Dear John,

On behalf of the staff of the SMTQ & Regulatory Services Department, we would like to thank you for speaking at our recent Interim Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The success of these programs lies solely with people like you who volunteer time out of their busy schedules, and put together quality presentations imparting their knowledge and experiences to our members.

The feedback we have received from the attendees has been excellent. Your support of ABC's Interim Meeting and workshops makes it that much easier for us to continue to provide high-quality topics at future meetings.

Thank you again for sharing your expertise at the Quality Workshop. We fully recognize that we would not receive such positive feedback from participants without the excellent presentations and stimulating discussions provided by talented individuals, like you. Sincerely,

Celso Bianco, MD
Execut ive Vice President, America's Blood Center

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Dear John:

At HFMA, we feel that the success of our educational program at our Annual National Institute is dependent on our speakers. Several years ago, we introduced a program, The Distinguished Speaker Award, to recognize our best ANI speakers. These are speakers who have scored in the top 25% (first quartile) in the Speaker's Score category based on evaluations completed by ANI program attendees. We are very pleased to inform you that you have achieved this high recognition from both ANI attendees and HFMA, and you will be recognized as an ANI 2006 Distinguished Speaker for your program(s):

Emulating the Financial Model of Accountability and Reporting: Hardwiring Quality and Safety Into Hospital Operations (A08)

We would like to thank you for your extraordinary efforts as a speaker at ANI 2006. This recognition will entitle you to have special consideration in the RFP review process for ANI 2007. Because of your high achievement as an ANI speaker, we encourage you to submit a simple program outline or a short topic list for ANI 2007 educational programs. Your Distinguished Speaker status will entitle you to first consideration in the selection process. Additionally, our ANI Distinguished Speakers will be listed in a special place on our website.

Once again, we wish to thank you and commend you for your efforts on our behalf and your achievement as an ANI 2006 Distinguished Speaker. We hope to continue this relationship with you in our future educational programs. Sincerely,

Andrea Williams, M A
HFMA Manager, Professional Development

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For additional information regarding this speaker, please call (406) 586-8775.