History - 1984

The new State Association formed in 1984 was Georgia Medical Group Administrators Inc.

Hennepin Faculty Associates of Minneapolis, was founded in 1984.  The Fridley Medical Center changed its name to Multicare Associates of the Twin Cities.

Woody Glad retired from the Worthington Medical Group in 1984.  John Sieve was promoted to Administrator.

MMGMA leadership for 1984 included President Jean Trygstad, Vice President Frank Wilkus, Secretary Al Tank, Treasurer Susan Williams; Legislative Liaison Don Gerhardt; Third Party Liaison Committee, Craig Weflen, Mark Fisher and Al Schilmoeller; MMA  Liaison, David Adams; Education, John Ostrander and Jerry Truscott; Exhibits, Ed Frost and Jim Wilkus.

The Winter Conference for 1984 was held on February 3-4 at the Minneapolis Hilton with Mark Fisher serving as Coordinator, Registration was 131 members out of a total membership of about 210.  There were 38 exhibits directed by Jim Wilkus through which vendors contributed $11,500 to the conference.

The Summer Conference was held July 14-16 at the Holiday Inn in Duluth.  Member registration was 114 out of a membership of 245.  There were 22 exhibits managed by Ed Frost.  The conference was coordinated by Jerry Truscott.  There were 54 vendor representatives.  The fee for exhibiting was $225 plus meals and entertainment at cost.  Association financials showed a level of $22,710 in cash on January 1, 1984 and $32,047 on December 31, 1984.

Major items, actions of the year in MMGMA:

• Newsletter:  President Jean Trygstad is searching for an editor; will publish board highlights; will publish openings in clinic management positions; Board approved changes proposed by Marie Hanauska who is proceeding with the production of the paper;
  
  
• Membership:  survey indicates that among Minnesota clinic managers -- 63 percent have college degrees, about 30 percent have no defined allowances for education days or education expenses;
  
  
• Education:  five sessions are planned for this year; videotape presentations on the One Minute Manager and Sexual Harassment are being arranged; Bill Amery to replace John Ostrander as Committee Chair as John is elected to the Board of Directors;
  
  
• Legislative Liaison:  Repeal of CON is in doubt; Hospital association is supporting CON; MMGMA will make its opposition known; Chairman Don Gerhardt working with MMA on issues of nursing and chiropractors;
  
  
• Liaison:  Dave Adams and Jean Trygstad discussed with the Board, and as a result, will follow up on possible liaison with Minnesota Hospital Association; and
  
  
• Third Party Liaison:  This committee will send two members to meetings of Minnesota Coalition in response to an invitation therefrom; Craig Weflen replaces Chairman Mark Fisher as Mark moves to Ohio.
  
  

The 1983-84 MGMA directory shows 104 Minnesota groups in MGMA.

The 58th Annual Conference of MGMA was held October 21-25 in Honolulu, under the leadership of James W. Loy, FACMGA, of the Chickasha Clinic, Chickasha, Okla.  Registration numbered 1,247 for members plus 489 for a grand total of 1,736.

The ACMGA President was Lewis W. Sykes, FACMGA, of North Carolina.  Minnesota's class of new Fellows for 1984 included Christopher D. Batchelder of the Mayo Clinic and Arnold L. Carriere of Falls Clinic, P.A. in Thief River Falls.

The 23rd Annual Conference of the Midwest Section of MGMA was held on June 17-20, 1984 at St. Charles Ill., with G. Michael Hutchins of the Burns Clinic and Hospital of Petoskey, Mich., as President.  Members registered at that conference numbered 200.