Dallas County Medical Society
Board of Directors

Meeting of May 6, 2008
Minutes

The board of directors of the Dallas County Medical Society met at 6:45 PM Tuesday, April 1, at the Park City Club. Tim Norwood, MD, called the meeting to order.

Members present were Drs Amy Anderson, Ronnie Calhoun, Steven Hays, Phil Huber, Eugene Hunt, Stephen Ozanne, Jorge Saldivar, William Walton, and Kelli Watkins. Also present were Michael Darrouzet, DCMS executive vice president; Bonnie Weikel, DCMS chief operating officer; and Connie Webster, DCMS director of administrative services.

New Business and Action Items

Minutes. Minutes of the April 2008 meeting were approved as submitted.

Financial Report. Ms Weikel presented the financial report for the month ending March 31, 2008. This was received for filing.

Board of Censors Report. Ms Weikel presented the report of the Board of Censors and the candidates for membership, which the board approved as submitted.

Membership—Circle of Friends Applications. Ms Weikel presented Circle of Friends applications from Bank of America, Frontera, Park Place Motorcars Dallas, Presbyterian Plano Center for Diagnostics & Surgery, and Vagnes Consulting. After a thorough discussion, the board unanimously approved the following motion:

Action: Upon a proper motion and second, the board approved Circle of Friends applications for Bank of America, Frontera, Park Place Motorcars Dallas, Presbyterian Plano Center for Diagnostics & Surgery, and Vagnes Consulting.

HIE Five Update. Dr Norwood reported that the consulting firm, Strategies For Tomorrow, has begun the Business Plan the board had approved on behalf of the Regional Health Information Exchange in the North Texas. An aggressive recruitment campaign for encouraging physicians to participate in the initiative will be implemented over the next 60 days.

DCMS Foundation Restated Article of Incorporation. Mr Darrouzet updated the board regarding the status of the Dallas Academy of Medicine changing its name to the DCMS Foundation. Thompson & Knight law firm is updating the foundation’s Articles of Incorporation, and expects to have the completed Restated Articles of Incorporation and the DAM Revised Bylaws at the June DCMS and DAM board meetings for approval.

North Texas 3-Share Plan. Mr Darrouzet informed the board that after years of working with citizen committees and representatives from other North Texas counties, the North Texas 3-Share Plan, created at the request of the Dallas County Commissioners Court to address regional healthcare issues, is expected to roll out a pilot program soon.

Community Health Committee Report. Mr Darrouzet informed the board that after months of waiting regarding the status of the Dallas County Indigent Care Plan’s maintenance-of-effort “bridge grant” for FY 2008, Project Access Dallas was notified the program could expect to receive the $500,000 grant within the following week. The hospital systems involved in the UPL funding opportunity, together with the Project Access Dallas executive team, will determine the expectations for both sides of the partnership in 2008. Based on this information, Dr Ozanne, who also serves on the DCMS Community Health Committee, which the board directed to provide oversight and direction to the overall operations of Project Access, said that the recommendations the committee had submitted to the board no longer are needed because of the grant.

Communications Report. Dr Hays updated the board regarding the recommendations of the DCMS Communications Committee. The committee has chosen Chad Dunlap as the designer for the DMJ/website/eNewsletter redesign project. The board could expect a formal proposal from Mr Dunlap at its next meeting.

Legal Update. Mr Darrouzet updated the board about a legal issue regarding a peer review case.

Dallas Historical Society. Mr Darrouzet said that the Dallas Historical Society had invited DCMS to submit a nomination for an award it is giving. The board approved nominating DCMS on behalf of its many decades of work in the community.

Miscellaneous Items
Mr. Darrouzet reminded the board that it will not meet in July.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 PM.

Respectfully submitted,
Kelli Watkins, MD
Secretary/Treasurer

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