new home buyers in united states are becoming more discriminating in their home buying decision. they are demanding quality construction at reasonable prices. the current state of construction market also gives construction buyers more ammunition to be more discriminate when they choose to purchase homes.  to be competitive and remain in business, housing contractors and developers must meet th...

INTRODUCTION Quality improvement collaboratives are a popular model used to address gaps between evidence-based practice and patient care. Little is known about use of such collaboratives in emergency medical services, particularly for improving prehospital stroke care. To determine the feasibility of using this approach to improve prehospital stroke care, we conducted a pilot study of the Emer...