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[CroDiab NET--electronic diabetes registry]
Tamara Poljicanin1, Ivana Pavlić-Renar, Zeljko Metelko
1University Clinic for Diabetes, Endocrinlology and Metabolic Diseases Vuk Vrhovac, Zagreb, Croatia. tpoljica@idb.hr
Summary
CroDiabNET software facilitates a national diabetes registry by collecting patient data from various healthcare levels. This system is crucial for improving diabetes care and establishing a comprehensive national diabetes database.
Area of Science:
- Diabetology
- Health Informatics
- Public Health
Context:
- Establishing a national diabetes registry is a long-standing goal in Croatian diabetology.
- CroDiabNET is a computer software designed for patient records and data extraction for a national registry.
- Current efforts focus on defining this national registry using CroDiabNET.
Purpose:
- To define and implement a national diabetes registry in Croatia.
- To utilize the CroDiabNET system for efficient data collection and management.
- To improve the follow-up and quality of diabetes care through a centralized database.
Summary:
- The CroDiabNET system, using the Basic Informatic Sheet (BIS), collects diabetes patient data from secondary, tertiary, and increasingly primary healthcare centers.
- Data is collected electronically or via mail, with central processing to link patient records and ensure confidentiality.
- The system supports data quality analysis and is being integrated with the national death registry to create a unique national diabetes database.
Impact:
- CroDiabNET has proven effective for population-based diabetes registry and healthcare improvement.
- Increasing participation from healthcare centers indicates the system's growing adoption.
- Full implementation will establish a comprehensive, national, population-based diabetes database.