title: Cardiac registries--their place in healthcare.
abstract: The largest benefit of having a cardiac registry is quality. Everyone from patients, payers, physicians, and the public wants to know your quality...many hospitals are unprepared to answer these questions.
authors: San Jose Medical Center.
authors: E K
authors: EK
authors: Little
authors: K
authors: K
authors: King-Davidson
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000191:economics; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000295:instrumentation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012042:Registries / Q000145:classification*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology