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Sampurno F, Kowalski C, Connor SE, Nguyen AV, Acuña ÀP, Ng CF, Foster C, Feick G, Boronat OG, Dieng S, Brglevska S, Ferrante S, Leung S, Villanti P, Moore CM, Graham ID, Millar JL, Litwin MS, Papa N. Knowledge and insights from a maturing international clinical quality registry. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2022; 29:964-969. [PMID: 35048976 PMCID: PMC9006702 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocab281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Since 2017, the TrueNTH Global Registry (TNGR) has aimed to drive improvement in patient outcomes for individuals with localized prostate cancer by collating data from healthcare institutions across 13 countries. As TNGR matures, a systematic evaluation of existing processes and documents is necessary to evaluate whether the registry is operating as intended. The main supporting documents: protocol and data dictionary, were comprehensively reviewed in a series of meetings over a 10-month period by an international working group. In parallel, individual consultations with local institutions regarding a benchmarking quality-of-care report were conducted. Four consensus areas for improvement emerged: updating operational definitions, appraisal of the recruitment process, refinement of data elements, and improvement of data quality and reporting. Recommendations presented were drawn from our collective experience and accumulated knowledge in operating an international registry. These can be readily generalized to other health-related reporting programs beyond clinical registries.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fanny Sampurno
- Corresponding Author: Fanny Sampurno, BA, BSc (Hons), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia;
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- Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Health Services Research Group, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Patient Support Association Bundesverband Prostatakrebs Selbsthilfe, Bonn, Germany
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- Health Services Research Group, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Urology, University of Michigan (on behalf of MUSIC), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Urology, Division of Surgical and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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