MSCOsponsoredtwosuccessfulmembership
conferencesinMinneapolis,whichconsistedofa
businesseconomicssessionandaclinicalsession
thatwereofinteresttoMSCO'sbroadmembership
ofphysiciansandalliedhealthpractitioners.MSCO
decidedtoaddaphilanthropicactivitytoitsmis-
sionandmadeacontributiontoitsfirstrecipient,
theAngelFoundation--aMinnesota-basednon-
profitthatprovidesfinancialassistancefornon-
medicallivingnecessitiesforpatientswithcancer
andtheirfamilies.
recipientofits2010philanthropicaward.
--Marci Cali, RHIT, Executive Director
RMOScontinueditstraditionofinviting
well-knownoncologyexpertsfromaround
thecountrytoitshighlysuccessfulandwell-
attendededucationsymposia.
monissuesandconcernsregardingregional
Medicarepolicies.J-4includesColorado,New
Mexico,Oklahoma,andTexas.RMOSwillalso
beexploringwaystoinvolvemanagersand
administratorsinthestateSociety'sactivities.
--Marci Cali, RHIT, Executive Director
TSMOsponsoreditsfirstLeadershipDayin2009,
ahighlysuccessfuleventthatconsistedofaworking
meetingofitsnewCommunicationsandReimbursement
Committees.TSMOcontinuedtopromotemembership
withinitscommitteesinhopesthatpotentialmembers
willbecomefutureidea-generatorsandwork-entitiesof
thestateSociety.Asithasdoneinpreviousyears,TSMO
alsosupporteditsfellowsbyhighlightingtheirresearch
findingsandencouragingtheirattendanceattheAnnual
MembershipConference.
moreresponsivetoitsgrowingmembership.
--Marci Cali, RHIT, Executive Director
or to find upcoming meeting dates in your area,
visit www.asco.org/stateaffiliates.