open DOI
Hospital Workforce Staffing and Work-Pace Safety Perceptions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic placed unprecedented strain on US hospitals, creating conditions of high patient acuity, elevated mortality, and staffing shortages. These pressures threatened care quality and shaped how ...
09
DOI 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000579
Open DOI
The Sequence of Improvement: A Structured Step-by-Step Approach to Quality Improvement in Healthcare
Quality improvement in healthcare needs methods that balance rigor with usability, and the sequence of improvement offers a practical way for teams to work through complex issues. It moves from defining a problem to understanding it, sha...
10
DOI 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000565
Open DOI
From Silence to Systems: A System-Level Response to the Second Victim Crisis
Background and Objectives: The second victim phenomenon refers to the emotional and psychological distress experienced by health care professionals following involvement in adverse patient events. Despite increasing awareness, institutio...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Quarterly.
Title from cover.
Place of publication varies.
Print issues ceased with 2024.
Vol. 11, no. 2-4 (2002) never published.
Also issued online.