Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety

Virtual Practice Facilitation and Implementation of Cardiovascular Quality Improvement Strategies in Primary Care Clinics: A Descriptive Study

Pub Date : 2026-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2026.04.005 Megan McHugh PhD (is Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.), Jennifer E. Bannon MSHI, BSN (is Lead Practice Facilitator, Institute for AI in Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.), Ann Kan MS (is Data Analyst, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.), Amy Krefman MS (is Doctoral Student, Center for Education in Health Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.), Carrie Butt (is Practice Facilitator, Altarum, Ann Arbor, Michigan.), JD Smith PhD (is Associate Professor, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, University of Utah.), Anya Day MPH (is Vice President, Altarum.), Theresa L. Walunas PhD (is Associate Professor, Institute for AI in Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Please address correspondence to Megan McHugh)

Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Housing Status in Unstructured Electronic Health Record Data

Pub Date : 2026-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2026.04.010 Abbott Gifford BA (is Medical Student, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine), Shraddha Pandey BA (is Research Fellow and Medical Student, UCSF School of Medicine), Hannah Decker MD (is Research Fellow and Resident Physician, Department of Surgery, UCSF), Margot Kushel MD (is Professor and Division Chief, Division of Health and Society, Department of Medicine, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, and Director, UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative), Logan Pierce MD (is Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, and Managing Director, Department of Medicine Data Core, UCSF), Elizabeth Wick MD (is a colorectal surgeon and Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco. Please address correspondence to Elizabeth Wick)

Complex Factors Associated with Disruptive Medical Professional Behavior

Pub Date : 2026-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2026.04.002 Lori A. Crane PhD, MPH (is Principal Researcher, Colorado Physician Health Program, Denver, and Professor, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus,), Sarah R. Early PsyD (is Executive Director, Colorado Physician Health Program,), Amanda L. Kimmel MPA (is Director of Public Affairs, Colorado Physician Health Program,), Joyce M. Davidson PhD, LCSW (is Director of Clinical Services, Colorado Physician Health Program,), Laura F. Martin MD (is Associate Medical Director, Colorado Physician Health Program,), Michael H. Gendel MD (is Medical Director Emeritus, Colorado Physician Health Program,), Doris C. Gundersen MD (is Medical Director Emerita, Colorado Physician Health Program,), Scott A. Humphreys MD (is Medical Director, Colorado Physician Health Program. Please address correspondence to Lori A. Crane)