American Academy of Ophthalmology launches registry

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | Economics

The American Academy of Ophthalmology launched the first comprehensive centralized data repository specifically focused on eye diseases and conditions.

The Intelligent Research in Sight (IRIS) Registry is a data repository and reporting tool that aggregates patient data from EHRs and performs statistical analysis that enables ophthalmologists to improve patient care, reduce the cost and enhance the speed of some large clinical trials, assist in monitoring resource utilization, comply with federal payment programs and enhance quality and practice efficiency, according to the academy.

To date, 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 contains more than 5 million patient records and is expected to ultimately house more than 20 million in two years.

More information is available here. 

Laura Pedulli

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