July
2005
Status Report
- Appointment of Competition Committee and
combined with State Models Committee:
- Members
v
William Brewbaker - Chair
v
Jim Brown
v
Mike O’Malley
v
Danne Howard
v
Brad Jones
v
Ben Main
v
Mike Morrisey
v
Frazier Sherrill
v
George Clay
v
Congressman Jo Bonner
v
William Coleman
v
Paul Hubbert
v
Porter Banister
v
Dr. Marsha Raulerson
v
Holley Midgley
v
Ian Child
- Charges
v
Investigate value of competition on institutions
providers
on quality, cost and access to health care. RECOMMEND ACTIONS
v
Investigate processes that impact on completion: e.g.
CON Process RECOMMEND ACTIONS
2.
Actions of Committees that have met in June – July
o
Unintentional injuries
§
Rededicated to passing legislation on child restraints
and car phone use
·
Plan to create a grass roots mechanism to educate
legislators about value.
§
Plan to develop a proposal for a North Alabama Trauma
System that would be integrated into Birmingham system.
§
Awaiting presentation of EPI marketing plan.
o
Pharmacy Committee
§
Supporting and Preparing legislation that would allow
international graduates of pharmacy schools into Alabama to meet
workforce needs
§
Plan under development, with committed financial
support to bring a cost saving pharmaceutical system to ERC’s University
Consortium. (Program under auspice of Auburn School of Pharmacy.)
o
Uninsured Committee
§
Will assume ERC oversight responsibility for Child
Caring Program.
§
Will work closely with Medicaid to assure adequate
funding. There will be challenges in 2006 budget.
o
Hospital Committee
§
Developing plan to enhance State Health Plan to improve
scientific base.
§
Preparing a proposal to obtain data for consumers on
health care costs by providers and Hospitals
o
Physicians Committee
§
Meeting scheduled in August with representative of
Osteopathic medical student program in Alabama.
o
Workforce Committee
§
Letters being distributed to health care organizations
to obtain information concerning workforce needs in the near future and
possible actions. These responses will be sent to appropriate health
care Deans for their comments and enhancements
o
State Models
§
Assisted in developed of pharmacy legislation.
§
Provided background information for Competition
Committee.
o
University Consortium
§
Core program being developed that would allow for cross
University comparisons.
§
Searching for resources to support efforts
§
Staff visits to:
·
Auburn
·
University of Alabama
·
University of Kentucky
·
Emory
·
Vanderbilt
3.
Commission Meetings
o
June 20th – Executive Committee
§
Reviewed agenda for first meeting of Commission
o
June 20th Commission Meeting
§
Elected
·
Chair
·
Executive Committee
·
Committee Chairs
§
Reports from Committee Chairs
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Reports on special projects
·
EPI
·
Golf pilot program at UAH
·
Consortium
