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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), CME as a Bridge to Quality, Criterion 16, Criterion 19, Criterion 21, designing for change, evaluation, guidelines, Hospital/Healthcare Delivery System, knowledge, leadership, literature review, Needs assessment, performance, Performance Improvement CME, professional practice gaps, quality improvement, Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS)

Implementing Big Change in a Small Community Hospital

Michael Romano, Vice President of Medical Affairs at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa speaks candidly with Murray Kopelow, ACCME Chief Executive, about challenges and opportunities for changing physician performance with CME.

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Keywords: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), CME as a Bridge to Quality, Criterion 16, Criterion 19, Criterion 21, designing for change, evaluation, guidelines, Hospital/Healthcare Delivery System, knowledge, leadership, literature review, Needs assessment, performance, Performance Improvement CME, professional practice gaps, quality improvement, Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS)
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