title: National cardiac registry allows outcomes comparison.
abstract: Quality, better patient outcomes and cost-containment are high on the healthcare agenda for the '90s. Comparison of clinical treatments over a broad range of episodes and variables can help physicians and researchers determine highly effective--and cost-effective--treatments. A national database, the Merged Cardiac Registry, has taken a big step toward that end.
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authors: Landis
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States