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QualityMetric Announces QM Certified Scoring Program
LINCOLN, R.I., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- It seems that every month there is
a news story questioning the integrity of outcomes data in clinical trials.
Just recently, the Ketek(R) controversy has been in the news. The truth is, no
matter who is collecting the data or what it is being used for, mistakes are
easy to make and difficult to recognize until it is too late.
To address this problem, QualityMetric Incorporated has developed QM
Certified Scoring(TM). The program is designed for researchers, clinicians,
clinical trial administrators, and other healthcare administrators who insist
on high quality and are committed to properly collecting, scoring, and
interpreting their health outcomes data.
Over the years, data quality issues have haunted several large-scale
outcomes studies in the academic and clinical trial worlds. Several
organizations have scored data from the SF-36v2(R) Health Survey using
homemade computer programs with scoring algorithms and norms provided by
QualityMetric publications. Minor mistakes in the programming code or simple
formatting errors have lead to incorrect scores and misinterpreted results, in
some cases leading to millions of dollars in lost revenue.
"Unfortunately, the do-it-yourself approach can, and has, resulted in
significant data quality problems." says Mark Kosinski, MA, Senior Scientist
and Director of QualityMetric's Outcomes Insight Consulting(TM) Group. "There
are alarming examples of what can go wrong and the results can be very costly.
Using any of our QM Certified Scoring products will give outcomes
professionals peace of mind when it comes to the data they will be using to
make important decisions about medical products, the effectiveness of medical
interventions, or population health monitoring efforts. QM Certified Scoring
is available via the web, at the desktop, or as an enterprise-wide solution
residing on client servers. There is also a version that includes further
analysis and insight from a member of our Outcomes Insight Consulting Team.
Visit http://www.qualitymetric.com/download/QMCertifiedScoring.zip for more
product details.
About QualityMetric - QualityMetric Incorporated works with the world's
largest healthcare and life sciences companies to measure health outcomes. Our
products help market new drugs and biologics, track health improvement or
decline, screen populations for disease, and identify future health risks.
QualityMetric's patient-reported outcome (PRO) surveys provide scientifically
valid assessments of both physical and mental health. Our PROs include the
SF-36v2(R), SF-12v2(R), and SF-8(TM) Health Surveys, SF-10(TM) Health Survey
for Children, Asthma Control Test (ACT(TM)), Pain Impact Questionnaire
(PIQ-6(TM)), and DYNHA(R) Dynamic Health Assessments. Our Outcomes Insight
Consulting(TM) Group can develop customized PROs and provide in-depth analysis
of the results. QualityMetric's founder and CEO, John E. Ware, Jr., PhD is a
thought-leader in the field of psychometrics and health outcome measurement.
Visit us at http://www.qualitymetric.com
SOURCE QualityMetric Incorporated
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