Table 1.

Characteristics of CDR and EMR

Characteristics (2011)	CDR	EMR
Main purpose	Reimbursement	Routine care
Data	Data required for reporting quality indicators of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	All morbidity of all patients in general practice
No of databases	One	Several
Data model	One	Five (one for each type of EMR)
Frequency of data entry	Once per patient per year	On a daily basis
Data entry forms	Web-based form; one data entry field per item	Various forms; the same item can be recorded in several fields
Data extraction and data processing	Simple	Complex
Feedback to general practices	Twice a year on missing data and quality indicators	No routine feedback
Reporting	Twice a year benchmark on quality indicators	No routine reports

CDR, chronic disease registry; EMR, electronic medical record.