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I. CORPORATE STRUCTURE, PURPOSE, GOVERNANCE HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(4) AND IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS (HEALTHPARTNERS), AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF HEALTH FINANCING, CARE DELIVERY, AND SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDING HEALTH PLAN SERVICES TO OVER 1,165,000 MEMBERS AND DELIVERING CARE TO OVER 4,500,000 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS, PRIMARILY IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. HEALTHPARTNERS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE THROUGH A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON THE TRIPLE AIM - PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, AND IMPROVING AFFORDABILITY - ALL AT THE SAME TIME. HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ENTITIES - INCLUDING FIVE HOSPITALS AND THEIR RELATED FOUNDATIONS, TWO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS, FOUR NON-PROFIT PHYSICIAN GROUPS, HOME CARE, TRANSITIONAL CARE, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, A THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR THAT SERVES SELF INSURED EMPLOYERS, AND MANY MORE. A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS, FOR WHICH HPI IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION AND THE REPORTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EACH OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, CAN BE FOUND ON SCHEDULE R WITHIN THIS 990 RETURN. ON JANUARY 1, 2013, PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES (PNHS), AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES JOINED THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS. PNHS PROVIDES CARE AND SUPPORT TO MINNEAPOLIS AND WEST METRO COMMUNITIES THROUGH AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LICENSED FOR 426 BEDS, 593 FULL-TIME-EQUIVALENT PHYSICIANS PRACTICING 45 SPECIALTIES AT 20 PRIMARY CARE CLINICS, 2 AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS, 11 RETAIL PHARMACIES AND 8 HEALTHCARE PRODUCT RETAIL STORES. AS A RESULT OF THE COMBINATION OF HEALTHPARTNERS AND PNHS, A NEW LOGO WAS ESTABLISHED AS A VISUAL SYMBOL OF THIS RELATIONSHIP. HPI HAS AN OUTSTANDING TRADITION OF CONSUMER GOVERNANCE. THE HPI BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS MADE UP OF 21 INDIVIDUALS. THIS INCLUDES 13 DIRECTORS ELECTED BY AND FROM HPI'S MEMBERSHIP AND MEMBERS COVERED BY EMPLOYERS COVERED BY HEALTHPARTNERS THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR, 3 DIRECTORS ELECTED BY AND FROM GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC'S. (GHI) MEMBERS, AND 5 DIRECTORS EMPLOYED WITHIN THE HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATION, ARE ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS HIGH LEVEL OF CONSUMER REPRESENTATION ENSURES THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUALLY PURSUES ITS MISSION OF SERVICE TO MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS OPERATES A PATIENT COUNCIL THAT GIVES MEMBERS AND PATIENTS A FORUM TO PROVIDE INPUT TO IMPROVE HEALTHPARTNERS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE PATIENT COUNCIL IS MADE UP OF 15 HEALTH PLAN MEMBERS, WHO MEET TEN TIMES ANNUALLY AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE TOPICS. THIS FEEDBACK IS INCORPORATED IN THE DESIGN AND PLANNING OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. II. MEMBERSHIP, PRODUCTS AND PROVIDER NETWORK MEMBERSHIP HPI MEMBERS RECEIVE A FULL RANGE OF PREPAID HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL CARE IN HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIAN OFFICES, IMAGING AND LABORATORY SERVICES, VARIOUS THERAPIES, PREVENTIVE SERVICES, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. HPI PROVIDES THESE SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS AND PATIENTS THROUGH A BROAD NETWORK OF PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS. THIS NETWORK INCLUDES CLINICS STAFFED BY GHI AND PARK NICOLLET CLINIC (PNC) EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS AND FIVE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITALS: REGIONS HOSPITAL, A LEVEL I ADULT AND PEDIATRIC CENTER IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA; WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN; HUDSON HOSPITAL, A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN HUDSON, WISCONSIN; LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL, A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN STILLWATER, MINNESOTA; AND PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL, A