Outcomes and Effectiveness Reporting

NCME firmly believes in measuring the effectiveness of CME programs by assessing patient outcomes. A customized outcomes evaluation is the primary tool for measurement and is sent to participants 3-6 months after an activity. The outcomes evaluation measures participants' success in achieving and sustaining practice changes that they anticipated as part of the original activity evaluation's "learning contract".

Where budget allows, NCME implements physician performance and patient outcomes measurements following a program to determine whether changes in practice have taken place and are sustained.