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The healthcare sector needs to deliver evidence-based care and be
cost-effective. This can be monitored in part via a national quality registry
containing individualized data concerning patient problems, medical
interventions, outcomes of treatment, and patient-reported outcomes. With this
aim, WebRehab Sweden was launched in 1997 and has been available online since
2007. The aim of this paper is to discuss the design, some results, and possible
use of such a registry. METHODS: Data entered into the registry online since 2007
were used in this paper. The registry contains information from 7,458 patients.
Data from the first 3 years were used to show differences between genders and
among diagnostic groups. Non-parametric statistics were used to analyse the
differences between groups. RESULTS: The registry coverage of the country is 95%,
and completeness is 81%. Data from hospitals/units have been accessible to the
general public since 2009, but no data from individuals can be accessed. Length
of stay has varied over the years, becoming significantly shorter between 2007
and 2012. CONCLUSION: A quality registry presents an opportunity to improve
rehabilitation processes at participating units, provides data for use in
benchmarking between units, and enables hospital management to utilize resources wisely.
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