Tag Archive for ‘clinical data registry’

Making quality stick: Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety: Using data analytics to improve patient care
This excerpt from Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety summarizes the essential role of registries in providing clinically relevant data necessary to improve patient care.

Using the NCDB to explore trends in cancer
The inaugural “National Cancer Database (NCDB) cancer bytes” column describes how the database will be used to summarize emerging trends in cancer care.
Study cites ACS NSQIP as exemplary clinical data registry
According to results from a study published recently in the Journal for Healthcare Quality, the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement is one of few exemplary clinical data registries currently in use.