Nursing shortage, CountyCare enrollment
The meeting is starting at 9:00 a.m. Here is a link to the agenda:
https://chicago.documenters.org/documents/agenda-71016/
The Board is recognizing the following employees :
Joyce Ogami, a nurse at Stroger Hospital, who has founded a health clinic in her native Liberia; and Dr. Abbie Winfield, an Emergency Medicine Physician, who has been named “Doctor of the Year.”
The Metrics Review Committee did not meet in April, but is presenting its Managed Care report directly to the Board.
Managed Care Highlights:
- “County Care” is a healthcare plan for Medicaid recipients. Membership has increased to 32.4%.
- Average enrollment: 2 years
- Plan ranks 3rd in the state.
The minutes of the Quality and Patient Safety Committee meeting are being read. Admission rates are improving.
A report on the Cook County Dept. of Public Health’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing Initiative is being given. Here are the major program outcomes: https://t.co/E2KmbAtFCX
The CEO is giving an update on FY 2023-2025 Strategic Plan:
- Has administered 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
- Is launching $1 million Provident Scholarship to 60 medical/dental students and HS students interested in pursuing health careers. Details on Website.
There was much debate about the terms and definitions used in the Board’s Strategic Plan, particularly around the idea of quality and how to measure it.