Journal Club CATCH-IT Reports*
CATCH-IT reports are "Critically Appraised Topics in Communication, Health Informatics, and Technology" and are typically short evidence-based critical summaries of a topic or a paper published in another journal. They are typically 1000-1500 words in length. Papers to be discussed in CATCH-IT reports should be selected from the current body of literature, and should not be older than 6 months (in exceptional cases up to 12 months). Selection criteria for papers discussed in a CATCH-IT report include one or more of the following: High quality papers with great potential impact on one or more groups of decision-makers in the health system; Papers illustrating methodological flaws worth discussing (seeking to prevent them in future studies) Papers providing an elegant solution to a (methodological) problem or otherwise addressing timely methodological issues or problems; Illustration of new ideas or concepts that could represent food for reflection and discussion; Direct impact on ongoing research CATCH-IT reports cannot be submitted by authors of the original paper. They should be an unbiased, balanced third-party appraisal of research published elsewhere. CATCH-IT reports may contain questions for the original author and may be peer-reviewed by the author of the original research. The author of the original research will have the opportuniy to publish a response.
