Using health records and registries to improve heart device care
Use of Registries, Claims and Health System Data to Enhance the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Devices
This project combines medical records, insurance claims, and device registries to learn how heart devices perform for people with heart conditions.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11166423 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You can expect researchers to link together device registries, electronic health records, and insurance claims to follow many patients over time. They will use advanced study designs and statistical methods to reduce bias when comparing different device treatments. The team will look for patient groups who do better or worse with specific devices to support more personalized decisions. The work is led by clinicians and analysts at a major medical center and uses existing clinical and administrative data rather than new clinic visits.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People with cardiovascular disease who have received, are scheduled to receive, or are tracked in device registries or U.S. health system records (for example, those with valves, stents, or other implantable cardiac devices) are the focus.
Not a fit: People without heart disease or those whose care occurs entirely outside the included registries or U.S. health systems are unlikely to benefit directly from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help doctors choose the right heart device for each patient and improve long-term outcomes.
How similar studies have performed: Previous studies using registries and claims have produced useful real-world safety and outcome information but have often been limited by bias, and this project applies newer methods to try to improve reliability.
Where this research is happening
Boston, United States
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Yeh, Robert — Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Study coordinator: Yeh, Robert
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.