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[Vendor] Healthsense (www.healthsense.com) Whereas most vendors want to compare motivated participants to non-participants, and/or measure the difference between the high-cost baseline and the study year, in order to benefit from regression to the mean, Healthsense will offer to compare to a validly measured control group, including a study design that controls for motivation, using a "dummy year analysis." [Comments/Qualifications] 
In a field notable for its lack thereof, the integrity demonstrated by Healthsense in the company's insistence on valid measurement is worthy of a Gold Standard endorsement. While other companies on this list also measure validly (hence their inclusion on the list), the difference is that Healthsense is too young a company to have outcomes yet, meaning that their insistence on validity is based on confidence and ethics only. This is a bold step for a new company and we not only wish them the best, but will be supporting their efforts with our risk-bearing Letters of Validation.
The DMPC Gold Standard: The Exhaustive Listing of Vendors/Carriers/Consultants Measuring Validly | Disease Management Purchasing Consortium
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