Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for assessing the impact of an ailment on a health related quality of life domain of a patient using a standardized common metric. The standardized common metric of the present invention enables the impact of various ailments to be compared.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 15, 2006
Date of Patent:
October 19, 2010
Assignee:
Qualitymetric Incorporated
Inventors:
Jakob B. Bjorner, John E. Ware, Mark R. Kosinski, Barbara Sardinha, James E. Dewey