That i took the time to thank each and every member of the staff of the Health Service system. It has been a consider challenging time in the past with many changes, the people, which i think continues to be challenging. And really, put will bring us great benefits but, the transition was very hard. And we have had some other challenges and i just wanted to say on behalf of the entire board, how much we appreciate the work of the staff in always being focused on what matters the most and that is the service to the members. In particular, i want to thank, lisa for her service, during the time when katherine had to be out, and she did the work, in doing two jobs, again through the contentious, but the very important work that needed to be done and we are so very grateful for the work that you did and grateful for your dedication, to all of our members, and to supporting the board through that time as well. And of course, we need to express, once again our happiness in having katherine ba
Work. Thank you for that. Any other Public Comment . Seeing none, it has been moved and seconded. All in favor . Please say aye . Aye. Any nays i wanted to make an announcement that i have agreed to serve on a california Wide Health Information Exchange that is being formed right now called cal index. This is to be a very exciting opportunity for the state, to take a real step forward, blue cross and blue shield have come together, and recognized the importance of being able to share information, not just between their own members, but between and among allpro vieders within california. With the goals of improving the safety, the quality and the effectiveness, that is provided and also, trying to improve the cost effectiveness of the care that is provided, all while insuring that we maintain the privacy of patient information. I am pleased to have been asked to serve and i look forward to further the goals directors report . Okay. My report is before you, and i wanted to point out, tha
Good afternoon, we are calling the regular meeting for the Health Service board for thursday, august, 14, 2014, welcome. Call to order. Pledge of allegiance. Roll call please . President frasier . Here. Vice president scott . Present. Commissioner breslin, supervisor ferrill is excused, commissionerlan, expected and we have a quorum. Thank you. Next item please, action item, approval with the possible modifications of the minutes set forth below, june 12, 2014. Any modifications or changes . I will entertain a motion. So moved. All right. And any Public Comment . All right. Call the vote . All of those in favor . Aye. And any, opposed . Next item, discussion item, general Public Comment, on matters not appearing on the agenda. We have moved this to the front of the agenda, because we are making members of the comment interested in waiting through the entire agenda, in an effort to make it easier, we have moved it to the front this is nice to be beginning of the session as many commissi
Pledge of allegiance. Roll call please . President frasier . Here. Vice president scott . Present. Commissioner breslin, supervisor ferrill is excused, commissionerlan, expected and we have a quorum. Thank you. Next item please, action item, approval with the possible modifications of the minutes set forth below, june 12, 2014. Any modifications or changes . I will entertain a motion. So moved. All right. And any Public Comment . All right. Call the vote . All of those in favor . Aye. And any, opposed . Next item, discussion item, general Public Comment, on matters not appearing on the agenda. We have moved this to the front of the agenda, because we are making members of the comment interested in waiting through the entire agenda, in an effort to make it easier, we have moved it to the front this is nice to be beginning of the session as many commissions do this, there are many sessions that come up that might give the opportunity for others to speak at the end and so i would ask that