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Goals and Objectives
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| The goal of the Medical Outcomes Trust is to
achieve the universal adoption of health outcomes assessment in health
care to improve the value of health care services. The organization
has five objectives:
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Assure the development of high-quality instruments to measure health outcomes.
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Assure the widespread availability of a comprehensive library of instruments
to measure health outcomes.
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Achieve standardization of health outcomes measuring instruments.
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Advance applications technology for ease of use and interpretation, and
for greater practical value in everyday medical practice.
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Integrate outcomes measurement with appropriateness, practical guidelines,
and utility information (patient preferences) in systems of quality improvement.
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