Background A posttraumatic carotid cavernous fistula can remain unrecognized and ultimately
present with symptoms characteristic for a middle cerebral artery stroke. Progressive …

Background: The ACGME now includes QI as a core competency, and many hospital institutions
are implementing QI goals to improve the quality of healthcare. Our team9s goal was to …

Background: Quality improvement has become an essential part of all aspects of clinical
medicine. After the Institute of Medicine9s landmark To Err Is Human report in 1999, many …

Background: Proper hand hygiene can help reduce healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs).
HAIs prolong hospital stay, increase the resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobials, and …

Background: Problems with professionalism are well documented in the literature and are a
concern of hospital and GME leadership. Lapses in professional behavior in medical school …

Rigorous peer-review is the corner-stone of high-quality academic publishing. The editorial
team greatly appreciates the reviewers who contributed their knowledge and expertise to the …

This paper provides a meta-analysis of the intersection of (a) religiosity and spirituality with (b)
generosity, philanthropy, nonprofits, and prosociality. The study is informed by three …

Background: We developed a faculty development curriculum emphasizing QI and PS. Our
project focused on developing a learning environment that fosters resident education in QI …

Background: The ACGME CLER program calls for residents to participate in quality
improvement/patient safety initiatives. However, our institutional quality improvement/patient safety …

Internationalization is a strategic issue for companies as it is today the central axis for the
development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Market expansion and the …