LEADER IN CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR AND MATERNITY CARE IN ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS' MEMBERS RECEIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH HEALTHPARTNERS' EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF OWNED AND CONTRACTED MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROVIDERS, INCLUDING OVER 81 MULTI-SPECIALTY CLINICS OWNED AND OPERATED BY GHI, KNOWN AS THE HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP (HPMG), THE PNC CLINICS, THE STILLWATER MEDICAL GROUP CLINICS AND PHYSICIANS NECK AND BACK CLINICS. HPI, GHI AND HEALTHPARTNERS INSURANCE COMPANY (HPIC) PROVIDE COMMERCIAL GROUP, COMMERCIAL INDIVIDUAL, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PRODUCTS TO THEIR MEMBERS. IN 2013, THESE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE, PREPAID HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO 855,558 FULLY INSURED MEMBERS, ENCOMPASSING BOTH MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRODUCTS. THESE MEMBERS FIT WITHIN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: 312,422 FULLY INSURED COMMERCIAL GROUP MEDICAL MEMBERS; 29,315 FULLY INSURED INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS; 47,950 MEDICARE (INCLUDES COST, SUPPLEMENT/SELECT, AND MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN, BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL) MEMBERS; 83,725 PREPAID STATE HEALTHCARE PROGRAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING HMO PRODUCTS FOR MEDICARE/MEDICAID DUAL ELIGIBLE, LOW-INCOME PREGNANT WOMEN, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, AND LOW-INCOME ADULTS; AND 382,146 DENTAL MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, THROUGH HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS, INC. (HPAI), TO 487,796 SELF INSURED COMMERCIAL MEMBERS. HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL GROUP (HPDG) HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL GROUP (HPDG), A OPERATING DIVISION OF GHI, IS A GROUP PRACTICE OF MORE THAN 60 DENTISTS. HPDG DENTAL CLINICS OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALIZED, INNOVATIVE SERVICES FROM BASIC PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY TO HIGHLY SPECIALIZED CARE INCLUDING SPECIALISTS IN ORTHODONTICS, ORAL SURGERY, PERIODONTICS, PROSTHODONTICS AND PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY. HPDG DENTISTS PRACTICE IN 16 DENTAL CLINICS OWNED AND OPERATED BY GHI. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN INNOVATIVE DENTISTRY. TODAY WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO FINDING THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR PATIENTS' DENTAL HEALTH. HPDG IS ONE OF FEW DENTAL PRACTICES THAT CONDUCT A RISK ASSESSMENT FOR PATIENTS, WHICH ALLOW US TO CREATE AN INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAM OF TRUE PREVENTIVE DENTAL CARE BASED ON PATIENT NEEDS AND DESIRES. THE DIVERSITY OF THE PATIENTS WE SERVE ENCOURAGED HEALTHPARTNERS TO OPEN A DENTAL CLINIC IN THE HEART OF ST. PAUL IN 2005. THE HEALTHPARTNERS MIDWAY DENTAL CLINIC FOCUSES ON SERVING NEW AMERICANS AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS ENROLLING INTO MINNESOTA PUBLIC PROGRAMS. WELL-AT-WORK HEALTHPARTNERS OPERATES THREE EMPLOYER-BASED WELL-AT-WORK CLINICS, A OPERATING DIVISION OF GHI, THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA. THESE CLINICS PARTNER WITH EMPLOYERS AND OFFER ON-SITE CARE SERVICES THAT RANGE FROM WELLNESS COACHING, EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR ACUTE CONDITIONS SUCH AS COLDS, FLU, GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISORDERS, HEADACHE, AS WELL AS PRIMARY CARE SERVICES SUCH AS SCREENINGS, VACCINES AND MANAGEMENT OF SIMPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS. THE WELL-AT-WORK CLINICS ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND HEALTH GOALS OF EACH EMPLOYER. III. BENEFITS TO MEMBERS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO BE THE BEST AND MOST TRUSTED PROVIDER OF HEALTH CARE, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH CARE FINANCING AND HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNITED STATES. HEALTHPARTNERS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. TRIPLE AIM HEALTHPARTNERS IS WORKING TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY DELIVERING OUTSTANDING CARE AND SERVICE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT'S "TRIPLE AIM" INITIATIVE. HEALTHPARTNERS IS ONE OF 12 ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT'S TRIPLE AIM PROJECT, AN INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP MODELS OF CARE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY OPTIMIZE THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, THE EXPERIENCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AND REDUCE PER CAPITA HEALTH CARE COSTS. THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI) SELECTED HEALTHPARTNERS IN 2007 FOR THIS MULTI-YEAR PROJECT BASED ON CURRENT INITIATIVES HEALTHPARTNERS HAD IN PLACE THAT SUPPORT THE TRIPLE AIM. BEING PART OF AN INTEGRATED ORGANIZATION ALLOWS ENTITIES TO ADOPT AND SHARE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS BEST PRACTICES AND PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS ACROSS THE SYSTEM. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE TRIPLE AIM AS WE WORK TOWARDS EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE. |
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HEALTHPARTNERS IS DRIVING CHANGE THAT HELPS OUR MEMBERS LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES AND LOWERS COSTS. THROUGH OUR UNIQUE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND INNOVATIVE PAYMENT APPROACHES WHICH INCENT AND REWARD QUALITY, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE BETTER VALUE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. WE COLLABORATE WITH OTHER PLANS, CARE PROVIDERS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO INCREASE ACCESS, CREATE AND DISSEMINATE QUALITY MEASURES AND INITIATIVES, PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY AND COLLABORATE ON SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. BY PARTNERING WITH PROVIDERS, MEMBERS, PURCHASERS, AND THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE LEVERAGING OUR PLAN CAPABILITIES TO DEVELOP INITIATIVES, WHICH IMPROVE HEALTH, MEMBER EXPERIENCE AND AFFORDABILITY. COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES IN 2013 INCLUDED: A. STATE/PUBLIC PROGRAMS & INCENTIVES HPI PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL STATE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: PRE-PAID MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PLAN (PMAP), A STATE AND FEDERALLY-FUNDED PLAN FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (58,487 MEMBERS); MINNESOTACARE, A STATE-FUNDED PLAN FOR RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE (20,662 MEMBERS); MINNESOTA SENIOR CARE PLUS (MSC+), A STATE AND FEDERALLY-FUNDED PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALS OVER AGE 65 (1,444 MEMBERS); AND MINNESOTA SENIOR HEALTH OPTIONS (MSHO), A STATE AND FEDERALLY-FUNDED PLAN THAT PROVIDES COORDINATED MEDICAL AND DRUG BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS OVER AGE 65 (3,132 MEMBERS). HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO BE ACTIVE IN 2013 WITH THE STRATIS HEALTH COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE WHICH GIVES MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK TO MINNESOTA HEALTH PLANS, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND STATE LEGISLATORS ABOUT HEALTH CARE CONCERNS. THE HEALTHPARTNERS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS STATE PUBLIC PROGRAM MEMBERS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT PLAN RESOURCES AND BENEFITS TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES, NURSING HOMES, HEALTH AND HOUSING ADVOCATES, FINANCIAL WORKERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE MINNESOTA SOCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE AND EXPO AND THE NORTH SUBURBAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOURCE FAIR. HEALTHPARTNERS PROMOTES PREVENTIVE SERVICES THROUGH INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTED A TOTAL OF $51,525 FOR THESE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS IN 2013. - THE WELL CHILD INCENTIVE PROGRAM. THE WELL CHILD INCENTIVE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED AS AN OUTREACH PROGRAM AIMED AT CHILDREN ENROLLED IN HEALTHPARTNERS CARE (HPCARE). WELL CHILD ENCOURAGES HPCARE CHILDREN TO RECEIVE PREVENTIVE CARE. THE PROGRAM REACHES OUT TO ADOLESCENTS ENROLLED IN HPCARE BY SENDING BIRTHDAY REMINDERS TO SCHEDULE A CHECKUP EXAM. IF THE PROVIDER COMPLETES THE EXAM AND SIGNS THE REMINDER POSTCARD, THE CHILD RECEIVES A $25 TARGET GIFT CARD. THE 2 YEAR IMMUNIZATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO INCENT FAMILIES TO HAVE ALL OF THEIR CHILD'S IMMUNIZATIONS UP TO DATE BY AGE 2. A $25 GIFT CARD IS SENT TO THE FAMILY WHEN THE IMMUNIZATIONS ARE COMPLETE. - THE BLOOD LEAD INCENTIVE PROGRAM. THE BLOOD LEAD INCENTIVE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND BLOOD LEAD TESTING TO