There are several excellent articles on various types of registries. Many are printed in the Journal of American Health Information Management Association (Journal of AHIMA). Select a specific registry covered in this week’s reading.  Discuss the purpose of the registry, the data that are collected, methods of case accession, methods of collecting data, uses of the data, external approval bodies, reporting of data to a state or national database, and any other requirements or interesting facts about the registry.

The initial response must be relevant, detailed, and specific, at least 250 words.