It has an objective with clearly measured outcomes.
The Johns Hopkins study involved 7,864 Medicare patients aged 65 to 86, and it measured outcomes 30 days after patients received clot-busting drugs or no therapy.
"Should Patients Be Told of Better Care Elsewhere?" (Second Opinion, Jan . 6 raises a vital ethical question that extends far beyond the easily measured outcomes of surgical procedures and cancer treatment.
But objectively measured outcomes showed no gain.
This involves the four pillars of secure cyberspace: trust, people, efficiency and measured outcomes.
"Measured outcomes" merely echoes my point about establishing a science of cybersecurity, because determining ROI is based on measurable improvements to drive investments in security performance.
A blinded assessor measured outcomes at Weeks 1, 6 and 12.
Measured outcomes included visual inspection, plate distortion, mechanical properties, metallurgical examination, and hardness test.
Measured outcomes included ICU and hospital mortality, need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) and ventilator- and vasopressor-free days.
Data from 21 studies with objectively measured outcomes were extracted and assessed for quality using standardized tools.
Measured outcomes reflect the definitions proposed by Laserson et al., and published in recent WHO guidelines [9], [10].
