QualityMetric Health Outcomes Solutions

Put simply, we measure health and well-being from the patient's point of view.

QualityMetric works with the world's largest – and smallest – health care organizations to measure and better understand health outcomes. Is the patient's health improving or declining? Is the treatment, medicine, or intervention working? Is the provider or program making a measurable difference? Is a population’s health status above or below the national average?

QualityMetric's SF health surveys provide scientifically valid assessments of physical and mental health. Our patient-reported outcomes and the scientists behind them help you to: Measure Success

Sixty-five percent of the world’s pharmaceutical companies use our products and services to develop, evaluate and market new drugs, biologics and devices. For years, QualityMetric’s tools have been used in clinical trials. Increasingly they are used before the clinical trial to determine market needs and after FDA approval to monitor patients and engage consumers.

Hospitals and doctors use our tools to measure success by tracking patient progress before and after treatment. Some even use the surveys to help determine if patients are prepared to undergo surgical procedures. As an added benefit, these surveys help break down communication barriers, allowing doctors and patients to discuss health and progress more openly. Prove Value

Comparative effectiveness research garnered a lot of attention during the 2010 health care reform debate. With 1.1 billion in funding, it’s easy to understand why. At its core, this new program is about applying scientifically sound methodologies to determine which drugs, treatments, and procedures work best. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs), like QualityMetric’s SF health surveys, will be one of the data points utilized in this decision-making process.

More and more we are seeing pharmaceutical companies use PROs to help convince health plans that their newest drug deserves an advantageous place on their formulary. They understand the power PROs can wield to prove the value of their products to providers, patients, and payers. Find Opportunity

Some of the more powerful outputs of the SF health surveys are their ability to predict future health care trends. Medical expenses, hospital admissions, and even lost work days can be better understood with this data. It’s all about managing risk by recognizing it early and proactively addressing it with better education, targeted interventions, and coordinated care.

Mining new insights from the marketplace is another way to find new opportunity. As a new product developer, how valuable would it be to better understand unmet medical needs within a population? Knowing that a population had a higher incidence of uncontrolled asthma or an above average rate of depression could mean the difference between a successful or disappointing new product launch.