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Innoventz Certified to Score Both the SF-36v2 and SF-12v2 Health Surveys
Monday, June 22, 2009 (46 reads)
QualityMetric Incorporated announced today that Innoventz, a clinical research organization (CRO) for medical device companies, is the first CRO to qualify as a QM Certified Scoring Partner. QualityMetric developed the QM Certified Scoring Partner program to address a major concern for many in the life sciences industry – the accuracy and integrity of patient-reported outcome (PRO) data.

QualityMetric’s Vice President Pens Article for Applied Clinical Trials
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 (85 reads)
Mark Kosinski, MA, Vice President and Senior Scientist at QualityMetric, recently authored an article for the May 2009 issue of Applied Clinical Trials. Focused on the importance of ensuring data accuracy during clinical trials, Kosinski highlights the steps you can take to avoid devastating data and scoring errors, and notes the potential impact these can have. He also comments on the availability of standardized scoring and data processing software that can be used to prevent errors, as well as what to consider when choosing the right software option for your needs.

QualityMetric Offers Way to Measure the Impact of Sleep Problems on Individuals and Groups
Monday, May 18, 2009 (225 reads)
There are few things as vital to health and well-being as a good night’s sleep. Yet millions of us – nearly 50 million according to the National Sleep Foundation – suffer from chronic sleep problems or disorders. Every year, more and more scientific studies are showing correlations between poor or insufficient sleep and disease. Now there is a simple, easy way to quantify and measure sleep problems with patient populations.

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June 21-24, 2009	Drug Information Association 45th Annual Meeting San Diego, CA www.diahome.org
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5.11.2009	QualityMetric Scientists Join Expert Faculty to Teach Outcomes Research Course at Harvard
4.08.2009	MedNet Solutions Certifed to Score QualityMetric's SF-12v2 Health Survey
4.03.2009	NBC News Health Check Reports on QualityMetric's Online Asthma Control Test
3.17.2009	QualityMetric Well Represented at ISPOR’s 14th Annual International Meeting in Orlando, Florida
3.16.2009	QualityMetric's Move to New Corporate Headquarters Covered by Providence Business News
2.20.2009	American Lung Association of New England Launches Online Asthma Control Test

12.17.2008	Pain Assessment and Treatment Using QualityMetric's PIQ-6
10.01.2008	ActiveHealth Management Selects QualityMetric to Measure Health Status
7.15.2008	QualityMetric Announces QM Certified Scoring Program
6.17.2008	HealthWays Proves Effectiveness of Senior Fitness Program with QualityMetric Health Survey
6.11.2008	QualityMetric Scientist Honored for Work on Women's Health Portal
4.17.2008	Gandek Joins QualityMetric to Lead International Research Effort
4.15.2008	QualityMetric Lends a Hand to Students and Academic Researchers at Home and Abroad
1.30.2008	Landmark Articles Published by QualityMetric Scientists Report Improvements in Short-Form Health Status Measures and Establish Criteria for Future Development
1.29.2008	QualityMetric Appoints Chief Innovation and Research Officer

10.11.2007	QualityMetric Awarded $2 Million NIH Grant for Health Outcomes Measurement Development in Asthma
10.04.2007	A New Chapter for the SF-36v2 Health Survey
04.25.2007	New Software Improves Quality of Life for Outcomes Professionals
02.28.2007	DMAA Recommends QualityMetric PRO Surveys for Program Evaluation

10.31.2006	QualityMetric Awarded Three NIH Grants for Health Outcomes Measurement Development and Commercialization
09.05.2006	Franciscan Hospital for Children & QualityMetric Celebrate “Setting the Pace” for Children’s Health Care with a NASCAR Exhibit
08.14.2006	Senator Reed to Get Firsthand Look at How QualityMetric’s Cutting-Edge Technology Helps Improve Health Care Products and Services
05.02.2006	Magellan Health Services and QualityMetric Redefine Behavioral Health Outcomes Measurement
02.21.2006	FDA Authorizes Label Modification for Cancer Diagnostic Tool Based on SF-36 Data
02.14.2006	FDA Draft Patient-Reported Outcome Guidance Issued

