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PatientsLikeMe Selects First Pilot Users for Open Research Exchange™
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PatientsLikeMe has named the first four researchers and teams who will pilot test its new ™ (ORE) platform. Supported by a $1.9 million grant from the , ORE was created to help researchers design, test and openly share new ways to measure diseases and health issues. ORE involves patients at each step of the measure development process, enabling PatientsLikeMe’s 200,000+ members to guide and contribute to research so that it better reflects their needs.
The four researchers, whose work will be shared in an open library of patient-reported instruments and health measurements, are:
Podcasts from and full details on the researchers are available at .
PatientsLikeMe Research and Development Director Paul Wicks, Ph.D. said a wide range of researchers applied to the program after the company issued a call for participation during the conference in May. “We were astounded at the depth and breadth of measures that people want to create. We’re more confident than ever that our open approach and environment, and its link to a large and very active patient network, makes ORE the best platform for creating completely new ways to measure health,” said Wicks.
RWJF Senior Program Officer Paul Tarini said ORE’s focus on improved measurement will lead to improved care. “ORE has the potential to not only break new ground in the way research is conducted, but to help patients capture and report on outcomes that are much more meaningful to them,” said Tarini.
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