NCME TV™ is an online service of one hour CME video programs presented by national thought leaders on important state-mandated and other topics of interest to practicing clinicians in addition to Medical News Alerts.
The service is only available through institutional subscriptions and provides convenient and secure access for staff and attending physicians of the subscribing hospital. Here’s how it works:
- Every month, a new CME-certified video is developed, released, and posted at ncmetv.com.
- Physicians associated with your hospital receive an e-mail announcement alerting them when a new program is available. Program details (title, description, learning objectives, credit designations) are included in the e-mail. NCME also provides your hospital with printable PDF posters and flyers that can be posted and distributed to your staff by your CME Manager, Director of Medical Education, or Medical Librarian.
- Physicians use a personal password to access the online program and receive CME credit for viewing it. A self-assessment quiz is included as part of the activity. The programs are available on-demand and can be accessed 24/7. Many hospitals use the programs as a centerpiece for their own monthly CME meetings.
- Self-assessment quizzes and activity evaluations can be completed online and CME certificates are automatically generated from the site.
Daily Medical News Alerts
On a daily basis, your staff and attending physicians can take advantage of “Daily Medical News Alerts.” These brief stories provide you and members of the medical staff with breaking daily news. Simply read the stories, review the “Heart of the Matter” take away message, and complete the online evaluation to earn up to 0.25 Category 1 CreditsTM per story). The stories not only keep physicians informed about daily breaking medical news, but help them prepare for patient inquiries from patients who have seen the story on TV or in the laypress.
E-mail announcement
When a new program has been released, your staff and attending physicians will receive a detailed HTML e-mail (NCMEmail™) with the following information:
- Program title and description
- Faculty presenters’ names and affiliations
- Learning objectives
- Amount of credit offered
- Suggested reading list
- Hyperlink to program
- Coming attractions
Click here to send a request for a sample NCMEmail™
Note: NCME TV™ is happy to send program announcements directly to your physicians if you provide their e-mail addresses. Alternatively, NCME can send each program announcement only to you for forwarding to your staff and attending physicians.
Printable PDF poster and flyers
Quality CME programs only benefit patient outcomes when they are utilized by physicians. Toward that end, NCME provides the means to spread the word about each new release. In addition to NCMEmail™ announcements, NCME provides PDF files of full color posters and brochures with each release. (Black and white versions are also offered for departments without color printers.) You may print out as many copies as you need to alert your staff and attendings of each new program. As an enhancement to hospital-based CME, many subscribers use the NCME video as the centerpiece for their own internal CME meetings.
Click here for a sample poster.
Click here for a sample flyer.
FAQs
How often will I receive a new program?
A new video program will be posted every month. Past programs will be archived and continue to be available for on-demand viewing. Medical News Alerts appear every weekday, except for holidays.
How much does it cost?
A one year subscription to NCME TV™ is just, $1123. That is approximately $94 per program with no additional charge for CME certificates, and no limit on how many physicians may participate within your hospital system. For example, if 75 of your staff and attending physicians view a program, that is a cost of approximately $1.25 per physician per program.
Note: For Healthcare Systems with multiple hospital affiliates, please contact NCME for pricing information.
Free Trial
For a limited time only, you can take advantage of our free 60-day trial offer. At the end of the 60 days, if you’re not interested in continuing, notify us and we will cancel your trial subscription. If you’d like to continue, use either the toll-free number or online form to let us know you want to subscribe and we will process an invoice. Payment by check or credit card is accepted. We trust you’ll quickly discover the excellence that has attracted more than 59 million participations in NCME programs during the past 42 years!
Can I cancel anytime?
If, for any reason, during your subscription you're not completely satisfied, simply do not process our invoice and your free trial will end. If you elect to subscribe, you may cancel at anytime, and receive a pro-rated refund.
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What kinds of topics are offered?
NCME TV™ provides a variety of contemporary topics of interest to primary care physicians, hospitalists, and other specialists. You'll find important subjects, including state-mandated CME topics, which are rarely covered by other CME providers. Occasionally, individual programs are supported by educational grants from industry.
Each month, a new program will be posted from one of the following main categories:
Masters Programs on Critical Topics in Medicine: These programs are in-depth reviews of important topics in emergency medicine, cardiology, oncology, infectious disease, gastroenterology, and other key disease states by one of the world’s master clinicians in a grand rounds–style lecture.
State-mandated CME Topics: These programs are important to licensure in many states and include topics such as HIV/AIDS management, domestic violence, pain management, risk management, and medical ethics.
Programs Covering Hospital Quality/Performance and Credentialing Issues: These programs provide information on Joint Commission requirements, quality-assurance initiatives, evidence-based practice guidelines, and clinical implementation strategies to ensure “best practices” are implemented.
Late-Breaking and Hot Topics: Programs in this category include updates on rapidly evolving subjects such as avian influenza and hospital preparedness for bioterrorism. Segments from this category may also include timely reports from major medical conferences.
Daily Medical News Alerts: These brief updates focus on breaking news that will help you stay current and prepare for patient inquiries. “Heart of the Matter” take home points and a CME evaluation are included. Each story is certified for CME credit.
How much, and what kind of CME credit is offered?
NCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
All NCME TV™ programs are certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ on an hour-for-hour basis. Most are designated for up to 1 Category 1 credit. Daily Medical News Alerts are certified for up to 0.25 Category 1 Credits
In addition, most video programs are certified for Prescribed Credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and Category 2A credit from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
Can I purchase individual programs?
Yes, individual programs can be purchased in their original format – either VHS or DVD. Pay Per View for streaming videos is currently not available. These programs are available through institutional subscriptions only: View Full Catalog