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Gabrielle Rocque, MD, on The Oncology Care Model: Transforming Practices

2017 Quality Care Symposium

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Gabrielle Rocque, MD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses the challenges of implementing Oncology Care Model requirements, such as providing treatment plans, and the opportunities to transform practices with improved workflow and patient outcomes.



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