RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 SQUIRE 2.0 (Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence): revised publication guidelines from a detailed consensus process JF BMJ Quality & Safety JO BMJ Qual Saf FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd DO 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004411 A1 Ogrinc, Greg A1 Davies, Louise A1 Goodman, Daisy A1 Batalden, Paul A1 Davidoff, Frank A1 Stevens, David YR 2015 UL http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/2015/09/10/bmjqs-2015-004411.abstract AB Since the publication of Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE 1.0) guidelines in 2008, the science of the field has advanced considerably. In this manuscript, we describe the development of SQUIRE 2.0 and its key components. We undertook the revision between 2012 and 2015 using (1) semistructured interviews and focus groups to evaluate SQUIRE 1.0 plus feedback from an international steering group, (2) two face-to-face consensus meetings to develop interim drafts and (3) pilot testing with authors and a public comment period. SQUIRE 2.0 emphasises the reporting of three key components of systematic efforts to improve the quality, value and safety of healthcare: the use of formal and informal theory in planning, implementing and evaluating improvement work; the context in which the work is done and the study of the intervention(s). SQUIRE 2.0 is intended for reporting the range of methods used to improve healthcare, recognising that they can be complex and multidimensional. It provides common ground to share these discoveries in the scholarly literature (http://www.squire-statement.org).