I. Call to Order and Record of Attendance II. Approval of the Minutes of Previous Meeting Regular Board Meeting - April 30,2015
Announcements/Special Presentations A. Special Report from Dr. PaulE. Klotman, President and CEO, Baylor College of Medicine, and Dr. Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, President and CEO, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. B. Special Recognition - Mr. George Masi, President and CEO, will recognize Ms. Anne Berlie McCowan and Ms. Carolyn A. Jones Bell for their years of service -with Harris Health System. C. Special Recognition - Mr. George Masi, President and CEO, will recognize Harris Health's re-accreditation as a CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ employer for 2015 by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer.
Consideration of Approval of Recommendations and Acceptance of Consent Agenda Items [Consent agenda items may be pulledfrom this consideration for individual action or presentation.] A. Items Related to Purchasing A(l). Consideration of Purchasing Recommendations Requiring Board Approval A(2). Transmittal of Competitive Awards [For Informational Purposes Only] B. Recommended Committee Approvals Elvin Franklin, Jr. 1. Consideration of Approval of the Utilization Review Plan FY2015-2016 - Dr. Parkishet Babber 2. Consideration of Approval of the Medical Staff Bylaws — Dr. Maya Suresh 3. Consideration of Approval to Change the Name of the Performance Improvement Plan / Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement Plan to "Quality Manual" — Dr. Fred Sutton 4. Consideration of Approval to Enter into a New 5-Year Lease Agreement with the Harris County Hospital District Foundation for Spaces Located at 1504 Taub Loop and 5656 Kelley Street, Houston, Texas for the Ben Taub General Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital Gift Shops - Mr. David Attard 5. Consideration of Approval for the Transfer of Funds to the Harris County Engineering Department to Provide Architectural, Engineering, Construction Management and Other Services Required for the Ben Taub General Hospital Operating Room Expansion Project - Mr. David Attard 6. Consideration of Approval for the Transfer of Funds to the Harris County Engineering Department to Provide Architectural, Engineering, Construction Management and Other Services Required for the Ben Taub General Hospital Thermal Energy Corporation (TECO) Project-Mr. David Attard 7. Consideration of Approval of an Affilia tion Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Alvin Community College (Associate Degree in Applied Science in Neurodiagnostic Technology Program) — Ms. Diane Point 8. Consideration of Approval of an Affiliation Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Alvin Community College (Advanced Certificate in Neurodiagnostic Technology Program) —Ms. Diane Poirot 9. Consideration of Approval of an Affiliation Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Houston Community College District (Medical Assistant Certificate Program) — Ms. Diane Poirot 10. Consideration of Approval of an Affiliation Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Lone Star College System - Montgomery (Vocational Nursing Certificate Program) -Ms. Diane Poirot 11. Consideration of Approval of an Affiliation Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System, the University of North Texas Health Science Center and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Master of Physician Assistant Studies [MPAS] Program) - Ms. Diane Poirot 12. Consideration of Approval to Ratify a Salary Reimbursement Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Dr. Ericka Brown 13. Consideration of Approval to Amend the Salary Reimbursement Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to Provide an Evidence-Based Childhood Obesity Program "We Can" for Students Linking into Harris Health School-Based Clinics - Dr. Ericka Brown 14. Consideration of Approval for a Memorandum of Understanding Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Missionary Village Apartments ("Missionary Village") to Plant a Community Garden for Use By Their Residents Per the Healthy Village - Healthy Families Grant from August 1, 2014 to July 31, 2015 - Dr. Ericka Brown 15. Consideration of Approval for a Memorandum of Understanding Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Children and Neighbors Defeat Obesity, Inc. ("CAN . DO Houston") to Implement the Healthy Lifestyle and Health in . Action Programs for the Healthy Village - Healthy Families Grant from August 1, 2014 to July 31, 2015 - Dr. Ericka Brown 16. Consideration of Approval of an Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Pasadena Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), to Provide Primary Care Services for Patients in an Amount Not to Exceed $138,000 from the Effective Date of the Agreement Through September 30, 2015 — Dr. Ericka Brown 17. Consideration of Approval to Accept a Grant from the Harris County Hospital District Foundation Awarded to Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System for an In-Kind Contribution Valued at $44,000 for New Signage at Ben Taub General Hospital - Ms. Ruth Ransom 18. Consideration of Approval to Accept a Grant of $12,477.27 from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Research and Education Foundation Awarded to Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System by the Harris. County Hospital District Foundation for the "Multi-Dose Medication Dispensing at Discharge: Effects on Compliance, Readmissions, and Costs in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease" Study — Ms. Ruth Ransom 19. Consideration of Approval to Accept a Grant of $4,974 from the Harris County Hospital District Foundation Awarded to Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System for the Integration Program / Quentin Mease Community Hospital (QM) Therapeutic Activity Room — Ms. Ruth Ransom 20. Consideration of Approval of Revised Harris Health System Policy No. 3.06, Delegation of the Duties of the President and Chief Executive Officer — Ms. Robbie Bookman 21. Consideration of Approval of the Harris County Auditor's Harris Health System Radiology Charge Capture Auditor's Report — Ms. Barbara Schott and Mr. Bobby Cato