FAMILIES WITH BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN ENROLLED IN HPCARE. THE BLOOD LEAD INCENTIVE PROGRAM PROVIDES A $25 TARGET GIFT CARD TO HPCARE FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE A BLOOD LEAD TEST. HEALTHPARTNERS DISTRIBUTED INCENTIVE GIFT CARDS TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO RECEIVE BLOOD LEAD TESTS. HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN EFFORTS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AROUND BLOOD LEAD TESTING AND CHILD AND TEEN CHECKUPS INITIATIVES THROUGH MINNESOTA. AS A COLLABORATIVE WITH THE HEALTH PLANS AND COUNTY CHILD & TEEN CHECKUPS STAFF, 38 CLINICS WERE VISITED IN 2013 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EDUCATION AND INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS. MORE THAN 7,000 BABIES AND TODDLERS WERE ENROLLED IN HEALTHPARTNERS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND TESTED FOR LEAD POISONING. B. MEDICAL EDUCATION HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ("THE INSTITUTE") IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3). THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES NATIONALLY ACCREDITED GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION, CLINICAL SIMULATION, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. RESEARCH AREAS OF FOCUS AT THE INSTITUTE ARE CHRONIC DISEASE, CLINICAL RESEARCH, CRITICAL CARE, HEALTH ECONOMICS, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, HEALTH BEHAVIORS, MENTAL HEALTH, PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH, NEUROSCIENCE AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND ORAL AND DENTAL HEALTH. IN 2013, THE INSTITUTE WAS INVOLVED IN NEARLY 300 RESEARCH PROJECTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL, THE INSTITUTE TRAINS MORE THAN 500 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS (130 FTES) ANNUALLY IN 22 PROGRAMS AT REGIONS HOSPITAL AND HPMG. THE COST OF RUNNING THE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS WAS MORE THAN $22 MILLION IN 2013. FOR A FULL REPORT ON THE INSTITUTE'S 2013 ACTIVITIES, PLEASE SEE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FORM 990. C. STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, DISEASE PREVENTION AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT REDUCING STIGMA ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT - NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI).FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, HEALTHPARTNERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD OF THE LEADING MINNESOTA MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS - MINNESOTA (NAMI). AGAIN, HEALTHPARTNERS WAS A GOLD SPONSOR OF MINNESOTA'S NAMI WALK, AN EVENT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND REDUCE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. AS AN INTERNAL COMMUNITY EFFORT, HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTED, IN ADDITION TO OUR SPONSORSHIP, $21,000 IN DONATIONS. - MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGN. HEALTHPARTNERS TEAMED WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) MINNESOTA AND PRESTON KELLY, A CREATIVE ADVERTISING AGENCY TO CREATE A NEW CAMPAIGN. "MAKE IT OK" IS A CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESSES. THE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED HAVE COMMITMENT TO CHANGE THE MISPERCEPTIONS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES BY ENCOURAGING OPEN CONVERSATIONS AND EDUCATION ON THE TOPIC. THE CAMPAIGN CREATED A TOOLKIT, WEBSITE (WWW.MAKEITOK.ORG) AND MATERIALS FOR PEOPLE TO START TALKING ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS. IN ADDITION, 3,960 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED A PLEDGED TO REDUCE THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS. PROVIDING PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS TO PERSONS WITHOUT FINANCIAL MEANS. HEALTHPARTNERS HELPED FOUND THE MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MHDAP). MHDAP ALLEVIATES OR AVERTS MANY PSYCHIATRIC CRISES IN THE EAST METRO AREA BY COVERING THE FULL COST OR CO-PAYS OF MEDICATIONS FOR UN-INSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEIR MEDICATIONS. KEY SOCIAL WORKERS AND CARE PROVIDERS IN THE EAST METRO'S THREE LARGEST EMERGENCY ROOMS AND SELECT MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS ARE GIVEN THE ABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS WHO LACK IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS. IN 2013, THERE WERE 406 PERSONS ENROLLED IN THE MHDAP AND 1,275 PRESCRIPTIONS WERE