The document discusses barriers to completing continuing professional development and proposes that the best technology for professional learning would be a community-based system that is connected through data and learning management tools, and is clever through its content management, delivery platform, and ability to adapt based on practice metrics, standards, and performance gaps. Regulators in countries like the US, Canada, and Australia are increasingly focusing on quality, safety, and value in healthcare through initiatives like meaningful use of electronic health records and pay-for-performance.