Quality Committees and Meetings Sample Clauses

The 'Quality Committees and Meetings' clause establishes a formal group responsible for overseeing and maintaining quality standards within a project or organization. This clause typically outlines the composition of the committee, the frequency and format of meetings, and the scope of issues to be addressed, such as reviewing performance metrics or resolving quality-related concerns. By setting clear expectations for regular communication and collaborative decision-making, the clause ensures ongoing attention to quality and provides a structured forum for addressing and resolving quality issues as they arise.
Quality Committees and Meetings. A. The Contractor shall have in place an organizational Quality Improvement Committee (QIC) that shall be responsible for all quality activities. The QIC structure shall be chaired by the Contractor’s Medical Director or Quality Improvement Director, be interdisciplinary and include administrative staff assigned to this Contract and Kentucky-based providers of a variety of medical disciplines including behavioral health, health professions and individual(s) with specialized knowledge and experience with Individuals with special health care needs and/or receiving Population Health Management services. The QIC shall analyze and evaluate the results of QM/QI activities, recommend policy decisions, ensure that providers are involved in the QM/QI program, institute needed action to address deficiencies, and ensure that appropriate follow-up occurs. The QIC shall maintain records that document the QIC’s activities, meeting minutes, findings, recommendations, actions, and results. Records shall be available for review upon Department request, during the annual on-site EQRO review, and/or for NCQA accreditation review. The Contractor shall provide the Department’s Chief Medical Officer with ten (10) Days advance notice of all regularly scheduled QIC meetings with an agenda and related meeting materials, as available, to support determination of attendance. B. The Contractor shall establish and maintain an ongoing Quality and Member Access Committee (QMAC) composed of Enrollees, individuals from consumer advocacy groups or the community who represent the interests of the Enrollee population. The Contractor shall also include community-based organizations on the Committee. The Contractor shall implement innovative strategies to encourage Enrollee participation in the Committee. The Contractor may collaborate with other contracted MCOs to conduct joint QMACs, with Department approval, if doing so is found to increase Enrollee participation and input. Enrollees participating in the QMAC shall be consistent with the composition of the Enrollee population, including such factors as aid category, gender, geographic distribution, parents, as well as adult Enrollees and representation of racial and ethnic minority groups. Enrollee participation may be excused by the Department upon a showing by Contractor of good faith efforts to obtain Enrollee participation. The Contractor shall conduct at least quarterly meetings of the QMAC. Responsibilities of the QMAC shall include t...
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Quality Committees and Meetings. The Contractor shall have in place an organizational Quality Improvement Committee (QIC) that shall be responsible for all quality activities. The QIC structure shall be chaired by the Contractor’s Medical Director or Quality Improvement Director, be interdisciplinary and include administrative staff assigned to this Contract and Kentucky-based providers of a variety of medical disciplines including behavioral health, health professions and individual(s) with specialized knowledge and experience with Individuals with special health care needs and/or receiving Population Health Management services. The QIC shall analyze and evaluate the results of QM/QI activities, recommend policy decisions, ensure that providers are involved in the QM/QI program, institute needed action to address deficiencies, and ensure that appropriate follow-up occurs. The QIC shall maintain records that document the QIC’s activities, meeting minutes, findings, recommendations, actions, and results. Records shall be available for review upon Department request, during the annual on-site EQRO review, and/or for NCQA accreditation review. The Contractor shall provide the Department’s Chief Medical Officer with ten (10) Days advance notice of all regularly scheduled QIC meetings with an agenda and related meeting materials, as available, to support determination of attendance.
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  • Professional Meetings Employees should be encouraged to and may, with the approval of the supervisor, attend professional meetings, conferences, and activities. Subject to the availability of funds, the employee's expenses in connection with such meetings, conferences, or activities shall be reimbursed in accordance with the applicable provisions of State law and university rules.

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  • Committees of Directors (i) The Board may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the Directors of the Company. The Board may designate one or more Directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. (ii) In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. (iii) Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board, and subject to, in all cases, Sections 9(j) and 10, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Company. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board when required.

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