National Research Corporation (NRC) provides ongoing survey-based performance measurement, analysis, tracking and improvement services, and governance education to the healthcare industry in the United States and Canada. The Company addresses the needs of healthcare providers and payers to measure the care outcomes, specifically experience and health status, of their patients and/or members. NRC develops tools that enable healthcare organizations to obtain performance measurement information necessary to comply with industry and regulatory standards, and to improve their business practices. The Company?s primary types of information services are renewable performance tracking services, custom research, subscription-based governance information and educational services, and a renewable syndicated service.