Journal of Healthcare Risk Management

Aims & Scope

The Journal publishes work related to evidence-based health care risk management, enterprise risk management which includes: clinical risk management, patient safety, quality improvement, risk financing, claims and litigation, health care preparedness, risk management tools and techniques, the health care risk management workforce, and other timely risk management issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.209

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20676

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	35

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• High reliability perinatal units: An approach to the prevention of patient injury and medical malpractice claims

  Citation: 84

  Authors: G. Eric, Kathleen Rice, Thomas J.

• Enhancing patient safety through teamwork training

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Judith, Carolyn, John, Daniel, Mary

• Risk management and legal issues with the use of social media in the healthcare setting

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Kristen M., Pauline, Gwen

• TeamSTEPPS and patient safety in healthcare

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Faye, Marcie, Victor R.

• Risk managers' descriptions of programs to support second victims after adverse events

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Andrew A., Douglas M., Patricia I., Ron, Hanan H., Albert W., Sarah, Thomas H.

• Successful risk assessment may not always lead to successful risk control: A systematic literature review of risk control after root cause analysis

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Alan J., James, P. John

• Beyond FMEA: The structured what‐if technique (SWIFT)

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Alan J., James R., P. John

• TeamSTEPPS^®: An evidence‐based approach to reduce clinical errors threatening safety in outpatient settings: An integrative review

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Antay L., Lydia L., Ingrid K.

• Survey of hospital systems and common serious medication errors

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Michael R., Susan M., Stephanie Y.

• An evidence‐based toolkit for the development of effective and sustainable root cause analysis system safety solutions

  Citation: 44

  Authors: A. Zachary, Rollin J., Sudeep, Alexandra S., John, Vicki L., Ann M., Robert L.

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