Sentences with phrase «health registry such»

These reports are sent to designated repositories, such as the breed club's health committee, or to a national health registry such as the OFA.

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«It is inappropriate to compare the data from the Fukushima screening program with cancer registry data from the rest of Japan where there is, in general, no such large - scale screening,» Richard Wakeford, an epidemiologist at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, wrote on behalf of 11 members of a WHO expert working group on Fukushima health consequences.

«STS public reporting uses detailed clinical registry data and outcomes that have been risk adjusted, meaning that the results take into account the condition of the patient at the time of surgery and whether or not there were other health problems, such as diabetes.»

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has created a registry for evidence - based treatments that rates the quality of research supporting the treatment on a 0 — 4 scale, and some insurance companies and state health - care systems (such as the one in Oregon) have altered their reimbursement policies to favor evidence - based therHealth and Human Services has created a registry for evidence - based treatments that rates the quality of research supporting the treatment on a 0 — 4 scale, and some insurance companies and state health - care systems (such as the one in Oregon) have altered their reimbursement policies to favor evidence - based therhealth - care systems (such as the one in Oregon) have altered their reimbursement policies to favor evidence - based therapies.

Under the final rule, covered entities may obtain authorization to disclose protected health information to private entities seeking to establish registries or other databases; they may disclose protected health information as required by law; or they may disclose protected health information to such entities if they meet the conditions of one of the provisions of § § 164.510 or 164.512.

Comment: Several non-profit entities commented that medical records research by nonprofit entities to ensure public health goals, such as disease - specific registries, would not have been covered by this provision.

Response: Most entities that maintain disease registries are not covered entities under this regulation; examples of such non-covered entities are public health agencies and pharmaceutical companies.

Additional commenters who argued that the definition was too narrow raised the following concerns: the difference between «research» and «health care operations» is irrelevant from the patients» perspective, and therefore, the proposed rule should have required documentation of approval by an IRB or privacy board before protected health information could be used or disclosed for either of these purposes, and the proposed definition was too limited because it did not capture research conducted by non-profit entities to ensure public health goals, such as disease - specific registries.

We also disagree with the commenters who were concerned that the proposed definition was too limited because it did not capture research conducted by non-profit entities to ensure public health goals, such as disease - specific registries.

To improve self - management in diabetes populations, we plan to test proven population - based methods that will take into account these patients» needs to overly maintain self - reliance, such as the use of registries for population - based tracking to prevent patients from «falling through the cracks,» the use of telephone contacts or appointments, and the use of proactive contacts, surveillance, and reminders to keep disengaged patients involved in their own health care.