Board Action Items Elvin Franklin, Jr. [All non-routine items that require discussion are presented in this section. Presentation and discussion should not exceed 5-7 minutes.] The following are non-routine Board action items that are presented directly to the Board: A. Miscellaneous Action Items 1. Consideration of Approval to Accept an Additional Grant of $206,364 (For a Total Amount of $675,466) from the Department of State Health Services Awarded to Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System for Breast and Cervical Cancer Services (BCCS) for FY2014 - 2015 — Ms. "Loretta Hanser 2. Review and Discussion of the Staffing Advisory Committee's Semi-Annual Evaluation of the Nurse Staffing Plan and Aggregate Staffing Variance — Dr. Maureen Padilla B. Action Item Related to the Performance Improvement & Patient Safety Committee 1. Consideration of Approval of the 2015 Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement Plan / Quality Manual [Board Deliverable] — Dr. Fred Sutton 2. Review and Discussion of the 2015 Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Accreditation Survey Results - Dr. Fred Sutton
Strategic Discussion Issues [All Harris Health System non-routine strategic discussion issues are placed in this section.] • A. Harris Health System Strategic Infrastructure Considerations George Masi B. Harris Health System Legislative Initiatives R. King Hillier 1. Update, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Policy Issues Affecting Harris Health System Activities in Austin Relating to Legislative/Regulatory Issues ' Impacting Harris Health System, the 84* Legislative Session, and the Harris Health System Legislative Platform. 2. Update, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Pending Federal Legislative and Policy Issues Affecting Harris Health System.
A. Committee Reports 1. Joint Conference Committee Anne Clutterbuck a. Consideration of Acceptance of the Medical Executive Board Report for May 2015 - Dr. Maya Suresh b. Consideration of Approval Regarding the Credentialing Changes for Members of the Harris Health System Medical Staff (May 2015) - Dr. Maya Suresh
Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Committee a. Review and Discussion Regarding Harris Health System Quality Executive Summary and Scorecard — Dr. Fred Sutton
Budget and Finance Committee a. Consideration of Acceptance of the Harris Health System April 2015 Financial Report Subject to Audit - Mr. MichaelNorby b. Presentation of the April 2015 Financial Statements of Community Health Choice, Inc. — Mr. Kenneth Janda c. Presentation of the Update on Community Health Choice, Inc.'s Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment - Mr. Kenneth ]anda
DX. Executive Session A. Report by Senior Vice President of Corporate Compliance Regarding Compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, HTPAA and Other Federal and State Health Care Program Requirements and a Status of Fraud and Abuse Investigations, Pursuant to Section 161.032 of the Texas Health & Safety Code, and Possible Action Upon Return to Open Session — Mr. Teny Reeves B. Report by the Chief Medical Officer Regarding Quality of Medical and Health Care, Pursuant to Texas Health & Safety Code Ann. §161.032 and Texas Occupations Code Ann. §160.007 to Receive Peer Review and/or Medical Committee Report in Connection with the Evaluation of the Quality of Medical and Health Care Services, and Possible Action Upon Return to Open Session — Dr. Fred Sutton C. Consultation with the County Attorney Regarding Cause No. 2014-30105; Uriel Gome^ a/kf a Uriel Gome% Lo^ano v. Ben Taub General Hospital a/k/a • Harris Health System; In the 125th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §551.071, and Possible Action Regarding this Matter Upon Return to Open Session - Ms. Mercedes Teal D. Consultation with the County Attorney Regarding a Worker's Compensation Subrogation Claim Filed by The University of Texas System, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §551.071, and Possible Action Regarding this Matter Upon Return to Open Session - Ms. Mercedes Teal E. Consultation with the County Attorney Regarding Harris County Hospital District v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Texas before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §551.071, and Possible Action Regarding this Matter Upon Return to Open Session — Ms. Mercedes Leal F. Consultation with the County Attorney Regarding a Release and Settlement Agreement with Texas Children's Hospital for Health Care Services, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §551.071, and Possible Action Regarding this Matter Upon Return to Open Session — Ms. Mercedes heal X. Reconvene XI. Adjournment
I. Call to Order and Record of Attendance II. Approval of the Minutes of Previous Meeting Regular Board Meeting - April 30,2015
Announcements/Special Presentations A. Special Report from Dr. PaulE. Klotman, President and CEO, Baylor College of Medicine, and Dr. Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, President and CEO, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. B. Special Recognition - Mr. George Masi, President and CEO, will recognize Ms. Anne Berlie McCowan and Ms. Carolyn A. Jones Bell for their years of service -with Harris Health System. C. Special Recognition - Mr. George Masi, President and CEO, will recognize Harris Health's re-accreditation as a CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ employer for 2015 by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer.
