RemedyMD’s solution addresses Institute of Medicine’s top 100 priorities and shifts focus towards research based on more comprehensive scientific evidence

Salt Lake City, UT -- (SBWire) -- 11/12/2009 -- RemedyMD, the leading provider of disease registry software, today announced the first nationwide vision impairment registry for diabetics. The new registry was developed to help clinicians and researchers identify which interventions are most appropriate for specific patient populations.

Details about the registry: http://www.remedymd.com/cer100/diabetes_vision.html

Aligned with the Institute of Medicine’s Top 100 Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER), RemedyMD’s vision impairment registry for diabetics compares the effectiveness of different treatment options including:
* Laser therapy
* Intravitreal steroids
* Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) for diabetic retinopathy
* Macular degeneration
* Retinal vein occlusion
The registry includes all of the applications, data infrastructure, and tools that clinicians and researchers need to gather, synthesize and analyze both phenotypic and genotypic data simultaneously.

“Our experience has shown when you view and report across all data types at the same time, you discover patterns and associations that are indistinguishable using traditional methodologies” said Gary D. Kennedy, Founder and CEO of RemedyMD.

RemedyMD’s new vision impairment registry for diabetics includes a comprehensive set of electronic data collection (EDC) forms that are specific to diabetes research, ad hoc reporting capability, and pattern recognition tools that assist users in identifying the most effective treatment options.

In support of this initiative RemedyMD is seeking additional partners who have existing data that addresses the specific needs of diabetes researchers. All institutions involved in comparative effectiveness research that are planning on submitting grant proposals for AHRQ funding are invited to visit: http://www.remedymd.com/cer100/diabetes_vision.html

RemedyMD Resources:
Resource Kit for Comparative Effectiveness Research: www.remedymd.com/cer_kit
Ways to leverage Vision Impairment Registry for Diabetics: www.remedymd.com/cer100/diabetes_vision
Comparative Effectiveness Research: www.remedymd.com/cer_home
Disease Registry Software: www.remedymd.com/registries_home
Institute of Medicine’s Top 100 Priorities for CER: www.remedymd.com/cer_kit

About RemedyMD
RemedyMD® is the leading provider of specialized software applications, tools, and data necessary for comparative effectiveness research with more than 100 pre-built clinical, disease, and patient registry software applications. RemedyMD solutions are personalized to the institution, the clinical specialty, and to the individual provider’s preferences enabling researchers to identify new patterns, facilitate new discoveries, and improve medical outcomes. For more information, visit http://www.RemedyMD.com.

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RemedyMD
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