title: What you should know about the International Implant Registry.
abstract: This article discusses the International Implant Registry's efforts to maintain a database linking information about surgical implanted medical devices and the patients who receive them. The author also discusses the involvement of medical record professionals in registry activities.
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008497:Medical Record Administrators; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012042:Registries; D012380:Role; D014481:United States