ALAMEDA ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH
BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING
January 25, 2007
6:00 p.m.

1240 South Loop Road, Alameda, CA 94502

Present:	Excused:	Unexcused:
Charlie Ridgell Gail Steele Ingrid Lamirault Jane Garcia (Vice-Chair) John Norton, MD Linda Price, MD Marty Lynch Michael Mahoney (Chair) Pamela Gumbs Ray Davis, Jr. MD	Damita Davis-Howard Wright Lassiter	None

1. Call to Order:
Meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m. by the Chair, Michael Mahoney. A quorum of the members was present.

2. Approval of Agenda & Minutes:
Motion: J. Garcia
Second: M. Lynch
Results: The January 25, 2007 agenda (revised to put the Closed Session prior to the Chair's Report) and the November 30, 2006 minutes were approved unanimously.

AGENDA ITEM	SPEAKER	DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTS	ACTION	FOLLOW UP
3. CHAIRS'S REPORT
Report on November 30, 2006 Closed Session 1.BOG Conflict of Interest Memo 2006.doc 2.Conflict of Interest Code 2006.doc	M. Mahoney	Mr. Mahoney presented the Chair's Report on the Thursday, November 30, 2006 Closed Session: Dr. Art Chen provided an overview of the recommendations of the Peer Review and Credentialing Committee (PRCC) from the November 21, 2006 PRCC meeting. The Board unanimously approved PRCC's recommendations for Initial Credentialing and Recredentialing. During the last quarter of 2006, a committee (M. Mahoney and J. Garcia) was appointed and met to review Ingrid Lamirault's FY05-06 performance and 06-07 performance goals. Ingrid's past performance was excellent. The Board agreed that it wants Ingrid to focus on performance goals for the current fiscal year, as outlined in the handout, "CEO Performance Goals Fiscal Year 06-07. Vote to approve the Amendment to the Alliance's Conflict of Interest Code: This amendment to the Conflict of Interest Code updates the list of designated positions required to submit the Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests. Each Board member received a folder containing all of the documents needed to complete and submit their annual Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests. The deadline for submitting these to the Alliance is February 15.	Motion: C. Ridgell Second: G. Steele Result: The motion to accept the Amendment to the Alliance's Conflict of Interest Code was approved unanimously.	Board members: Submit Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests to Board Liaison by February 15, 2007.
4. CEO'S REPORT
3.CEO's Report 01.25.07.doc	I. Lamirault	Ms. Lamirault provided and update on the Medicare application, which is due to CMS on March 12, 2007 for services to begin in January 2008. The provider network is almost in place and the response from hospitals and the Alliance's existing PCP network has been good. Some specialists are still needed.	None	Alliance staff: Provide report on plans for utilization and quality management of the Medicare population, including vendors who might provide these services. (Requested at November meeting)
5. CFO'S REPORT
Financial Report: Month & Year to Date Ended November 30, 2006 Financial Report: Month & Year to Date Ended December 30, 2006	J. Garcia & J. Volkober	Jane Garcia, Chair of the Finance Committee, and John Volkober, CFO, presented the attached Financial Reports for the Month & Year-to-Date Ended November 30, 2006 and December 30, 2006: Financial Results Narrative Income Statement Reports Administrative Expense Detail Report Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statements TNE Calculations	Motion: J. Garcia Second: R. Davis, MD Result: The motion to approve the Financial Reports for the Month & Year-to-Date Ended November 30, 2006 and December 30, 2006 was approved unanimously.	None
6. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT
6.Formulary Updates.doc	A. Chen, MD	Dr. Chen presented the revised Alliance Formulary, which was reviewed and recommended by the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, for approval by the Board. Dr. Chen presented a summary of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Report from August-October 2006. The results were good for a 10-year-old plan. The overall rating as a health plan was very high, but the sample size was small. Supervisor Steele asked how mental health services are provided. Ms. Lamirault said that Alliance staff can present a report on mental health care services at the March 2007 meeting.	Motion: G. Steele Second: R. Davis, MD Result: The motion to accept changes to the Alliance Formulary was approved unanimously.	Alliance staff: present a report on mental health care services at the March 2007 meeting.
7. OTHER BUSINESS
None	None	None	None	None
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None	None	None	None	None

9. Set Next Meeting Date The next meeting date was set for Thursday, February 22, 2007.

10. Adjournment Motion: J. Garcia
Second: M. Lynch
The motion to adjourn the meeting was approved at 7:05 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted By
Ingrid Lamirault, Secretary/Treasurer of the Board and CEO