Swedish National Diabetes Register
The Swedish National Diabetes Register was initiated in 1996 as a caregiver tool for local quality assurance and to provide feedback as part of diabetes care. Trained doctors and nurses report annually to the register, either online or through clinical record systems; no stringent criteria exist for how often patients visit an outpatient clinic. Information is collected during appointments at hospital outpatient clinics and primary healthcare centres nationwide. Several previous reports have been published concerning trends in risk factor control and risk prediction based on the register, including a more detailed description of the register and the Swedish healthcare system for patients with diabetes.