DocumentCode :
2356974
Title :
Implementation of a national database infrastructure for registration of clinical procedures and as tool for national benchmarking
Author :
van der Velde, Enno T. ; Brinkhuis, J. ; Kloosterman, A. ; van der Putten, N.H.J.J. ; Dijk, W. Arnold ; Hoekema, R. ; Dassen, W.R.M. ; Brand, R. ; van der Veen, I. ; Boorsma, P. ; Schalij, MJ
Author_Institution :
Med. Center, Leiden Univ., Leiden
fYear :
2008
fDate :
14-17 Sept. 2008
Firstpage :
261
Lastpage :
264
Abstract :
In the past years, organizations worldwide have put many efforts in establishing guidelines for the medical practice. However, it has become clear that in order to improve patient care it is necessary to check and ensure the adherence to the established guidelines. Therefore, in 2007, the Dutch Society of Cardiology (NVVC) has implemented a structure for national databases that will serve as benchmark tool for the quality assurance of the clinical outcome of cardiology procedures in all hospitals in the Netherlands. For this, the NVVC has instituted an independent foundation: the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR). The goal is implementation and management of various national databases. These databases will contain data on incidence and prevalence of various cardiovascular diseases, in combination with registration of numbers and results of procedures and interventions.
Keywords :
cardiovascular system; database management systems; diseases; medical information systems; patient care; quality assurance; Dutch Society of Cardiology; NCDR; NVVC; National Cardiovascular Data Registry; cardiovascular disease; clinical procedure registration; clinical quality assurance; national benchmarking tool; national database management; patient care; Cardiology; Cardiovascular diseases; Catheters; Databases; Government; Guidelines; Hospitals; Pacemakers; Quality assurance; Statistics;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology, 2008
Conference_Location :
Bologna
ISSN :
0276-6547
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3706-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.2008.4749027
Filename :
4749027
Link To Document :
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