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level executive your primary goal?
LARK:
I think the growing demand that
has been put on the hospitals and healthcare
organizations in general to make sure that
they are providing top-notch patient care.
Obviously the economy affects their desire
to have very efficient operations and to make
sure that we’re in compliance with rules and
regulations on a Federal, State and Local
level. Everything that has happened, from
requiring independent financial audits to
handling retirement accounts, to changes in
Medicare Reimbursement rules - IAHTM
has tried to keep pace with the changing en-
vironment and the pressures that have come
to bear on hospitals. New technologies have
come out with regard to both processing
equipment and textiles, different technolo-
gies that have come out that help reduce our
natural resource utilization, etc., ways to en-
sure that you have a good tone at the top of
business and that you are working ethically
and morally when it comes to the organiza-
tion as a whole.
BW: So there’s a lot more to this than
what meets the eye. This is a far more com-
plex industry than those without knowl-
edge of it might assume it is.
Joe Contrera - Banff Conference Speaker