PROVIDED. IMPROVING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH SUPPORTS FOR TREATMENT ADHERENCE. HEALTHPARTNERS IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN SUPPORTING MEMBERS IN INCREASING TREATMENT ADHERENCE. HEALTHPARTNERS SCORED IN THE TOP TEN PERCENT NATIONALLY IN FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION INCLUDING MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE BATTLING DEPRESSION. TO SUPPORT MEDICATION ADHERENCE, IN 2013 THERE WERE 127,275 REFILL REMINDER LETTERS AND HEALTH EDUCATION NEWSLETTERS SENT TO 37,305 MEMBERS TO HELP SUPPORT MEDICATION ADHERENCE TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICATIONS FOR THE CONDITIONS OF DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR DISORDER, SCHIZOPHRENIA AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AT A COST OF NEARLY $44,977. IN ADDITION, TELEPHONE OUTREACH BY A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WAS MADE TO 5,907 MEMBERS WHEN THE PATIENT WAS OVERDUE IN FILLING THEIR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICATIONS (ANTIDEPRESSANT, ANTIPSYCHOTIC OR MOOD STABILIZER MEDICATION.) REDUCING PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS BY IMPROVING CLINICAL STABILITY THROUGH CARE COORDINATION AND SELF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. HEALTHPARTNERS STAFF PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COACHING AND CARE COORDINATION TO SUPPORT 7,213 NEW HIGH-RISK MEMBERS TO PREVENT CRISES THAT LEAD TO EMERGENCY HOSPITALIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO HELPS THOSE LEAVING THE HOSPITAL TO GET PROMPT TREATMENT FROM AN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER. |
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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT CONDITION MANAGEMENT RESULTED IN OVERALL DECREASES IN COSTS COMPARED TO A CONTROL GROUP, INCLUDING: - HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTED A TOTAL $2,169,539 IN 2013 TO STAFF TELEPHONIC HEALTH COACHING AND CARE COORDINATION SERVICES FOR MEMBERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AT NO COST TO THE CALLER. - THIS INVESTMENT RESULTED IN $9,888,346 IN NET SAVINGS DUE TO FEWER HOSPITALIZATIONS AND A RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF 3.5 TO 1. CASE MANAGEMENT CASE MANAGEMENT IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CONTINUUM BASED APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE DELIVERY THAT PROVIDES TAILORED INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, EMPOWER PATIENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THEIR CONDITION(S), AND STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR PROVIDER AND CLINIC. OVER 80,000 HEALTHPARTNERS MEMBERS RECEIVED PERSONALIZED SUPPORT TO IMPROVE 28 CONDITIONS INCLUDING ASTHMA, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, AND DEPRESSION. AN ADDITIONAL 12,000 MEMBERS CONSIDERED TO BE AT HIGH RISK FOR HOSPITALIZATION OR HEALTH CARE COMPLICATIONS RECEIVED ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FOR COMPLEX MEDICAL AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT HEALTH CARE NEEDS, HELPING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF AVOIDABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION. D. EQUITABLE CARE INITIATIVES HEALTHPARTNERS HAS A LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. HEALTHPARTNERS CREATED A CROSS CULTURAL CARE AND SERVICE TASK FORCE IN 2001 TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR DELIVERING EQUITABLE CARE AND REDUCING DISPARITIES. ENTERPRISE-WIDE PROGRAMMING FOR EQUITABLE CARE AND SERVICE ENCOMPASSES THE HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLAN, HPMG AND HPDG CLINICS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL. IN 2013, PROGRAMMING INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: DATA COLLECTION HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEMATICALLY COLLECTS DATA ON RACE, ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE PREFERENCES DIRECTLY FROM PATIENTS AND MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, ALL OF THEM VOLUNTARY. DATA IS COLLECTED THROUGH HEALTHPARTNERS.COM, TELEPHONE CONTACTS WITH DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS MEMBER SERVICES AND CASE MANAGEMENT AND ONLINE THROUGH HEALTH ASSESSMENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS USES THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS IN OUR CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM TO CAPTURE THIS DATA FACE-TO-FACE WITH PATIENTS. THE DATA IS USED TO CONTINUALLY MONITOR THE QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE BY RACE AND LANGUAGE, AS WELL AS IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN TREATMENT, OUTCOMES AND SERVICE. THE EBAN EXPERIENCE THE EBAN EXPERIENCE IS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO LINK QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WITH THE HEALTH OF POPULATIONS. AS PART OF THE EBAN EXPERIENCE, HEALTHPARTNERS WORKS TO TEST AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DISPARITIES USING LANGUAGE, RACE AND OTHER DATA. