Cultivating Growth: Planting the Seeds for CIMRO's Future Success

CIMRO’s business planning retreat this year was focused on growth.  At the end of our retreat, the entire team was provided with mini grow pots and flower starter kits.  The results have turned out as expected.  Numerous seeds have been planted and re-planted and only a select few have actually grown or survived. 

​We’ve seen excitement,  and some impatience, from germination to sprout.  Seedlings brought joy and later disappointment when they didn’t continue to grow as expected.  A select few have reached the plant stage, which made us wonder if there is/was a secret to success and if they would actually reach the bloom stage.    

CIMRO is placing an emphasis on growth.  There have been several new opportunities pursued, or planted, over the past 1-2 years. Through these efforts we’ve cultivated new business relationships, gained knowledge in new areas, and received valuable feedback.  While there have been disappointments along the way, CIMRO has a strong history, infrastructure, team, and an extremely valuable asset, our peer reviewers (PRs), which sow the seeds for ongoing and future success.    

Today CIMRO has over 500 peer reviewers representing all major specialties and subspecialties. It is our vision to maintain our core business while diversifying our service offerings, which includes utilizing our PRs in an expanded way. I thank all of you for being open to new opportunities and responding to my requests for your experience and expertise in potential new business areas.  The eventual bloom(s) will be worth the wait and effort. 

Thank you for the valuable services you provide to support improvements in the appropriateness, cost effectiveness, and quality of patient care and outcomes. 

As always, please feel free to reach out directly to me at any time.  I’d love to hear from you. Oh, and I’ve included pictures from our flower growing exercise from team members willing to share their success (or lack thereof). 

April Vogelsang, RN, MS, NEA-BC
​Chief Executive Officer
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