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Spring 2002 Spring Board Meeting

Date:              April 11, Thursday

Location:     OCCE, OU Norman Campus 

Event Agenda:

                   10:00 AM -- Welcome (Dean Logue)

                   10:15 AM
-- CMISS Business Meeting
                                                       Financial Report and Budget (Dr. Van Horn)
                                                       Membership Report (Dr.Price)
                                                       Election of Officers (Mr.Holman)
                                                       Recognition of Service (Dr.Van Horn)
                                                       Research Report and CMISS Website (Dr. Chidambaram)
                                                       Other Business (Mr. Holman)


                   10:45 AM -- Roundtable Discussion (CMISS Members, Topic: "How can CMISS provide value to its members?")

                   11:45 AM
-- Lunch

                   1:15 PM   -- Keynote Speech (Dr. Kathy Brittain White, Executive VP and CIO of Cardinal Health, Topic: "E-business
                                         in Healthcare: A Cardinal Health Perspective")


                   2:30 PM   -- Break

                   2:45 PM   -- Field Project Team Presentations (Select Teams and Clients)

                   3:45 PM   -- Break

                   4:00 PM   -- Adjourn to Faculty Club for Reception (CMISS Members and MIS Faculty)
 

Key Note Speech:      
Bio of Speaker and Abstract of Speech Kathy White is Executive Vice President and CIO of Cardinal Health, one of the dominant suppliers to the healthcare industry.  Cardinal Health has grown to become a dominant industry player through a number of mergers (American Hospital Supply, Allegiance Healthcare, etc.) and their innovative use of IT. Kathy has been CIO since the mid-1990s. 

The presentation will cover the following:
Cardinal Health and its history of IT innovation, e-commerce in healthcare, the Cardinal.com business model, and an overview of current performance results as well as future directions.