Q interactive Assess

Well, I have been testing patients for decades and despite my age, I am fairly tech savvy…using tablets since the first came out. I was excited to finally get my organization’s attorneys to allow us to use Q-interactive (they had issues with patient data in clouds other than our own). Anyway…the initial learning curve and super clunky interface is SO BAD. Once it works, yes, it works ok…but I expect MUCH BETTER when it comes to my electronics. When I compare this app to nearly every other app I utilize, well, it gets the lowest score. Pearson has a near monopoly now…and as “hard” as they supposedly try, they have come up VERY short.

I have used this app for a while. When it works it is okay, though clunky as an app. It does make testing easier. However, of late it has had numerous problems with signing in. I’ve had to delete it and start over (and yes, that means all of my old assessments on the iPad are lost though I always back up). I have the latest iPad Air so hardware is not an excuse. Come on Pearson, given how much money you make off of us, you could get this right.

This App works great 99 percent of the time. I have had a very rare glitch in years of working with it which causes big issues as clients are in the waiting room and it’s not working. This is VERY rare. Every few months I have to reboot it during an assessment with a client but never are the issues significant and I’ve been using it so long that it’s second nature to me now. I always have “other” non Q-I tools nearby so that I can have them completing a form or doing the BGT while I’m reloading something on the Q (just in case). I am a fan of this though the costs have gone up a lot over time (e.g. per subtest).