OUTCOME Receives Pivotal Patent Approval for Web-Based Outcomes Assessment and Quality...

OUTCOME Receives Pivotal Patent Approval for Web-Based Outcomes Assessment and Quality Measurement Technology

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Outcome Sciences, Inc. (OUTCOME), the leading provider of patient
registries, studies, and technologies for evaluating real-world
outcomes and measuring healthcare quality, announced today that the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on April 1, 2008 approved the
issuance of a pivotal patent that covers several innovative aspects of
the company's industry-leading OUTCOME System(R). The patent, entitled
"Apparatus and methods for determining and processing medical
outcomes," covers a critical set of innovations related to the
collection, analysis, and reporting of clinical outcomes, including
physician and hospital performance.

The OUTCOME System was created specifically for collecting and
evaluating real-world outcomes and helping physicians and hospitals
measure and improve performance. It is a widely used system that has
captured data for hundreds of programs, involving millions of
patients, across 42 countries. It has been used in a leading number of
patient registries and real-world studies as well as in award-winning
quality measurement programs for medical associations, hospitals, and
physician offices. The OUTCOME System is a highly scalable, web-based
technology enabling state-of-the-art real-time data capture,
benchmarking, and reporting, as well as providing hospitals and
physicians with real-time access to point-of-care tools that have been
demonstrated to improve performance. The OUTCOME System allows for
integration with external databases and systems and is interoperable
with a growing number of practice management and electronic health
records.

"OUTCOME has achieved its substantial market-leading position
through superior customer value, scientific leadership, and
breakthrough technology," said Richard Gliklich, MD, CEO of OUTCOME.
"The issuance of this new patent validates our scientific and
technological leadership in the areas of outcomes assessment and
quality measurement. We believe that the patented methods, such as
those related to reporting and benchmarking, are and will be
fundamental to how these programs are conducted now and in the future.
This patent is part of a growing portfolio in this field that we have
been developing for more than 10 years."

More detailed information regarding the full context and abstract
of the patent can be accessed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
website at http://patft.uspto.gov. Search for patent number 7,353,238.

About OUTCOME

OUTCOME is the leading provider of patient registries, studies,
quality improvement programs, and integrated technologies for
evaluating real-world outcomes. OUTCOME provides services and
technologies focused on evaluating the safety, effectiveness, and
quality of healthcare products and services. The company has designed,
developed, and managed more than 100 patient registries, including
many of the largest and most well-recognized programs for disease
outcomes and patient safety. The Outcome TotalQuality(TM) system is
the leading clinical quality measurement solution supporting a large
number of national and international quality improvement and reporting
programs.

OUTCOME is also an AHRQ DEcIDE Research Center, a component of the
"Effective Health Care" initiative sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of
Health and Human Services. OUTCOME was selected by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality to lead the effort to create the
patient registries handbook "Registries for Evaluating Patient
Outcomes: A User's Guide," released in May 2007. For more information,
please visit www.outcome.com.

OUTCOME
Renee Holmes, 617-715-6882
rholmes@outcome.com
or
FD Business Communications
Theresa Kelleher, 212-850-5663
theresa.kelleher@fd.com

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