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ON THE COVER 224 236 Arkansas Medical Society 142 nd Annual Session May 4-5, 2018 I DeGray Lake Resort State Park I Bismarck, Arkansas ARKANSAS DEPT. OF PARKS AND TOURISM PHOTO BY ARKANSAS STATE PARKS AND TOURISM 220 COMMENTARY NAVEEN PATIL, MD, MHSA, MA, FIDSA; SOWMYA NAVEEN PATIL, MBBS, MD, FAAP A Closer Look at Quality 228 Winner of the ASAE Excellence in Communications Award Nominating Committee, AMS Board of Trustees Arkansas Department of Health Arkansas Medical Society - Report of the House of Delegates Committee 223 2018 Annual Session Registration Form 226 Minutes of the Arkansas Medical Society 230 Medical Education Foundation for Arkansas (MEFFA) 232 233 House of Delegates Volume 114 • Number 10 April 2018 Established 1890. Owned and edited by the Arkansas Medical Society and published under the direction of the Board of Trustees. Advertising Information: Penny Henderson, [phone] or [email protected]. #10 Corporate Hill Drive, Suite 300, Little Rock, AR 72205. Postmaster: Send address changes to: The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, P.O. Box 55088, Little Rock, AR 72215-5088. Subscription rate: $30.00 annually for domestic; $40.00, foreign. Single issue $3.00. AMS Benefits, Inc. Annual Report to the Arkansas Medical Society Minutes of the Arkansas Medical Society Board of Trustees Meetings The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society (ISNN 0004-1858) is published monthly, by the Arkansas Medical Society, #10 Corporate Hill Drive, Suite 300, Little Rock, AR 72205. [phone]. Arkansas Medical Society Printed by The Ovid Bell Press Inc., Fulton, Missouri 65251. Periodicals postage is paid at Little Rock, AR, and at additional mailing offices. ARKANSAS STATE MEDICAL BOARD Articles and advertisements published in The Journal are for the interest of its readers and do not represent the official position or endorsement of The Journal or the Arkansas Medical Society. The Journal reserves the right to make the final decision on all content and advertisements. 2018 BUDGET 2017 ANNUAL REPORT NUMBER 10 234 236 238 Join us to stay updated on health care news in Arkansas. © Copyright 2018 by the Arkansas Medical Society. www.ArkMed.org 221 222 Feature Articles facebook.com/ArkMedSoc twitter.com/ArkMedSoc ArkMed.org APRIL 2018 • 219