Accuracy
This fifteen-minute screen correctly identifies cognitively impaired and unimpaired subjects with 98.1% accuracy, i.e. an error rate of only 1.9%. Other tests have error rates of 10% or more. The MCAS is flexible; it can be administered telephonically or face to face, with minimal false positives or false negatives, and without loss of reliability.

In-Depth Testing
25% to 50% of applicants with cognitive impairments are not detected by memory testing alone. The MCAS is does in-depth testing in a variety of areas of cognition, including:

• Judgement
• Short-term memory
• Reasoning, orientation
• Comprehension