Association services, namely, promoting the interests of member hospitals in providing quality medical care by facilitating information sharing among member hospitals regarding quality medical care; Administering discount group purchasing programs for member hospitals by negotiating contracts with manufacturers, distributors, and other vendors of goods and services to hospitals enabling discounts for participant members in the areas of billing and collection services, employee benefit plans, marketing services, medical and surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals, transcription services, office supplies, software, and hardware; procurement services, namely, purchasing billing and collection services, employee benefit plan services, marketing services, medical and surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals, transcription services, office supplies, software, and hardware for hospitals who are members of a particular group; and business administration services, namely, providing member hospitals with assistance in the administration and management of contracts