The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-12
MANAGERS Of CLINICS
HERE THREE DAYS IN.
annual CONFERENCE
Will Study Professional Topics
at Masonic Temple, Be.
ginning Today

A conference of medical clinic man.
ayers. with approximately so such
heads of this form of medical ano
surgical institution present from all
parts OF the country opened with
registration. at the Masonic temple,
at 1880 this afternoon. The confer
ence, the fourth annual, will continue
over three days. Then the visitors
will leave on a special tour of Yellow
stone and other national parks.
While here. entertainment planned
for the visiting managers will include
a dinner dance as guests of the Quain
and Ramstad clinic. a luncheon meet
ing and a smoker at the home of S.
S. Boise. manager Of the Quain and
Ramstad clinic.
Members Of the general committee
in charge Of tho convention are S. S.
Boise Of the Quain and Ramstad
clinic, Bismarck: H. j. Harwick OF the
Mayo clinic. Rochester, Mimi, and
A. G. Stasel of the Nicollct clinic,
Minneapolis. Boise is chairman.
Topics to Be Discussed
Topics relating to the business
management Of the medical profess
sion, the construction and equipment
of buildings, how to collect doctors
bills and similar matters are sched-
uled for detailed discussion.
John A. Sivertson of the Siycrtson
clinic. Minneapolis. and Mr.. Stascl
will discuss cooperative buying of
clinical supplies.
Rural collections will be discussed
by George Kienllolz of the Pierre
clinic. Pierre. S. D.: NJ. o. Hardy of
the Bulge clinic. Logan, Utah, and
F. w. Koehn of the Marshficld clinic,
Marshfield. Wis.
Urban collections will be considered
by c. M. Bond, Sheboygan clinic,
Sheboygan. Wis: G. w. Shcrer, Man
kato clinic. Mankato. Mimi, and
Anthony Baumcrt, jefferson clinic.
Detroit.
J. H. Killing. of the Bismarck Man
dan credit bureau. and H. A. Gilbert,
Of the Grand Rapids clinic. Grand
Rapids, Mich. will lead a discussion
OF the ways in which credit associ-
atoms may aid in collecting profess
sional accounts.
Data on the cost of medical care
will be presented by c. Rufus Rorcm,
c. P. A.. who has been working with
the committee on the cost of medical
care at Chicago.
Will Hear About Laws
Mrs. E. G. Hutchins OF the Miller
clinic. st. Paul. will summarize the
results Of a recent QUESTIONABLE on
the rural medical situation.
F. H. Elwell. G. P. A., of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin at Madison, will
review medical costs and their dis
tribution. G. c. Utz. of the Mayo
clinic. and M. A. Baldwin of the Da-
kota clinic. Fargo, will lead a discus
sion Of this subject.
Laws affecting physicians and sur
geons will be discussed by Attorneys
c. L. Young. Bismarck. and j. F.. Sui
Ivan. Mandan. Young will talk on
the responsibility of physicians and
surgeons for the negligence of others.
DR.. H. A. Black, of the Pueblo, COL,
clinic will present a paper on the re-
lationship of clinics to the individual
practitioner. The subject will be dis
cussed by DIR. T. A. johnson, of the
johnson clinic. Rockford, ILL.,; DR.. c.
H. Gephart. of the Kenosha, clinic,
Kcnosha, Wis, and DR.. F. S. Crockett
Of the Arnett- Crockett clinic, LaFay-
etec, Ind.
Correlation between clinics and
clinic hospitals, methods of financing
clinic buildings and fire prevention
will be subjects of a round-table dis
cuSsion.
Entertainment planned for the Wis
ltors includes a dinner dance as guest
Of the Quain and Ramstad clinic, a
meeting and q smoker at
the home of M. Boise,