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NCMS Communications 2011 Readership Survey
Do you find what you need in the Bulletin and on the NCMS website? How could they be better? We value your opinion and hope you will take a few minutes to take the following survey. Your answers will help us better meet your needs.
1.
Which of these medical publications do you read regularly; that is, read more than half of the issues?
Journal of the American Medical Association
New England Journal of Medicine
National specialty journals
Medical Economics
AM News
The following questions pertain to the NCMS Bulletin, NCMS' weekly e-newsletter.
2.
In the last 12 months, I read all or part of the Bulletin:
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely
Never
3.
Rank in order (1 the highest, 10 the lowest) your interest in topics covered by the Bulletin:
Legal
State legislative issues
National legislative issues
Medical Education
Practice Mangagement
Public Health
Science
Technology
NCMS Activities/Services
Medical Economics
4.
The articles in the Bulletin are: (Check all that apply.)
Relevant to your practice
Graphically attractive
Timely
Credible
Informative
Easy to read
Accurate
Useful
5.
Do you forward the Bulletin along to someone else?
Yes
No
6.
If yes, who? (Check all that apply.)
Another physician
Clinical staff
Practice administrator/manager
Patients
Family/friends
Other (please specify)
NCMS Website Questions
7.
For what professional purposes do you use Internet websites? (Check all that apply.)
Legislative issues
How to better manage your practice
Health news on legal issues or government regulations
Medical research
Continuing medical education
Public health issues
Professional association communication
Conference information
Getting or transferring lab results or medical records
Health insurance claims processing
None
Other (please specify)
8.
How oftend do you typically access the Internet for pforessional purposes?
Daily
Several times a week
Once a week
2-3 times a month
Once a month
Less than once a month
Never
9.
How useful is the Internet as a communication and information resource for:
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Legislative issues
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
How to better manage your practice
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Health news on legal issues or government regulations
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Medical research
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Continuing medical education
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Public health issues
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Professional association communication
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Conference information
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Communicating with patients
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
10.
How often do you access the NCMS website (www.ncmedsoc.org)?
Once or more a day
A few times a week
Once a week
2-3 times a month
Once a month
Less than once a month
Never accessed the NCMS website (skip to end)
11.
When you access the NCMS website, what type of information do you typically look for? (Check all that apply.)
Legislative issues
How to better manage your practice
Health news on legal issues or government regulations
Medical research
Continuing medical education
Public health issues
Professional assocation communication
Conference information
Other (please specify)
12.
How useful is the NCMS website as a communication and information resource for:
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Legislative issues
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
How to better manage your practice
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Health news on legal issues or government regulations
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Medical research
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Continuing medical education
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Public health issues
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Professional assocation communication
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Conference information
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
Communicating with patients
Not At All Useful
Not Very Useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful
13.
How easy is it to find the information you want on the NCMS website?
Very easy
Easy
Neither easy nor difficult
Difficult
Very difficult
14.
Which social media tools do you use for personal and professional reasons? (Check all that apply.)
Personal
Professional
Neither
Read blogs
Personal
Professional
Neither
Comment on blogs
Personal
Professional
Neither
Write my own blog
Personal
Professional
Neither
Twitter
Personal
Professional
Neither
Facebook
Personal
Professional
Neither
LinkedIn
Personal
Professional
Neither
Sermo
Personal
Professional
Neither
Watch YouTube
Personal
Professional
Neither
Post videos to YouTube
Personal
Professional
Neither
Thank you for your help! Your answers will help NCMS better provide the information you need.