The NPA's services are focused on several areas:

• Data collection for the American Board of Neurological Surgeons (Maintenance of Certification and Neurolog)
• Pay for Performance Programs (such as the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative)
• Registries and clinical trials (including recruiting investigators and data management)
• Opinion Research (including surveys, expert panels and speakers)

Surveys

• Identify representative samples of clinicians using probabilistic methods
• Maintain panels and contact preferences
• Notify panels and monitor response
• Rotate panelists to assure representative responses and avoid burn-out

Study Design

• Recruit expert neurosurgical consultants for study design or product development
• Maintain a database of neurosurgical experts
• Provide epidemiologists and statisticians to assist clients in study design
• Enable clients to construct a study

Clinical Trial Management

• Identify and recruit appropriate investigators
• Help in contracting with investigative sites
• Create standardized operating procedures
• Determine quality and work product of trial sites
• Develop advisory and data monitoring panels

Data Management

• Use of an internet-based data management system with a range of data management tools including:
• Randomization and audit trails
• Real time feedback
• Communications among investigators and management of group documents
• Automated, e-mail reminders for data submission
• On-line survey data collection with the ability to generate response piping, branching or other question patterns
• Statistical assistance for study design, study analysis or analytic reports
• Manuscript preparation and manuscript review
• Complete services for managing registries and Phase IV trials
• Contracting for selected services or complete services from concept to publication
• Providing neurosurgical speakers on selected topics