Columbia, Mo.-based Oberd will collaborate with Oxford University in England to promote high-quality patient reported outcome measures.
Here are four things to know:
1. OUI received licensing for PROMs at this year's American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting.
2. Oberd will develop web-based versions of the Oxford Hip Score, the Oxford Knee Score, Oxford Shoulder Score, Oxford Participation and Activities Questionnaire and the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire.
3. David Churchman, PhD, business lead of the clinical outcomes team at OUI said, "We continue to be impressed by the Oberd system, and the rigorous and robust processes Oberd employs to implement the validated health outcome measures we manage."
4. The Oxford hip and knee scores have been approved by CMS for orthopedic use and they should be available to the international user base soon.
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