Is the quality of data in an electronic medical record sufficient for assessing the quality of primary care?

Objective: Quality indicators for the treatment of type 2 diabetes are often retrieved from a chronic disease registry (CDR). This study investigates the quality of recording in a general practitioner's (GP) electronic medical record (EMR) compared to a simple, web-based CDR.

Methods: The GPs entered data directly in the CDR and in their own EMR during the study period (2011).