Background Printed educational materials are widely used dissemination strategies to
improve the quality of healthcare professionals' practice and patient health outcomes …

Background Audit and feedback is widely used as a strategy to improve professional
practice either on its own or as a component of multifaceted quality improvement …

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and certain gram-negative bacilli …

Background The development of resistance to antibiotics by many important human
pathogens has been linked to exposure to antibiotics over time. The misuse of antibiotics for …

BACKGROUND: The pharmaceutical bill is increasing at an alarming rate. The physician
practice variation has a pronounced effect on healthcare spending. A number of factors can …

Background Audit and feedback is one of the most widely used and promising interventions
in implementation research, yet also one of the most variably effective. Understanding this …

Background Malaria over-diagnosis in Africa is widespread and costly both financially and in
terms of morbidity and mortality from missed diagnoses. An understanding of the reasons …

Objective Care remains suboptimal for a substantial proportion of the more than 17 million
patients in the United States with diabetes. This review examines strategies for improving …

Quality circles or peer review groups, and similar structured small groups of 6–12 health
care professionals meet regularly across Europe to reflect on and improve their standard …

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common indications for antibiotic
prescriptions in the outpatient setting. Given rising rates of antibiotic resistance among …