Stanford Neurology Publications on Quality, Safety, & Experience

The Stanford Department of Neurology & Neurosciences consistently contributes to the literature on topics related to quality, patient safety, patient experience, and physician wellbeing. Partnerships with the Stanford Evaluation Sciences Unit on projects related to the implementation of teleneurology and the development of better systems of patient experience feedback have been particularly effective. In addition, residents and fellows have authored numerous manuscripts about projects launched in the Resident QI Curriculum.

Stanford Neurology faculty, trainees, or staff seeking advice on publishing a manuscript related to quality, safety, or experience may contact Carl Gold. This 2025 manuscript by Katie Kvam and Laurice Yang is also an excellent resource.

Below is a list of manuscripts authored by members of the Stanford Department of Neurology & Neurosciences. Please contact Carl Gold if you wish to add a manuscript to this list, which will be regularly updated.

Harris SR, Rose C, Kling SM, Cohen BA, Goldberg O, Walton H, Veruttipong D, Alhadha M, Laurence SK, Ravi S, Gold CA, Shaw JG, Yang L, Brown-Johnson CG. A Novel Approach to Care Redesign Collaboration Between Emergency and Specialty Departments: Qualitative Experience Report
JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e22028

Jensen RM, Sasnal M, Mai UT, Korndorffer JR Jr, Miller-Kuhlmann RK, Morris AM, Nassar AK, Gold CA. Implementation and evaluation of a communication coaching program: a CFIR-Informed qualitative analysis mapped onto a logic model. BMC Med Educ. 2025 Apr 25;25(1):613.

Patel AD, Yang L, Kvam K, Baca C, Jones LK. How to design and write your quality improvement study for publication: pearls and pitfalls. Neurology: Clinical Practice. 2025 Feb;15(1):e200419.

Schwartz NU, Silverman A, Beres S, Moss HE, Kvam K, Galetta K. Inpatient Implementation of Portable Ocular Fundus Photography Among Neurology Residents. Neurohospitalist. 2025 Jan 29:19418744251317260.

Villarreal JA, Anderson M, Gallegos K, Harris O, Hirsch K, Lumba-Brown A, Ravi S, Seifert K, Spain D, Staudenmayer K, Threlkeld Z, Forrester JD. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) triage tool for low-risk patients: standardizing TBI care at a Level 1 trauma center. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2025;10:e001892. https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2025-001892

Vilendrer S, Bragdon C, Miller-Kuhlmann RK, Vora N, Gold CA, Winget M. Towards a Novel Patient Experience Survey System: Incorporating Physician Perspectives into Performance Feedback Dashboard Design. Journal of Patient Experience. 2025 May;12:23743735251341724.

Wold JJ, Robertson J, Jeevarajan J, Knox M, Thatikunta P, Solorzano G, Galetta K, Dujari S, Goyal T, Ehrlich M, Donnelly J, Marriott E, Mandge V, Dhoot R, Luedke M, Maas M, Yu M, Toledano M, Mustafa R, Palaganas J, Kvam K, Dugue R, Meltzer E, Touma L, Shah M, Douglas V, Orjuela K, Scott BJ, Klein J, Likosky D, Simpson J, Dohle C, Richie M, Morris J, Gold CA. Neurohospitalist core competencies. The Neurohospitalist 15:13-84, 2025.

Miller-Kuhlmann RK, Sasnal M, Gold CA, Nassar A, Korndorffer JR, van Schaik S, Marmor A, Williams S, Blankenburg R, Rassbach, C. Twelve Tips for Developing a Coaching Program in Medical Education. Medical Teacher 29, 2024.

Gold CA, Jensen R, Sasnal M, Day HS, Miller-Kuhlmann RK, Blankenburg RL, Rassbach CE, Morris AM, Korndorffer Jr JR, Nassar AK. Impact of a coaching program on resident perceptions of communication confidence and feedback quality. BMC Medical Education. 2024 Apr 22;24(1):435.

Sasnal M, Jensen RM, Mai UT, Gold CA, Nassar AK, Korndorffer JR, Morris AM, Miller-Kuhlmann RK. Strategies to foster stakeholder engagement in residency coaching: a CFIR-Informed qualitative study across diverse stakeholder groups. Medical Education Online. 2024 Dec 31;29(1):2407656.

Sreekrishnan A, Lansberg M, Singer AE, Tennant RS, Howard M, Buncom J, Castillo M, Rajasekhar V, Kraler L. Feasibility of a blood pressure telemedicine program in the virtual age. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2024 Dec 1;33(12):108073.

