Our data came from the national VA Diabetes Epidemiology Cohorts (DEpiC), a linked, computerized research database that serves as a registry of virtually all VHA patients with diabetes.
We used the national VA Diabetes Epidemiology Cohorts (DEpiC), a linked, computerized research database that serves as a registry of virtually all VA patients with diabetes.
It will also serve as a harmonized, evidence-based registry and platform for conducting future intervention research, which will ultimately enhance the weight management care provided to children with obesity and their families.
An electronic health record (EHR), which stores all pertinent patient health information, serves as a patient registry.
Data on individuals referred to our centre are held on a comprehensive database that effectively serves as a national registry of the disease.
Ideally, the registry could serve as a model for larger, more general systems that track all diseases, where individuals can share anonymized data for clinicians from any institution to analyze.
Although the long-term benefits of this form of therapy are not yet completely known, the Venous Registry can serve as a guide to the judicious selection of patients who will most benefit from this aggressive form of therapy.
This 4-year registry will serve as a reference point for the evaluation of the BokSmart injury prevention programme going forward.
For professionals of the cardiometabolic education centres, the registry will serve as a clinical tool, while it will be used as a communication tool by attending physicians and for project evaluation.
d) Registries could serve as a recruitment platform for comparative studies.
