PsyMetRiC

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Manufacturer:
University of Birmingham Enterprise Limited
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT

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Instructions:
Consult this page and the embedded help pages for correct use.

Warning:
PsyMetRiC is designed to inform clinical decisions but must not drive them. Clinical decisions should rely on a range of information including patient preference. Performance of PsyMetRiC is reliant upon an internet connection.

Intended Use:
PsyMetRiC is a web-based clinical decision support tool intended for use by qualified health professionals caring for young adults aged 16–35 who are receiving assessment or treatment for early psychosis. It calculates and displays estimates of the likelihood of developing short, medium and longer-term cardiometabolic outcomes. For selected outcomes, it also displays modelled estimates of how risk might change under specified prevention scenarios.

• PsyMetRiC’s outputs provide information for review by qualified health professionals and, where appropriate, discussion with patients as part of shared decision-making.
• PsyMetRiC does not screen, diagnose, triage, prioritise or alert, and does not dictate clinical action. Its outputs must not be used as the sole basis for clinical decisions. Decisions remain the responsibility of the treating health professional, informed by clinical judgement and patient preferences.
• Accompanying documentation describes the basis of the estimates—including the required inputs, modelling approach, validation, assumptions and limitations—to allow independent clinical review.
• No patient data is stored. Clinical inputs are transmitted securely, processed temporarily for the calculation session and then discarded. Authorised prefill links are the exception: inputs are held temporarily until the link is used or expiry cleanup removes them. Account and operational data are handled separately as described in the Privacy Policy.

Classification: Class I Medical Device under UK MDR 2002

Serious Incident Reporting:
If a user experiences a serious incident, this should be reported to the developers through either the feedback form on this app, at [email protected], or to the MHRA.