{"id":58974,"date":"2019-01-03T14:51:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T19:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rarediseases.org\/nord-expands-and-enhances-its-rare-disease-database-a-primary-resource-for-millions-of-people-affected-by-rare-diseases\/"},"modified":"2019-01-03T14:51:17","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T19:51:17","slug":"nord-expands-and-enhances-its-rare-disease-database-a-primary-resource-for-millions-of-people-affected-by-rare-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rarediseases.org\/es\/nord-expands-and-enhances-its-rare-disease-database-a-primary-resource-for-millions-of-people-affected-by-rare-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"NORD Expands and Enhances its Rare Disease Database\u00ae, a Primary Resource for Millions of People Affected by Rare Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C., January 3, 2019 <\/b>\u2013 Today, the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) announced the completion of extensive additions and improvements to its Rare Disease Database, which serves as a valuable resource for patients, families and caregivers in need of easy-to-understand information about rare diseases. The enhancements to the database and to the NORD website, which receives close to one million visits a month, are designed to improve the community’s ability to find what they need more easily. \u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Providing reliable information to the rare disease community has long been central to NORD\u2019s <\/span>mission. \u00a0In addition, ensuring that the community has a good user experience while getting this information is vitally important. With a grant from the Anthem Foundation, NORD was able to make improvements to the functionality of the database and website and to accommodate the expansion of reporting. \u00a0These updates include:<\/span><\/p>\n