Disease registries provide performance boost without big cost.
There is a fairly simple and low-cost way of computerizing some patient data that is having a big payoff for practices in terms of improving performance and quality. Disease registries are databases that allow practices to track patients with one or more chronic conditions, including diabetes, asthma, and congestive heart failure.
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