The Current Framework to Distinguish Research from Quality Improvement Is Stalling Improvement of Care

IF 3 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-13 DOI:10.1016/j.jcjq.2026.01.002

Peter J. Pronovost MD, PhD (is Chief Quality & Clinical Transformation Officer and Veale Distinguished Chair in Leadership and Clinical Transformation, University Hospitals Health System, Cleveland, and Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University), Nancy E. Kass ScD (is Phoebe R. Berman Professor, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Ruth R. Faden MD, MPH (is Philip Franklin Wagley Professor, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics (Berman Institute Founder) and Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Please address correspondence to Peter J. Pronovost)