OUTCOME to Present at the Partners in Quality Leadership Summit Presented by the American Society for Plastic Surgeons

Business Wire, Feb 27, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Outcome Sciences, Inc. (OUTCOME), the leading provider of patient registries, studies, and technologies for evaluating real-world outcomes, announced today that Richard Gliklich, MD, President and CEO of OUTCOME, will be presenting at The American Society for Plastic Surgeons' Partners in Quality Leadership Summit. Dr. Gliklich's presentation, entitled "Registries and Quality Measurements," will take place on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 12:45pm at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Washington, DC February 28-29, 2008.

The Summit will be hosted by Richard D'Amico, MD, President of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and will feature a keynote address by Gerald O'Conner, PhD, DSc, Associate Dean, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Professor at Dartmouth Medical School, that will discuss "Quality Improvement: Processes and Outcomes." Additional speakers will include industry professionals from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Center for Outcomes and Evidence, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

This event will be attended by members of the ASPS Executive Committee, Quality Performance Measurement Committee Members, members of Partners in Quality Founding Partner Organizations, and key ASPS staff.

About OUTCOME

OUTCOME is the leading provider of patient registries, studies, quality improvement programs, and integrated technologies for evaluating real-world outcomes. OUTCOME provides services and technologies focused on evaluating the safety, effectiveness, and quality of healthcare products and services. The company has designed, developed, and managed more than 100 patient registries, including many of the largest and most well-recognized programs for disease outcomes and patient safety. Outcome's TotalQuality[TM] is the leading clinical quality measurement solution.

OUTCOME is also an AHRQ DEcIDE Research Center, a component of the "Effective Health Care" initiative sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. OUTCOME was selected by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to lead the effort to create the patient registries handbook "Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User's Guide," released in May 2007. For more information, please visit www.outcome.com.

About The American Society of Plastic Surgeons

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS is the largest organization of board-certified plastic surgeons in the world. Representing more than 6,700 physician members, the Society is recognized as a leading authority and information source on cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. ASPS comprises more than 90 percent of all board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States. Founded in 1931, the Society represents physicians certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery or The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.