title: Quality Improvement Primer Series: Launching a Quality Improvement Initiative.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Hospital Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: aweizman@mtsinai.on.ca.
authors.forename: Adam V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Weizman
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mosko
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Women's College Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bollegala
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University Health Network, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Mayur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brahmania
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University Health Network, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Hospital Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: A Hillary
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Steinhart
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Samuel S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Chaim M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Hospital Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Geoffrey C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016730:Program Development; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods