PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Greg Ogrinc AU - Louise Davies AU - Daisy Goodman AU - Paul Batalden AU - Frank Davidoff AU - David Stevens TI - SQUIRE 2.0 (<em>Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence)</em>: revised publication guidelines from a detailed consensus process AID - 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004411 DP - 2015 Sep 10 TA - BMJ Quality &amp; Safety PG - bmjqs-2015-004411 4099 - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/2015/09/10/bmjqs-2015-004411.short 4100 - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/2015/09/10/bmjqs-2015-004411.full 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).