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Writing to Improve Healthcare: An Author’s Guide to Scholarly Publicationby David P Stevens H Nicole Tran, MD, PhD1; T Stephanie Tran2 Perm J 2019;23:19-011 [Full Citation] https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/19-011E-pub: 06/27/2019
An adjunct professor at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (Lebanon, NH) and editor emeritus of the British Medical Journal Quality & Safety in Healthcare, Stevens has vast experience in teaching and publishing health care improvement. This experience allows him to give the reader an insightful but succinct history of quality improvement publications and research, as well as in the development of publishing guidelines, such as the Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE). The book provides best practices on how to turn quality improvement into scholarly contributions. Stevens dispenses specific advice regarding important topics such as the value of writing style, coauthor collaboration, and peer review, and how they relate specifically to writing to motivate change in health care. Writing to Improve Healthcare is not a mere description of an intervention—it encompasses the study of the intervention itself, the rationale behind it, and the application of the intervention to other health care settings. Recognizing that health care improvements are realized through contextual features such as culture, leadership, and connectivity, Stevens stresses the importance of reporting on context in health care writing. For readers and quality improvement writers to apply and report on improvements in their own context, they must understand the circumstances under which the improvements were carried out. Stevens further acknowledges that the heterogeneous study settings in which improvement initiatives are conducted diverge from traditional biomedical research, and he provides information on where to find resources on statistical methods to establish validity. Finally, Stevens shares tips on the submission process to a journal, including what to consider when selecting a journal. Overall, Writing to Improve Healthcare draws a roadmap from health care innovation to scholarly contribution and offers a practical reference guide along each step of the way. Disclosure StatementThe author(s) have no conflicts of interest to disclose. How to Cite this ArticleTran HN, Tran TS. Writing to improve healthcare: An author’s guide to scholarly publication by David P Stevens. Perm J 2019;23:19-011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/19-011 Author Affiliations1 Department of Internal Medicine, Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA 2 Freelance, Oakland, CA Corresponding AuthorH Nicole Tran, MD, PhD () Keywords: health care improvement, publication, quality improvement, writing guide |
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