In this column we will be examining issues related to outcomes in audiology and speech-language pathology. This is an area that has received considerable discussion over the past few years. However, there are few examples available in the literature that provide models for persons wishing to move ahead in designing outcomes measurement systems in their own clinical situation. During this year, I have invited some colleagues who have extensive experience working with outcomes to write some very practical and highly specific articles about their approaches to this important area of administrative and clinical practice. I hope you, the reader, will find them as helpful as I have.