The Kaiser Permanente Implant Registries: Effect on Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Cost Effectiveness, and Research Opportunities | Zendy

Elizabeth W. Paxton | Zendy; Maria C. Inacio | Zendy; Marylou Kiley | Zendy

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The Kaiser Permanente Implant Registries: Effect on Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Cost Effectiveness, and Research Opportunities

Author(s) -

Elizabeth W. Paxton,

Maria C. Inacio,

Marylou Kiley

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the permanente journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1552-5775

pISSN - 1552-5767

DOI - 10.7812/tpp/12-008

Subject(s) - medicine , patient safety , formulary , benchmarking , quality management , medical emergency , health care , identification (biology) , medical record , family medicine , operations management , management system , surgery , economics , economic growth , business , botany , marketing , biology

Considering the high cost, volume, and patient safety issues associated with medical devices, monitoring of medical device performance is critical to ensure patient safety and quality of care. The purpose of this article is to describe the Kaiser Permanente (KP) implant registries and to highlight the benefits of these implant registries on patient safety, quality, cost effectiveness, and research.

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