title: Patient focused registries can improve health, care, and science.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA.
authors.forename: Eugene C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dixon-Woods
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Batalden
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, Lebanon, NH, USA.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Homa
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA.
authors.forename: Aricca D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Van Citters
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA tamara.s.morgan@dartmouth.edu.
authors.forename: Tamara S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.affiliation: Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eftimovska
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA.
authors.forename: Elliott S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ovretveit
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA.
authors.forename: Wade
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.affiliation: Quality Register Center Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Cristin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lind
authors.affiliation: Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Quality Register Center Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Staffan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lindblad
mesh_terms: D054869:Clinical Audit / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012042:Registries