Xiong K, Miller-Kuhlmann RK, Scott BJ, He Z, Dujari S, Gold C, Kvam KA. Education Research: Sustained Implementation of Quality Improvement Practices Is Observed in Early Career Physicians Following a Neurology Resident QI Curriculum.Neurology Education 2024;3:e200137.

Dujari S, Wei J, Kraler L, Goyal T, Bernier E, Schwartz N, Hirsch K, Gold CA. Inpatient Neurology Deaths and Factors Associated with Discharge to Hospice. The Neurohospitalist 13:337-344, 2023.

Goyal T, Bereknyei Merrell S, Weimer-Elder B, Kline M, Gold CA. A Novel Goals of Care Communication Curriculum Improves Neurology Residents’ Confidence and Skills. Journal of Palliative Medicine 26:1180-1187, 2023.

Lee S, Ryan KR, Murray J, Chen S, Grant GA, Wilkins S, Yarlagadda VV, Wintermark M, Dodd R, Rosenthal D, Teuteburg J, Navaratnam M, Lee J, Jordan LC, Almond CS. Multidisciplinary Stroke Pathway for Children Supported with Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO Journal 69(4):402-10, 2023.

Lerner DP, Tadevosyan, A, Scott, BJ, Ramineni, A, Bassil, R, Burns, JD, & Russell, JA. Single Institution Experience with Death by Neurological Criteria: Brain Death Guideline Adherence. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 108:25-29, 2023.

Lyman KA, Madill E, Thatikunta P, Threlkeld ZD, Banaei N, Gold CA. An Electronic Health Record Intervention to Limit Viral Testing of Cerebrospinal Fluid. The Neurohospitalist 13(2):173-7, 2023.

Vilendrer S, Levoy E, Miller-Kuhlmann R, Amano A, Brown-Johnson C, De Borba L, Luu JH, Sakamuri S, Gold CA. Physician Perceptions of Performance Feedback and Impact on Personal Well-being: A Qualitative Exploration of Patient Satisfaction Feedback in Neurology. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 49:138-148, 2023.

Finley Caulfield A, Mlynash M, Eyngorn I, Lansberg MG, Afjei A, Venkatasubramanian C, Buckwalter MS, & Hirsch KG. Prognostication of ICU Patients by providers with and without Neurocritical Care Training. Neurocritical Care 37(1):190-199, 2022.

Gold CA, Scott BJ, Weng Y, Bernier E, Kvam KA. Outcomes of a Neurohospitalist Program at an Academic Medical Center. The Neurohospitalist 12(3):453-62, 2022.

Kurup D, Davey Z, Hoang P, Wu C, Werbaneth K, Shah V, Hirsch KG, Govindarajan P, Meador JK. Effect of Rapid EEG on Anti-Seizure Medication Usage. Epileptic Disorders 24(5):831-837, 2022.

Kvam KA, Benatar M, Brownlee A, Caller T, Das RR, Green P, Kolodziejczak S, Russo J, Sanders D, Sethi N, Stavros K. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Quality Measurement Set 2022 Update: Quality Improvement in Neurology. Neurology 101(5):223-232, 2023.

Kvam KA, Bernier E, & Gold CA. Quality Improvement Metrics and Methods for Neurohospitalists. Neurologic Clinics 40(1):211-230, 2022.

Madill ES, Gururangan K, Krishnamohan P. Improved Access to Rapid Electroencephalography at a Community Hospital Reduces Inter‐hospital Transfers for Suspected Non‐convulsive Seizures. Epileptic Disorders 24(3):507-516, 2022.

Nassar AK, Sasnal M, Miller-Kuhlmann RK, Jensen RM, Blankenburg, RL, Rassbach CE, Smith-Bentley M, Vyas A, Korndorffer JR, & Gold CA. Developing a Multi-Departmental Residency Communication Coaching Program. Education for Health 35(3):98-104, 2022.

Chou KL, Martello J, Atem J, Elrod M, Foster ER, Freshwater K, ... & Yang L. Quality Improvement in Neurology: 2020 Parkinson Disease Quality Measurement Set Update. Neurology 97(5):239-245, 2021.

Dujari S, Gummidipundi S, He Z, & Gold, CA. Administration of Dexamethasone for Bacterial Meningitis: An Unreliable Quality Measure. The Neurohospitalist 11(2):101-106, 2021.

Goyal T, Probasco J, Gold CA, Klein J, Weathered N, Thakur K. Neurohospitalist Practice and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Neurohospitalist 11:333-341, 2021.

Goyal T, Robinson MT, Gold CA. Competency in Serious Illness Communication for Neurology Residents. Neurology 96:587-589, 2021.

