Quality Improvement in Parkinson's Disease: A Successful Program to Enhance Timely Administration of Levodopa in the Hospital.

Background: Patients hospitalized with Parkinson's disease (PD) require timely delivery of carbidopa-levodopa (C/L) medication. Ill-timed administration of C/L doses is associated with greater morbidity and longer lengths of stay.

Objective: To understand the barriers to timely C/L administration, and implement strategies to improve the administration of the drug to hospitalized PD patients.