Bryce McKenzie

The meeting commenced with the call to order and a moment of appreciation for Phil Jones' service to the WHC Board. Key discussions included the CEO report. The consent agenda, which was approved, covered various administrative reports (CNO, HR, CFO, COO, CCO, COSO, CMO), organizational committee minutes, medical staff committee reports, policy and procedure updates including the introduction of a new policy on Insulin Pump & Continuous Glucose Monitoring and the retirement of a policy on Nitrazine / Ferning Test, and updates to formularies and order sets. The Financial and Statistical Report was presented and approved, along with the Finance Committee reports on capital expenditures (Switch Replacement and Mini Sterilizer) and cash investments. Under New Business, the Board deferred action on Board Policy and Board Bylaws until the January meeting, then proceeded to approve agreements for Harmony Health, OBIX, Microsoft, and ARK Data. Initial appointments and reappointment/updates for medical staff privileges were reviewed and approved, as were recently completed FPPEs, and resignations were noted. The Board entered a closed session to discuss strategy in litigation, evaluate professional competency, and later amended the closed session to include a topic on patient care under a specific Iowa Code chapter, before returning to open session to approve the CEO Employment Contract.

The meeting commenced with the call to order by the Chair. The primary agenda item involved a Board Education topic concerning the EMR Implementation Update, where Jenni White presented the status of the EPIC project. Further updates on the project will be provided to the Board as it progresses.

The meeting included board education with a Baird Holmes video on fraud and abuse.

The meeting included discussion and approval of the MSA and scope for the Epic project, with future meetings planned to approve project costs. Data on the leased spaces of Waverly Health Center was presented and discussed. There was no closed session.

The meeting included a presentation and discussion on WHC Emergency Services and IT Training Document.