title: Introduction: quality process improvement and the neurosurgeon.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khalessi
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zada
authors.forename: Michael Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: James Forrest
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Calland
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D058996:Quality Improvement