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS LAUNCHED THE SECOND ITERATION OF THE EBAN EXPERIENCE, CALLED THE 3D COLLABORATIVE, TO IMPROVE DIABETES OUTCOMES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND EAST AFRICAN POPULATIONS. THE 3D COLLABORATIVE IS A YEARLONG LEARNING COLLABORATIVE THAT BEGAN IN MAY 2013 AND ENDS IN JUNE 2014. IT BRINGS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER TO REDUCE DIABETES DISPARITIES. FIVE TEAMS WILL IDENTIFY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE DIABETES HEALTH EDUCATION, EXPLORE HEALTHY LIFE STYLE CHOICES, AND ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO CARE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN AND EAST AFRICAN POPULATIONS. THE TEAMS WILL LEARN AND APPLY BASIC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THEY WILL REVIEW CURRENT KNOWLEDGE, LEARN FROM PEER ORGANIZATIONS, ASSESS CURRENT DIABETES EDUCATION TOOLS, AND DESIGN CULTURALLY SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS. THEY WILL IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. OUTCOMES DATA WILL BE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE WHETHER IMPROVEMENTS ARE OCCURRING FOR EACH POPULATION. ONCE BEST PRACTICES ARE IDENTIFIED, THEY WILL BE SPREAD ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND COMMUNITIES. RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS AND PATIENTS CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS WE LEARN WAYS TO COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES. IN ADDITION TO EBAN, HEALTHPARTNERS WAS PART OF THE FOLLOWING EQUITABLE CARE PROGRAMS IN 2013: THROUGH THE AMERICAN HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS (AHIP) ASSOCIATION, HEALTHPARTNERS WAS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH PLAN COLLABORATIVE TO REDUCE DISPARITIES. - HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH THE YWCA IN "IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT RACE." THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND CREATE UNDERSTANDING THROUGH OPEN DIALOGUE ON RACE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS WERE INVITED TO JOIN IN THESE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RACE AND RACISM. - HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE ITASCA PROJECT, AN EMPLOYER-LED ALLIANCE TO ADDRESS REGIONAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR FUTURE COMPETITIVENESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THEIR "CLOSE THE GAP" PROJECT BUILDS AWARENESS OF DISPARITIES ACROSS ISSUES SUCH AS EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE. AS PART OF THE ITASCA PROJECT, HEALTHPARTNERS WORKED WITH MAJOR CORPORATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO ELIMINATE RACE AND CLASS AND PLACE DISPARITIES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES AND TOOLS. - HEALTHPARTNERS PARTNERED WITH HISPANIC, ASIAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS SEEKING THEIR MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREES AND CREATED A PLATFORM TO DISCUSS DISPARITIES AND RECENT CHANGES RELATED TO HEALTH CARE REFORM. - HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN A COLLABORATIVE OF MINNESOTA HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, WHOSE MEMBERS SHARE THEIR TRANSLATED HEALTH MATERIALS. - HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES ITS MEMBERSHIP WITH THE MINNESOTA HEALTH LITERACY PARTNERSHIP, A COLLABORATIVE OF HOSPITALS, CLINIC SYSTEMS, HEALTH PLANS AND COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS. THIS GROUP SHARES INFORMATION AND ENGAGES IN JOINT PLANNING ON HEALTH LITERACY ISSUES. THE GROUP IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING HEALTH LITERACY, SO ALL PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN UNDERSTAND AND ENGAGE IN THEIR HEALTH CARE. LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE HEALTHPARTNERS OFFERED TRAINING AND LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING INTERPRETER SERVICES IN ALL KEY LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY MEMBERS AND PATIENTS. MORE THAN 150 OTHER LANGUAGES WERE AVAILABLE THROUGH TELEPHONE AND VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETER SERVICES. