Registries are evolving to meet needs of chronically ill patients.
Registries for chronic disease management have been around for years. But as disease registries are adopted more widely, their definitions and functions are evolving--accompanied by a better understanding of how to manage a population of patients with chronic diseases--according to a new report.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D019468:Disease Management; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States