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Developing a National Quality Registry for Hand Surgery: Challenges and Opportunities

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Journal EFORT Open Rev
Specialty Orthopedics
Date 2017 May 3
PMID 28461935
Citations 21
Authors
Marianne Arner
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Abstract

The Scandinavian National Healthcare Quality Registries (NQRs) have brought about considerable improvements since their introduction in the 1970s.One such registry - HAKIR ('hand surgery') - was established in 2010 and was likely the first NQR for hand surgery.Patient-reported outcome and reoperations due to post-operative complications are registered in HAKIR, as well as hand function in selected groups of surgical procedures.Creating simple logistics for collecting data and careful planning are important factors when establishing a new NQR.Continuous surveillance of data validity and coverage are crucial for success.With perseverance, large databases for clinical research can be created, along with the establishment of national multi-professional collaboration in healthcare improvement work. Cite this article: Arner, M. Developing a national quality registry for hand surgery: challenges and opportunities. 2016;1:100-106. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.1.000045.

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