International Journal for Quality in Health Care

The best of the International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Discover a selection of the most read, most cited, and most talked-about articles from the International Journal for Quality in Health Care, in the lead up to ISQua's 36th International Conference in Cape Town (20th - 23rd October 2019).

The recently published papers include qualitative research studies, practical recommendations, patient perspectives, reviews, observational studies, and more in the field of health care quality. Covering a range of topics such as the hierarchy of risk controls, measuring job satisfaction among healthcare staff, root cause analyses, and implications of patients’ complaints and praise on health practitioners, this curated list of high impact journal articles are freely available to read online.  

IJQHC Editor's Choice & Translations

Volume 31 Issue 5 of IJQHC June 2019 - Editors’ Choice

Risk of health morbidity for the uninsured: 10-year evidence from a large hospital center in Boston, Massachusetts

Zhaoyi Chen  Jae Min  Jiang Bian  Mo Wang  Le Zhou  Mattia Prosperi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzy175

PDF: https://academic.oup.com/intqhc/article-pdf/31/5/325/28679563/mzy175.pdf

Layman's Summary in Chinese Mandarin, Hebrew & Portuguese - 

Validity of World Health Organisation prescribing indicators in Namibia’s primary healthcare: findings and implications

Q Niaz  B Godman  A Massele  S Campbell  A Kurdi  H R Kagoya  D Kibuule

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzy172

PDF: https://academic.oup.com/intqhc/article-pdf/31/5/338/28679591/mzy172.pdf

Layman's Summary in Chinese Mandarin, Hebrew & Portuguese -