title: Disease registries.
abstract: Five years ago, only a handful of pioneering providers knew anything about chronic disease registries, but pressure to better manage chronic illnesses has pushed them into the spotlight. Proponents say registries, which track key data for patients with specific diseases, are a relatively simple step toward a broader disease management program.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colias
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003625:Data Collection; D003628:Database Management Systems / Q000191:economics; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000191:economics; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D012042:Registries; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology