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Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors met Feb. 23.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. Attendance/Call to Order 9:00/Chair Taylor II. Employee Recognition 9:00-9:15/Erik Mikaitis, MD 

III. Public Speaker Testimony 9:15-9:30 

Members of the public can submit written testimony to be included in the official meeting record, or can register to  present in-person or virtual oral testimony at the meeting. The deadline to submit written testimony or to register to testify is February 22, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. Testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Further information on how to submit written testimony or register to provide in-person or virtual oral testimony is included in the Meeting Notice and on the CCH website at https://cookcountyhealth.org/about/board-of-directors/ 

IV. Board and Committee Reports 

A. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, December 15, 2023, recessed 9:30-9:30/Chair Taylor and reconvened on January 18, 2024 

B. Human Resources Committee Meeting, February 15, 2024 9:30-9:35/Director Currie i. Meeting Minutes 

C. Audit and Compliance Committee Meeting, January 19, 2024 9:35-9:40/Director Harrington i. Meeting Minutes, which include the following action items: 

Receive and File the following reports: 

• CountyCare Compliance Program – FY2023 Annual Report 

• Cook County Health System (Provider) Compliance Program – 

FY2023 Annual Report 

D. Managed Care Committee Meeting, January 19, 2024 9:40-9:50/Director Currie i. Meeting Minutes and Aaron Galeener ii. February Metrics Review 

E. Quality and Patient Safety Committee Meeting, February 15, 2024 9:50-9:55/Director Bhatt i. Meeting Minutes, which include the following action items: 

•One (1) Stroger Hospital Division Chair Reappointment 

•Stroger Hospital and Provident Hospital Medical Staff Appointments / Reappointments / Changes

IV. Board and Committee Reports (continued) 

F. Finance Committee Meeting, February 15, 2024 9:55-10:00/Director Reiter i. Meeting Minutes, which include the following action items: 

• Contracts and Procurement Items  

• Receive and file Grant Award-Related Items 

V. Action Items 

A. Contracts and Procurement Items 10:00-10:00/Charles Jones B. Any items listed under Sections IV, V, VII and IX 

VI. Recommendations, Discussion/Information Items 

A. Quarterly Report from the Cook County Department of Public Health 10:00-10:15/LaMar Hasbrouck, MD 

VII. Report from Chair of the Board 10:15-10:25/Chair Taylor A. Proposed Resolution in recognition of Director Otis L. Story, Sr. 

VIII. Report from Interim Chief Executive Officer 10:25-10:40/Erik Mikaitis, MD 

A. Nursing Update 10:40-11:00/Beena Peters, DNP B. Update on Strategic Initiatives 11:00-11:10/Andrea M. Gibson 

IX. Closed Meeting Items 11:10-11:30 

A. Claims and Litigation  

B. Discussion of Personnel Matters 

C. Update on Labor Negotiations 

D. Minutes of the January 19, 2024 Audit and Compliance Committee 

Closed Meeting 

Motion to recess the open meeting and convene into a closed meeting, pursuant to the following exceptions to the Open Meetings Act:  

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), regarding “the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of  specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint  lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity,”  

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2), regarding “collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees,” 

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11), regarding “litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular body has been  filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or  imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting,” 

IX. Closed Meeting Items (continued) 

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(12), regarding “the establishment of reserves or settlement of claims as provided in the Local  Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, if otherwise the disposition of a claim or potential claim  might be prejudiced, or the review or discussion of claims, loss or risk management information, records, data, advice or communications from or with respect to any insurer of the public body or any intergovernmental risk management  association or self insurance pool of which the public body is a member,” 

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(17), regarding “the recruitment, credentialing, discipline or formal peer review of physicians or other  health care professionals, or for the discussion of matters protected under the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including 42 C.F.R. Part 3 (73 FR 70732), or the  federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 162, and 164, by a hospital, or other institution providing medical care, that is operated by the public  body, and ” 

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(29), regarding “meetings between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and their equivalents, when the discussion involves internal control weaknesses, identification of  potential fraud risk areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews conducted in accordance with generally accepted  auditing standards of the United States of America.” 

X. Adjourn

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