HealthMark Multimedia in the News:
For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Brink, PrincipalHealthMark Multimedia, LLC
PH: 202-448-6150, Ext. 201
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HealthMark Multimedia LLC, and Enforme Interactive, Inc. announce ConsentSolutions™: online informed consent for clinical trials
Washington, DC, March 3, 2005 - HealthMark Multimedia LLC and Enforme Interactive, Inc., announce the formation of ConsentSolutions™. This new firm has been opened to provide media-enhanced, interactive online informed consent documents and patient information for clinical trials.
ConsentSolutions™ facilitates investigators in the development of clinical trial informed consent documents and provides qualified potential clinical trial subjects with an online, interactive informed consent that is supplemented with media-enhanced medical explanations, self-assessment questions to test understanding, and values assessment and decision-making tools.
ConsentSolutions™ provides:
- customized approaches for the production of multimedia consent documents for approval by IRBs
- enhanced multimedia information for the education and information needs of potential clinical trial subjects
- changes, updates, and subject approvals for ongoing clinical trial protocols in an efficient and timely manner
- audio-visual presentations in multiple languages
- tracking and verification of subjects' date, time, and use data
- text and narrative in multiple languages
- consistent presentation of information across the entire subject base
- email links between investigator and subjects for updates and questions
Studies indicate that multimedia-enhanced informed consent increase enrollment by 50%, increase participant retention by 35%, increase subject understanding by 40%, and require significantly less researcher time per enrolled subject.
About HealthMark Multimedia
HealthMark Multimedia, LLC, combines graphics, audio, video, and text to develop award-winning interactive, user-friendly software and web sites for patient education, self-management, and decision making. HealthMark Multimedia uses an established network of medical experts, as well as patients and lay caregivers, to review and test products for accuracy, relevance, and usefulness.
For further information about the company, its products, and licensing opportunities, contact HealthMark Multimedia: 1828 L Street, NW, #250, Washington, DC 20036; Telephone: 202-265-0033; Fax: 202-448-6188. HealthMark Multimedia's homepage: www.HealthMarkMultimedia.com.