The IBM disease registry will make available data about symptoms, treatments and outcomes for patients at multiple locations. The registry will also allow researchers and clinicians to use the data to research which procedures have the most positive impact on patients. The registry will compile the data from information in patients’ electronic medical records, providing real-time knowledge that can be accessed by healthcare organizations and providers.
The grant, which was awarded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, will also connect 27 GI practices across the U.S. Locations of the GI practices include Atlanta, Cincinnati, Dallas, Chicago and Boston.
Read Cincinnati Children’s news release about the IBD disease registry.
Read other coverage about healthcare information technology:
– First Mobile App Store for Medical Professionals to Launch in November
– ONC Removes Public Health Surveillance Specifications in Final Rule for EHRs
– Research Group Studies Performance of Ambulatory EMRs by Specialty