Consideration of Approval of Recommendations and Acceptance of Consent Agenda Items [Consent agenda items may be pulledfrom this consideration for individual action or presentation.] A. Items Related to Purchasing A(l). Consideration of Purchasing Recommendations Requiring Board Approval A(2). Transmittal of Competitive Awards [For Informational Purposes Only] B. Recommended Committee Approvals Elvin Franklin, Jr. 1. Consideration of Approval of the Utilization Review Plan FY2015-2016 - Dr. Parkishet Babber 2. Consideration of Approval of the Medical Staff Bylaws — Dr. Maya Suresh 3. Consideration of Approval to Change the Name of the Performance Improvement Plan / Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement Plan to "Quality Manual" — Dr. Fred Sutton 4. Consideration of Approval to Enter into a New 5-Year Lease Agreement with the Harris County Hospital District Foundation for Spaces Located at 1504 Taub Loop and 5656 Kelley Street, Houston, Texas for the Ben Taub General Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital Gift Shops - Mr. David Attard 5. Consideration of Approval for the Transfer of Funds to the Harris County Engineering Department to Provide Architectural, Engineering, Construction Management and Other Services Required for the Ben Taub General Hospital Operating Room Expansion Project - Mr. David Attard 6. Consideration of Approval for the Transfer of Funds to the Harris County Engineering Department to Provide Architectural, Engineering, Construction Management and Other Services Required for the Ben Taub General Hospital Thermal Energy Corporation (TECO) Project-Mr. David Attard 7. Consideration of Approval of an Affilia tion Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Alvin Community College (Associate Degree in Applied Science in Neurodiagnostic Technology Program) — Ms. Diane Point 8. Consideration of Approval of an Affiliation Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Alvin Community College (Advanced Certificate in Neurodiagnostic Technology Program) —Ms. Diane Poirot 9. Consideration of Approval of an Affiliation Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Houston Community College District (Medical Assistant Certificate Program) — Ms. Diane Poirot 10. Consideration of Approval of an Affiliation Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Lone Star College System - Montgomery (Vocational Nursing Certificate Program) -Ms. Diane Poirot 11. Consideration of Approval of an Affiliation Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System, the University of North Texas Health Science Center and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Master of Physician Assistant Studies [MPAS] Program) - Ms. Diane Poirot 12. Consideration of Approval to Ratify a Salary Reimbursement Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Dr. Ericka Brown 13. Consideration of Approval to Amend the Salary Reimbursement Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to Provide an Evidence-Based Childhood Obesity Program "We Can" for Students Linking into Harris Health School-Based Clinics - Dr. Ericka Brown 14. Consideration of Approval for a Memorandum of Understanding Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Missionary Village Apartments ("Missionary Village") to Plant a Community Garden for Use By Their Residents Per the Healthy Village - Healthy Families Grant from August 1, 2014 to July 31, 2015 - Dr. Ericka Brown 15. Consideration of Approval for a Memorandum of Understanding Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Children and Neighbors Defeat Obesity, Inc. ("CAN . DO Houston") to Implement the Healthy Lifestyle and Health in . Action Programs for the Healthy Village - Healthy Families Grant from August 1, 2014 to July 31, 2015 - Dr. Ericka Brown 16. Consideration of Approval of an Agreement Between Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System and Pasadena Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), to Provide Primary Care Services for Patients in an Amount Not to Exceed $138,000 from the Effective Date of the Agreement Through September 30, 2015 — Dr. Ericka Brown 17. Consideration of Approval to Accept a Grant from the Harris County Hospital District Foundation Awarded to Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System for an In-Kind Contribution Valued at $44,000 for New Signage at Ben Taub General Hospital - Ms. Ruth Ransom 18. Consideration of Approval to Accept a Grant of $12,477.27 from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Research and Education Foundation Awarded to Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System by the Harris. County Hospital District Foundation for the "Multi-Dose Medication Dispensing at Discharge: Effects on Compliance, Readmissions, and Costs in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease" Study — Ms. Ruth Ransom 19. Consideration of Approval to Accept a Grant of $4,974 from the Harris County Hospital District Foundation Awarded to Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System for the Integration Program / Quentin Mease Community Hospital (QM) Therapeutic Activity Room — Ms. Ruth Ransom 20. Consideration of Approval of Revised Harris Health System Policy No. 3.06, Delegation of the Duties of the President and Chief Executive Officer — Ms. Robbie Bookman 21. Consideration of Approval of the Harris County Auditor's Harris Health System Radiology Charge Capture Auditor's Report — Ms. Barbara Schott and Mr. Bobby Cato