12.07.2005	QualityMetric Announces 2006 Global Collaboration for Federally Funded Grants in Patient-reported Outcomes
10.13.2005	Managing Health Can Now Be Achieved By Measuring Health Outcomes
07.01.2005	The Health Assessment Lab, Under the Leadership of John E. Ware, Jr., PhD, Has Announced the Appointment of Martha Byington as its Executive Director
06.09.2005	John E. Ware, Jr., PhD, Addresses Health Outcomes Research Issues One Year into National Government-sponsored PROMIS Initiative

11.02.2004	QualityMetric Forms Office of Grants and Scholarly Research to Support Use of Patient-reported Health Outcomes Surveys by the Academic/Research Community
10.21.2004	QualityMetric Scientists Presented with the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) 2003 Outstanding Article of the Year Award
09.30.2004	QualityMetric Launches Full Suite of Asthma Control and Asthma Impact Surveys for Adults and Children
07.20.2004	QualityMetric Announces Royalty-Free Access to Dynamic Health Assessment (DYNHA) Software for Scholarly Research
07.13.2004	QualityMetric Incorporated Announces CD-ROM Education Series on the Practical Application of Health Outcomes Measurement in Health Care
06.22.2004	QualityMetric Launches Outcomes Insight Consulting Division Based on Significant Growth in Use of the SF-36 and Disease-specific Health Surveys
03.16.2004	QualityMetric Announces Launch of The SF Health Outcomes Scoring

09.15.2003	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Using QualityMetric's SF-12v2 Health Survey
07.08.2003	Kaiser Permanente and QualityMetric Announce Burden of Disease Assessment Project at AAHP Annual Meeting
07.07.2003	QualityMetric Announces New Senior Management Team Driving Business Development, Marketing and Sales
04.08.2003	QualityMetric Awarded SBIR Grants to Develop New Health Assessments
03.14.2003	QualityMetric Launches New Version of Patient Health Tracking Service
03.12.2003	QualityMetric Expands Health Outcomes Science Team
03.07.2003	QualityMetric Introduces Patient-Driven Asthma Surveys
02.14.2003	Zimmer Signs Three Year "Global License" for Unlimited Use of QualityMetric Health Outcomes Surveys

10-30-2002	QualityMetric Releases SF-12v2 Health Survey Manual
10-02-2002	QualityMetric Streamlines Access to Health Outcomes Surveys
05-20-2002	Ware Receives Donabedian Award from ISPOR
02-18-2002	QualityMetric Awarded SBIR Grants to Develop New Health Assessments
01-01-2002	Join an Outcomes Research Team Directed by Dr. John Ware

October 26-31, 2009	ISOQOL Annual Scientific Meeting New Orleans, LA www.isoqol.org
November 7-11, 2009	American Public Health Association Philadelphia, PA www.apha.org

June 3-5, 2009	AHIP's Institute 2009 San Diego, CA Our presentation at AHIP www.ahip.org
May 27-28, 2009	The Center for Business Intelligence 4th Forum on Patient-reported Outcomes Alexandria, VA www.cbinet.com
May 16-20, 2009	ISPOR 14th Annual International Meeting Orlando, FL www.ispor.org
April 24-28, 2009	ACRP2009 Global Conference & Exhibition Denver, CO www.acrp2009.org
April 22-25, 2009	Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting www.sbm.org View our poster presentations.
April 14-16, 2009	World Health Care Congress Washington, DC www.worldcongress.com
April 5-9, 2009	HIMSS09 Annual Conference & Exhibition Chicago, IL www.himss.org
March 29-31, 2009	Integrated Care Summit Austin, TX www.integratedcaresummit.org
March 25-29, 2009	National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings Nashville, TN www.kidney.org
November 23-25, 2008	The Forum 08 The 10th Annual Meeting of DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance Hollywood, FL www.dmaa.org
October 22-25, 2008	ISOQOL 15th Annual Conference Montevideo, Uruguay www.isoqol.org
June 22-26, 2008	Drug Information Association 44th Annual Meeting Boston, MA www.diahome.org
June 18-20, 2008	AHIP's Institute 2008 San Francisco, CA www.ahip.org
February 24-28, 2008	HIMSS08 Annual Conference & Exhibition Orlando, FL www.himss.org