Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board Meeting - September 29, 2016
Key Board Member Resigns Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) Board Member Dr. Wayne Lerner submitted his resignation, with many commendations for his service by board members and by CEO Dr. Jay Shannon. As chair of the CCHHS Managed Care committee, Dr. Lerner stressed the importance of CountyCare’s focus on (1) quality care; (2) risk management; (3) improving health status: and (4) a distribution of membership between healthy and less healthy to even out cost of care. Significant Topics Discussed:
To Watch For: With the resignations of Lewis Collens, Dr. Erika Marsh, and now Dr. Wayne Lerner, the CCHHS Board has lost expertise that has guided the board through the formative years of CountyCare and a challenging strategic planning process yielding a 3-year plan for the organization. Can the new board members master the complicated workings of CCHHS and move the organization forward to achieve the aggressive goals laid out in the Strategic Plan? Stay tuned. Observer - Linda Christianson Meeting Length - 3 hours
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Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board Meeting - July 29, 2016
Significant Actions Taken: The Proposed 3 Year Strategic Plan was approved unanimously with commendations from board members for its
Board Election/Changes: The Board re-elected Hill Hammock as HHS Board Chairman and Jerry Butler as Vice-Chairman. Dr. Shannon commended outgoing board members Carmen Velasquez and Dorene Wiese for their dedication and leadership. Contract Awarded: Morrison Management Specialists were awarded a $13,900,000 contract to provide labor, supplies and software for food and nutritional services, replacing former contractor Sodexo. Significant Topics Discussed:
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board - June 24, 2016
Significant Topic Discussed: Strategic Plan Update:
Goals:
Observer - Susan Kern, MD Meeting Length - 3 hours 15 minutes Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board Meeting - May 27, 2016
Strategic Plan Update: Using input received through Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) staff interviews, Richard Sewell, Associate Dean for Community Health Practice at UIC’s School of Public Health, presented an external, internal, and situation analysis of the CCHHS system that identified features of the system’s current state,as well as assumptions, strengths, challenges, and opportunities concerning its future. Sewell will release the preliminary strategic plan for board review on June 17, after which the board will have two meetings (including the scheduled board meeting on June 24) to select about five key priorities along with cost associated with each priority, then approve the draft plan before it is released for discussion and input at a series of public meetings. Once the three-year plan receives final approval at the CCHHS board meeting on July 29, it will serve as the basis for the 2017 budget negotiations to follow, as well as a guide for the budgets of the two subsequent years. Significant Topics Discussed:
Observer - Linda Christianson Meeting Length: 3 hours Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board
Special Meeting - May 5, 2016 Purpose of Meeting: An update for Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) Board Members on how health policy and financial decisions in Springfield and in Washington DC may influence what happens within CCHHS in the next 3 years. Presenters were lobbyists who work with Illinois and Federal Government representatives and officials on Health Policy and County Government. This meeting is part of the planning process leading to the development of the CCHHS 3 year Strategic Plan to be approved in June. Significant Topics Discussed:
What to Watch for in the Future: The Board will be developing the 3 year Strategic Plan in the next few months. They will be developing strategies with measurable goals to achieve the identified priorities that have already been determined. Upcoming Meetings in the Strategic Plan process:
Observer - Cynthia Schilsky Meeting Length: 3 hours Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board Meeting - March 25, 2016
Significant Topics Discussed: Board Plans for Draft of Strategic Plan by Late May In the months ahead Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) Board Members will:
To further guide them in their strategic planning, the Board will receive presentations on:
Since 2013
Other Topics Discussed: Stronger Hospital was granted a 3 year accreditation by the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the U.S., requiring an on-site survey and quality evaluations in multiple categories every three years. Current Metrics presented to the Board:
CEO Dr. Jay Shannon introduced a resolution honoring the recently-deceased Dr. Quentin Young, former Chair of Medicine at Cook County Hospital, Chair of Chicago Board of health, active civil rights worker, and strong advocate of social justice and universal access to healthcare. Observer: Linda Christianson Meeting Length: 2.5 hours |
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