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Employer
Advisory Council (E.A.C.)
The Crescent
PPO by-laws allow for the formation of an Employer Advisory Council,
made up of a representative from each employer that accesses the
Crescent network of healthcare providers. There are currently around
90 members of the EAC who are invited to a meeting every other month to discuss items of importance to regional employers and
to be updated about Crescent's activities. Four members of the EAC
are nominated to server on Crescent's Board of Delegates to ensure
the employers have a voice in the governance of the company.
The
monthly meetings usually include a 30-40
minute educational presentation on a subject of interest to human resources and benefits management professionals.
The
meetings are sponsored and hosted by Crescent PPO, but are conducted
by employer representatives.
EAC
meetings are usually limited to representatives from member companies,
but some meetings are open to the wider Western North Carolina employer
community. In particular, certain educational sessions are videoconferenced
to locations throughout the region and other employer representatives
are invited to attend.
"Crescent's
Employer Advisory Council or EAC is a unique and important way for
employers who access the Crescent network to have a voice in the
company's direction. In
2005, a third EAC voting member was invited to the Crescent Board
of Delegates, followed by a fourth voting member in June 2006, underlining
the important role played by employer representatives in governance
of the company.
As a past EAC Chairperson, I am proud of my association with the Crescent
team and their enthusiastic support of the employer community. As
we move forward, I believe we are taking valuable steps
in bringing high quality, affordable health care to the citizens
of our region. On behalf of my EAC colleagues, I look forward to
continuing our support of the Crescent vision."
- Janet Millsaps,
Director of Staff Services at Westcare Health Systems and past EAC
Chairperson
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