How the Pandemic Changed CME Spend for Healthcare
This article explores how the pandemic has impacted continuing medical education (CME) spending in healthcare. A survey found 90% of physicians plan to use online courses as their primary CME format post-COVID, while 22% still plan to attend in-person meetings. CME spend management faces challenges like manual processes, limited visibility, and budget control. SAP Concur offers solutions to gain visibility and control costs.
Impact and considerations
Finance teams in healthcare must adapt to changing CME spend patterns; automation tools improve compliance and prevent unapproved spending.
Key points
- Post-pandemic, 90% of physicians will use online courses as their primary CME format.
- 22% of physicians still plan to seek most CME at in-person meetings.
- Over 50% of respondents will complete 5+ hours of online CME per month, up from 38% pre-pandemic.
- Manual processes and paper receipts are difficult to manage, increasing error risk.
- Limited visibility leads to unapproved spend, such as extended stays or non-compliant hotels.
- SAP Concur solutions provide real-time data to control budgets before spend occurs.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 29 Jun 2022, 19:47
- Page published
- 15 Aug 2026, 08:20
- Last updated
- 29 Jun 2022, 19:47
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：How the Pandemic Changed CME Spend for Healthcare (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 29 Jun 2022, 19:47