Board Action Items Elvin Franklin, Jr. [All non-routine items that require discussion are presented in this section. Presentation and discussion should not exceed 5-7 minutes.] The following are non-routine Board action items that are presented directly to the Board: A. Miscellaneous Action Items 1. Consideration of Approval to Accept an Additional Grant of $206,364 (For a Total Amount of $675,466) from the Department of State Health Services Awarded to Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System for Breast and Cervical Cancer Services (BCCS) for FY2014 - 2015 — Ms. "Loretta Hanser 2. Review and Discussion of the Staffing Advisory Committee's Semi-Annual Evaluation of the Nurse Staffing Plan and Aggregate Staffing Variance — Dr. Maureen Padilla B. Action Item Related to the Performance Improvement & Patient Safety Committee 1. Consideration of Approval of the 2015 Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement Plan / Quality Manual [Board Deliverable] — Dr. Fred Sutton 2. Review and Discussion of the 2015 Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Accreditation Survey Results - Dr. Fred Sutton
Strategic Discussion Issues [All Harris Health System non-routine strategic discussion issues are placed in this section.] • A. Harris Health System Strategic Infrastructure Considerations George Masi B. Harris Health System Legislative Initiatives R. King Hillier 1. Update, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Policy Issues Affecting Harris Health System Activities in Austin Relating to Legislative/Regulatory Issues ' Impacting Harris Health System, the 84* Legislative Session, and the Harris Health System Legislative Platform. 2. Update, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Pending Federal Legislative and Policy Issues Affecting Harris Health System.
A. Committee Reports 1. Joint Conference Committee Anne Clutterbuck a. Consideration of Acceptance of the Medical Executive Board Report for May 2015 - Dr. Maya Suresh b. Consideration of Approval Regarding the Credentialing Changes for Members of the Harris Health System Medical Staff (May 2015) - Dr. Maya Suresh
Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Committee a. Review and Discussion Regarding Harris Health System Quality Executive Summary and Scorecard — Dr. Fred Sutton
Budget and Finance Committee a. Consideration of Acceptance of the Harris Health System April 2015 Financial Report Subject to Audit - Mr. MichaelNorby b. Presentation of the April 2015 Financial Statements of Community Health Choice, Inc. — Mr. Kenneth Janda c. Presentation of the Update on Community Health Choice, Inc.'s Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment - Mr. Kenneth ]anda
DX. Executive Session A. Report by Senior Vice President of Corporate Compliance Regarding Compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, HTPAA and Other Federal and State Health Care Program Requirements and a Status of Fraud and Abuse Investigations, Pursuant to Section 161.032 of the Texas Health & Safety Code, and Possible Action Upon Return to Open Session — Mr. Teny Reeves B. Report by the Chief Medical Officer Regarding Quality of Medical and Health Care, Pursuant to Texas Health & Safety Code Ann. §161.032 and Texas Occupations Code Ann. §160.007 to Receive Peer Review and/or Medical Committee Report in Connection with the Evaluation of the Quality of Medical and Health Care Services, and Possible Action Upon Return to Open Session — Dr. Fred Sutton C. Consultation with the County Attorney Regarding Cause No. 2014-30105; Uriel Gome^ a/kf a Uriel Gome% Lo^ano v. Ben Taub General Hospital a/k/a • Harris Health System; In the 125th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §551.071, and Possible Action Regarding this Matter Upon Return to Open Session - Ms. Mercedes Teal D. Consultation with the County Attorney Regarding a Worker's Compensation Subrogation Claim Filed by The University of Texas System, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §551.071, and Possible Action Regarding this Matter Upon Return to Open Session - Ms. Mercedes Teal E. Consultation with the County Attorney Regarding Harris County Hospital District v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Texas before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §551.071, and Possible Action Regarding this Matter Upon Return to Open Session — Ms. Mercedes Leal F. Consultation with the County Attorney Regarding a Release and Settlement Agreement with Texas Children's Hospital for Health Care Services, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §551.071, and Possible Action Regarding this Matter Upon Return to Open Session — Ms. Mercedes heal X. Reconvene XI. Adjournment