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MSHFM Board Minutes Boone Hospital Center Attendees:
MSHFM President Elect Doug Ruble called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. Robert Hintz has accepted another position and is no longer with our organization. Treasurer’s Report – total assets as of July 31, 2001, were $9,813.53. Doug will update the group on its tentative First Annual Trade Show, May 2, during our meeting at Tan-Tar-A. Doug will contact Tobias Gilk regarding Web site updates. (Web site is very outdated.) Nomination for board positions will be sent out for 2002. President Elect and Director. Please cast your vote and return to Mike L. Bock. OLD BUSINESS ISSUES. Revisited the lack of attendance at quarterly meetings. Dave Potter stated that the Kansas City chapter meets two time a year and has two-day events with good success. Dave also said that both the St. Louis and Kansas City chapters are near folding up. The group decided to send a questionnaire along with the nomination form asking for input from all members as to what we can do to get more participation in our quarterly meetings. It was mentioned that we should target the Kansas City and St. Louis chapters since they were near folding. Other ideas to increase attendance were:
If you have any issues with the ASHE Web site, please let Joe Howard know via E-mail. Morning Speaker: Ken Kuebler, Hospital Industry Date Institute (HIDI) Mr. Kuebler presented HIDI information to the group. Thank you, Ken. Afternoon Speaker: David Potter, Christian Hospital NE-NW Mr. Potter presented “Benchmarking and Cost Reduction Strategies.” Thank you, David. The meeting adjourned at 2 p.m. Submitted by Mike L. Bock MLB/det
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