Medix UK Limited
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Medix UK Limited is a UK based market research
consultancy providing online research in healthcare.
Up until 2007, Medix produced a number of not-for-profit studies and publications concerning issues important to UK healthcare, such as patient complaint
s, doctor job satisfaction
, the National Programme for IT , euthanasia
and patient confidentiality. Medix provides a list of reports available to the public http://ixdata.com/reports.html.
The concept of Medix was developed by Professor Michael F Smith
during 1999 and early 2000. Medix was incorporated and launched in early 2000 with Robin Guenier as Chairman (until 2006) and Dr Rino Coladangelo as CEO; Mike Smith was CTO until 2007. The basic idea of Medix was to recruit medical doctors on a country-by-country panel basis to respond to Internet based survey
s sponsored primarily by pharmaceutical companies. It was assumed that offering doctors email and equity in the venture would be sufficient to induce them to respond to surveys; this proved not to be the case, however, and direct remuneration
per response was introduced early in the life of Medix. Medix independently developed the panel concept of respondents, which has become a common model for Internet surveying. The original Medix software has continued as the basis for the application and data service provider, fm2x limitedhttp://fm2x.com/fm2x/index.html.
Market research
Market research is any organized effort to gather information about markets or customers. It is a very important component of business strategy...
consultancy providing online research in healthcare.
Up until 2007, Medix produced a number of not-for-profit studies and publications concerning issues important to UK healthcare, such as patient complaint
Complaint
In legal terminology, a complaint is a formal legal document that sets out the facts and legal reasons that the filing party or parties In legal terminology, a complaint is a formal legal document that sets out the facts and legal reasons (see: cause of action) that the filing party or parties In...
s, doctor job satisfaction
Job satisfaction
Job satisfaction describes how content an individual is with his /her job. The happier people are within their job, the more satisfied they are said to be. Job satisfaction is not the same as motivation or aptitude, although it is clearly linked...
, the National Programme for IT , euthanasia
Euthanasia
Euthanasia refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering....
and patient confidentiality. Medix provides a list of reports available to the public http://ixdata.com/reports.html.
The concept of Medix was developed by Professor Michael F Smith
Michael F Smith
Michael F Smith is an Anglo-American computer scientist and businessman. He currently is a visiting professor at University College London, U.K...
during 1999 and early 2000. Medix was incorporated and launched in early 2000 with Robin Guenier as Chairman (until 2006) and Dr Rino Coladangelo as CEO; Mike Smith was CTO until 2007. The basic idea of Medix was to recruit medical doctors on a country-by-country panel basis to respond to Internet based survey
Statistical survey
Survey methodology is the field that studies surveys, that is, the sample of individuals from a population with a view towards making statistical inferences about the population using the sample. Polls about public opinion, such as political beliefs, are reported in the news media in democracies....
s sponsored primarily by pharmaceutical companies. It was assumed that offering doctors email and equity in the venture would be sufficient to induce them to respond to surveys; this proved not to be the case, however, and direct remuneration
Remuneration
Remuneration is the total compensation that an employee receives in exchange for the service they perform for their employer. Typically, this consists of monetary rewards, also referred to as wage or salary...
per response was introduced early in the life of Medix. Medix independently developed the panel concept of respondents, which has become a common model for Internet surveying. The original Medix software has continued as the basis for the application and data service provider, fm2x limitedhttp://fm2x.com/fm2x/index.html.