Introducing the Axon Registry: An opportunity to improve quality of neurologic care.
Clinical quality data registries are increasingly popular tools used by providers to improve the quality of clinical care and satisfy growing numbers of regulatory and reporting requirements. Specialty societies use registries to provide value to their members and guide improvements in care at the population level. In this article, we outline the rationale, structure, function, and challenges related to the American Academy of Neurology's development of its own clinical quality data registry: the Axon Registry.
From Penobscot Bay Medical Center (B.S.), Rockport, ME; Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches (J.N.G.), Palm Beach, FL; University of Maryland School of Medicine (C.T.B.), Baltimore; American Academy of Neurology (B.S.), Minneapolis; and Mayo Clinic (L.K.J.), Rochester, MN. bsigsbee@aan.com.
Bruce
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Sigsbee
From Penobscot Bay Medical Center (B.S.), Rockport, ME; Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches (J.N.G.), Palm Beach, FL; University of Maryland School of Medicine (C.T.B.), Baltimore; American Academy of Neurology (B.S.), Minneapolis; and Mayo Clinic (L.K.J.), Rochester, MN.
James N
JN
Goldenberg
From Penobscot Bay Medical Center (B.S.), Rockport, ME; Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches (J.N.G.), Palm Beach, FL; University of Maryland School of Medicine (C.T.B.), Baltimore; American Academy of Neurology (B.S.), Minneapolis; and Mayo Clinic (L.K.J.), Rochester, MN.
Christopher T
CT
Bever
From Penobscot Bay Medical Center (B.S.), Rockport, ME; Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches (J.N.G.), Palm Beach, FL; University of Maryland School of Medicine (C.T.B.), Baltimore; American Academy of Neurology (B.S.), Minneapolis; and Mayo Clinic (L.K.J.), Rochester, MN.
Becky
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Schierman
From Penobscot Bay Medical Center (B.S.), Rockport, ME; Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches (J.N.G.), Palm Beach, FL; University of Maryland School of Medicine (C.T.B.), Baltimore; American Academy of Neurology (B.S.), Minneapolis; and Mayo Clinic (L.K.J.), Rochester, MN.
Lyell K
LK
Jones
D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012042:Registries; D012107:Research Design; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States