Lewis, R.
Forman, B.
Preston, M.
Heidel, E.
Alvoid-Preston, B.
Ramshaw, B.
Article History
Received: 2 March 2020
Accepted: 11 May 2020
First Online: 25 May 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: RL, MP and EH have no conflict of interest to disclose. BF and BAP are employees of CQInsights which is a healthcare data analytics company that provided data management and analytics for this CQI project. BR provides consulting services and receives consulting fees from WL Gore, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, Pacira Pharmaceutical, Anchora, Theator, Novus Scientific, Verb Surgical, Atrium and ConMed. He also has ownership stock in CQInsights.
: This data was collected under the approval of our Instutional Review Board. All collected data was done so as an integrated and inherent part of the standard patient care process at our institution, and given that CQI was implemented as part of the actual patient care process, this initiative was exempt from Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules.
: None.
: No animals were used in this investigation.