The International Journal for Quality in Health Care (IJQHC) is a leading internationalpeer-reviewed scholarly journal addressing research, policy, and implementationrelated to the quality of health care and health outcomes for populations andpatients worldwide. The journal is truly interdisciplinary, welcoming originalcontributions in the disciplines of health services research, health careevaluation, policy, health economics, quality improvement, management, andclinical research focused on the quality and safety of care. The journalreaches a global audience including researchers, clinical care professionals,quality assurance professionals, policymakers, managers, educators, andstudents of health-related disciplines.