Ohio Healthcare Coverage and Quality Council sets first meeting

The newly formed Ohio Healthcare Coverage and Quality Council is scheduled to hold its first meeting at 1 p.m. tomorrow, July 15, on the 31st floor of the Riffe Center in Columbus.

The Council was created by Executive Order of Gov. Ted Strickland in March.

“The Council builds on Ohio’s participation in the State Coverage Initiative (SCI), the SCI report issued in July 2008, the State Quality Improvement Institute, and the Ohio Health Quality Improvement Plan,” according to the state’s healthcare reform Web site.  “The Council will continue to bring public and private health care leaders together, with state legislators, to implement strategies to improve the quality and efficiency of the health care system.”

A list of the Council’s 33 members also has been posted. In addition to the list, Health Policy Institute of Ohio President William Hayes also will be a member of the Council.