Business Briefs
SUSANNAH HALL-JUSTICE, owner of Hall-Justice Law Firm, recently attended the annual American Association for Justice legal seminar which was held in Chicago this year for four days. Topics covered included how best to explain client injuries, law office technology, and effective presentation and attack of expert witnesses.

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LOGANSPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is now providing patient encounter data to the Indiana Department of Health's Public Health Emergency Surveillance System (PHESS). The purpose of this system is to collect Emergency Department data across the state as part of a surveillance system to monitor hospital resources during critical events.

By collecting the primary complaint of the 5300 ER patients seen at Indiana hospitals every day, area trends will be noted by the Indiana Department of Health. When appropriate, this overview agency can alert and organize surrounding hospitals to help during endemic emergencies.

Logansport Memorial is one of 67 Indiana hospitals that are connected through the PHESS system.

ALAN KEMPER of Lafayette was re-elected vice president of the American Soybean Association's (ASA) Executive Committee during the group's summer board of directors meeting held recently in Washington, D.C.

Kemper is part of the ninemember Executive Committee chosen to guide the organization in 2007-2008. This will be Kemper's second term as vice president and as a member of the Public Affairs Committee.

"The American Soybean Association works aggressively in the policy arena," said Kemper, who is also a director on the Indiana Soybean Alliance. "Our focus is on the new Farm Bill, and biodiesel and healthy oils incentives."

Kemper runs a farming operation of corn, soybeans, and cattle with his son, Brian, in Tippecanoe County.