Background: Although educational programs for health care trainees increasingly emphasize quality improvement and patient safety, a substantial gap exists between teaching and meaningful change. Because of ACGME mandates, residents and fellows in the United States now receive training in quality improvement and complete a focused QI project in the clinical work environment. However, these approaches […]

Background: With the rising prevalence of persons who inject drugs, we are increasingly confronted with the challenge of managing them in the hospital setting as they are at an increased risk of leaving the hospital prematurely. There is limited data on the factors associated with leaving against medical advice (AMA) in persons who inject drugs […]