Friday, March 28, 2014

AAO Creates Repository of Disease Info on National Database

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has launched the IRIS Registry, or Intelligent Research in Sight, a repository that aggregates patient data from electronic health records (EHRs) and statistically analyzes the data, according to Medical News Today. “Already, 2,300 physicians in 47 states nationwide are participating in the IRIS Registry, having signed up during a limited rollout, which began in 2013. The ophthalmology registry currently holds more than 5 million patient records and is expected to ultimately house more than 20 million in two years.” Read more.

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