Hermanson S, Vora N, Blackmore CC, Williams B, & Isenberg N. Feasibility and Safety of a Rapid-Access Transient Ischemic Attack Clinic. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 34(3):550-556, 2022.

Kling, S.M., Falco-Walter, J.J., Saliba-Gustafsson, E.A., Garvert, D.W., Brown-Johnson, C.G., Miller-Kuhlmann, R., Shaw, J.G., Asch, S.M., Yang, L., Gold, C.A. and Winget, M., 2021. Patient and clinician perspectives of new and return ambulatory teleneurology visits. Neurology: Clinical Practice, 11(6), pp.472-483.

Lerner, D., Tadevosyan, A., Scott, B. J., Ramineni, A., Bassil, R., Russell, J. A., & Burns, J. D. Death by Neurological Criteria/Brain Death Policy Checklist Implementation and Policy Adherence. Brain Death Policy Checklist Implementation and Policy Adherence.

Pavitt S, Carley A, Porter B, Knowles JK. A Standardized Protocol to Improve Acute Seizure Management in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients. Hospital Pediatrics 11(4): 389-395, 2021.

Pavitt S, McHugh A, Chi K, Hoang K, Lippner E, Tsai J, Goldstein R, Bassett H, Srinivas NS. Improving Inpatient Consult Communication Through a Standardized Tool. Pediatrics 147(5): e20200681, 2021.

Prust ML, Saylor D, Zimba S, Sarfo FS, Shrestha GS, Berkowitz A, & Vora N. Inpatient Management of Acute Stroke of Unknown Type in Resource-Limited Settings. Stroke 29(2):e108-e117, 2022.

Sasnal M, Miller-Kuhlmann R, Merrell SB, Beres S, Kipp L, Lee S, Threlkeld Z, Nassar AK, & Gold CA. Feasibility and Acceptability of Virtually Coaching Residents on Communication Skills: A Pilot Study. BMC Medical Education 21(1):1-9, 2021.

Broadhurst MJ, Dujari S, Budvytiene I, Pinsky BA, Gold CA, Banaei N. Utilization, Yield, and Accuracy of the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel with Diagnostic Stewardship and Testing Algorithm. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 58:311-320, 2020.

Lamsam L, Bhambhvani HP, Ratliff JK, Kvam KA. Emergent Neuroimaging for Seizures in Epilepsy: A Population Study. Epilepsy & Behavior 112:107339, 2020.

Miller-Kuhlmann R, Kraler K, Bozinov N, Frolov A, Mlynash M, Gold CA, Kvam KA. A Novel Resident-Driven Neurology Quality Improvement Curriculum. Neurology 94:137-142, 2020.

Murray NM, Joshi A, Kronfeld K, Hobbs K, Bernier E, Hirsch KG, Gold CA. A Standardized Checklist Improves the Transfer of Stroke Patients from the Neurocritical Care Unit to Hospital Ward. The Neurohospitalist 10:100-108, 2020.

Pavitt S, Bogetz A, Blankenburg R. What Makes the “Perfect” Inpatient Consultation? A Qualitative Analysis of Resident and Fellow Perspectives. Academic Medicine 95(1):104-110, 2020.

Saliba-Gustafsson EA, Miller-Kuhlmann R, Kling SM, Garvert DW, Brown-Johnson CG, Lestoquoy AS, Verano MR, Yang L, Falco-Walter J, Shaw JG, Asch SM. Rapid Implementation of Video Visits in Neurology During COVID-19: Mixed Methods Evaluation. Journal of Medical Internet Research 22(12):e24328, 2020.

Yang L, Brown-Johnson C, Miller-Kuhlmann R, Kling SMR, Saliba-Gustafsson EA, Shaw JG, Gold CA, Winget M. Rapid Launch of Video Visits in Ambulatory Neurology During COVID-19: The Stanford Experience. Neurology 95:305-311, 2020.

Goyal T, Hasty B, Bereknyei Merrell S, Gold CA. Education Research: Understanding Barriers to Goals of Care Communication for Neurology Trainees. Neurology 93:362-366, 2019.

Kvam KA, Douglas VC, Whetstone WD, Josephson SA, Betjemann JP. Yield of Emergent CT in Patients with Epilepsy Presenting with a Seizure. The Neurohospitalist 9(2):71-78, 2019.

Werbaneth K, Tummalapalli P, Gold CA. National Variability in Prion Disease Related Safety Policies for Neurologic Procedures. The Neurohospitalist 9:222-225, 2019.

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