The need for standardized reporting of research findings in the field of quality of care

Abstract

The fields of healthcare quality and patient safety are not immune to the concerns being expressed across several disciplines about the lack of transparency and reproducibility of research. The use of reporting guidelines is not a panacea, but it can help in promoting more consistent and complete reporting of research findings. This year, we will strongly be encouraging authors of submissions to IJQHC to, where it exists, complete an accompanying checklist of the relevant reporting guideline, and from 2022 we plan to insist on this for all relevant research articles.