To address the specific needs of our varied audiences, QualityMetric has embarked on a redesign of www.qualitymetric.com . Through our partnerships with the Medical Outcomes Trust and Health Assessment Lab, we are also broadening the "SF community" to include researchers and professionals within the health care industry. By doing so, we hope to expand and increase the dialogue of colleagues as we collectively strive to advance consumer-based health outcomes for improving health care.

Slated to launch in mid May, you can expect to find industry-specific news items, issues and trends, case studies, and scientific literature on the use of general and disease-specific health outcomes assessments, all supported by lively peer-to-peer discussion. You'll be hearing more, but meanwhile, mark your calendars!