We provide a fuller picture of registry performance by incorporating variability into the certification process.
This second evaluation thus appraises the expected registry performance with direct transfer of immunization data from the EMR to the registry.
Such efforts in Iran, as in other Asian countries, [ 23] are hampered by deficiencies in expertise and resources, infrastructural weaknesses, and a lack of epidemiology-based studies of case registry performance.
The use of secondary databases, particularly those which provide information on hospital discharges (i.e. hospital discharges administrative data [HDAD]), has been recommended for improving registries performance in terms of the number of incident cancer cases retrieved [ 2, 5- 7]; in some circumstances, they have even been used as a substitute for a registry [ 8, 9].
Second, we have not audited data collection, as we used data recorded in a registry for performance evaluation and benchmarking.
GWTG-Stroke is an ongoing, voluntary, registry and performance improvement initiative for acute hospitals that collect patient level data on characteristics, diagnostic testing, treatments, adherence to evidence-based standards of care, and in-hospital outcomes in patients hospitalized with stroke [ 5].
Many registries monitor performance at the surgeon level.
Performance-reporting initiatives, such as the National Committee on Quality Assurance's Diabetes Quality Improvement Program (9), led MCOs to develop disease management programs that used diabetes registries, internal performance monitoring and feedback, physician and patient reminder systems, case management, and provider incentives to improve quality (10, 11).
The Registry monitors the performance and outcome of both hip and knee replacement surgery in Australia.
After approval, the FDA required a Post-Market Registry to assess performance.
A national registry should support performance feedback and quality improvement activity, but it must also be designed to satisfy payor, purchaser, policymaker, and patient needs for information.
