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OBERD announces new Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) technology for all AAOS-recommended outcomes instrumentsCOLUMBIA, Mo., March 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- OBERD, the industry-leading patient-reported outcomes (PRO) vendor, announced the general launch of Computer Adaptive Test technology (CAT) that has proven to reduce patient's time in completing outcomes surveys for orthopedic procedures. OBERD's CAT technology has been developed and validated for all of the outcomes surveys approved by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (AAOS). The OBERD CAT technology will be featured for shoulder and elbow surgery in a forthcoming article in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow surgery and has been used in both test and live settings by the Geisinger Health System. Ali Hussam, PhD, Founder and CEO of OBERD commented that, "This CAT technology has shown to substantially reduce the time it takes for patients to complete their very important outcomes surveys with negligible deviations from the full form scores. By deploying 'Machine Learning' techniques that tailor questions to the specific traits of the respondent, CAT technology can allow accurate outcome evaluations to be obtained with fewer questions and thus less patient effort." Dr. Michael Suk of the Geisinger Health System, and lead researcher in their CAT effort says, "We have carefully reviewed the research and activity data associated with the use of CAT tecnology for patients to complete our outcomes forms. Our assessment is that it reduces patients' time and effort to complete the forms while providing outcome scores that mirror the full form results. The methodology has been validated for the ASES instrument in a forthcoming publication in JSES (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2018.11.068), and we are extending this work to other joints." The full complement of CAT capabilities will be announced at the upcoming AAOS annual meeting in Las Vegas beginning on March 13. About Geisinger About OBERD (Universal Research Solutions, LLC) View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/oberd-announces-new-computer-adaptive-testing-cat-technology-for-all-aaos-recommended-outcomes-instruments-300812757.html SOURCE OBERD |