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO USE AN INTERNAL TRANSLATION WORKGROUP TO SYSTEMATIZE THE TRANSLATION PROCESS AND CREATED TOOLS TO SUPPORT CONSISTENT AND EFFICIENT TRANSLATIONS FOR MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY. HEALTH PLAN OPEN ENROLLMENT MATERIALS WERE PRODUCED BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND A SPANISH MICRO WEBSITE WAS CREATED TO BETTER SERVE OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING MEMBERS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO LICENSED WEBSITE CONTENT FROM THE HEALTHWISE ONLINE SPANISH HEALTH GUIDE AND OFFERED OPEN ENROLLMENT MEETINGS IN SPANISH. EQUITABLE CARE FELLOWS PROGRAM THE HEALTHPARTNERS EQUITABLE CARE FELLOWS PROGRAMS CONTINUED IN 2013. THE 120 FELLOWS ARE HEALTHPARTNERS STAFF MEMBERS AND PROVIDERS WHO RECEIVE EXPERT TRAINING SO THEY CAN BECOME ADVOCATES AND SERVE AS LOCAL RESOURCES FOR THEIR COLLEAGUES IN CARING FOR PATIENTS FROM DIVERSE CULTURES AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS AND THOSE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP). FELLOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROLE MODELS, SHARING IDEAS WITH COWORKERS AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN RAISING OVERALL CULTURAL AWARENESS. THEY CONTRIBUTE ARTICLES, REPRESENT HEALTHPARTNERS AT COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS AND PARTICIPATE IN OR PLAN SEMINARS ON EQUITABLE CARE. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS OFFERED THE FOLLOWING EQUITABLE CARE ACTIVITIES: - MONTHLY "CULTURE ROOTS" ARTICLES CONTINUED TO BE AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE EDUCATIONAL TOOL. - TWO COMMUNITY "FIELD TRIPS" WERE OFFERED TO FELLOWS: ONE TO HMONG VILLAGE SHOPS AND SERVICE CENTER IN ST. PAUL AND ONE TO SOMALI ARTIFACT AND CULTURAL MUSEUM IN MINNEAPOLIS. - ONGOING MESSAGING AND NOTIFICATIONS TO FELLOWS ON COMMUNITY EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES AND ARTICLES RELATED TO CROSS-CULTURAL HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. - A HUMAN LIBRARY EVENT DESIGNED TO ALLOW A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE LIFESTYLES AND CULTURES TO TALK AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. LUNCHTIME LEARNING SESSIONS THESE EDUCATIONAL FORUMS FOR HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES ADDRESS THE SOCIAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT HEALTH SUCH AS CULTURE, INCOME, HOUSING AND DISCRIMINATION. FORUMS WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT VARIOUS HEALTHPARTNERS LOCATIONS AND OPEN TO ALL EMPLOYEES. TOPICS IN 2013 INCLUDED: - JANUARY - THE FISCAL CLIFF, PARTNERED WITH MN STATE ECONOMIST AND THE CITIZEN'S LEAGUE - MARCH - HOW GOOD DATA CAN DIRECT GOOD INTENTIONS, PARTNERED WITH WILDER RESEARCH, MINNESOTA COMPASS - APRIL - VEGGIE AND HERB GARDENING 101, PARTNERED WITH THE MN STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY - JULY - PREPARING TO OWN YOUR FIRST HOME - PARTNERED WITH TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - AUGUST - THE DANGER OF ABUSING AND MISUSING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS - PARTNERED WITH AWARXE - NOVEMBER - THE GREYING OF MN - PARTNERED WITH WILDER RESEARCH AND CITIZEN'S LEAGUE |
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E. IMPROVING OUTCOMES WITH INCENTIVES AND TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS TOTAL COST OF CARE TOTAL COST OF CARE, OR TCOC, IS A METHOD OF MEASURING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY. TCOC MEASURES ARE POWERFUL ANALYTICAL TOOLS FOR HEALTH PLANS, PROVIDERS, MEDICAL GROUPS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, EMPLOYERS AND OTHERS WITH A STAKE IN REDUCING HEALTH CARE COST TRENDS. THEY CAN HELP PINPOINT WAYS TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE WITHOUT SACRIFICING QUALITY OR EXPERIENCE. MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH TCOC MODELS IN RECENT YEARS. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS DEVELOPED A TCOC MODEL THAT IS UNIQUE IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY. IN ADDITION TO CONSIDERATION OF COST OF CARE PROVIDED TO A PATIENT (OR "TOTAL COST INDEX"), IT ALSO INCORPORATES AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO MEASURING RESOURCES USED IN PROVIDING THAT CARE (OR "TOTAL RESOURCE USE INDEX"). WHEN USED IN COMBINATION, THESE MEASURES YIELD MORE COMPREHENSIVE, REVEALING AND ACTIONABLE RESULTS THAN COST MEASURES ALONE. USING THIS SYSTEM, WHICH HAS BEEN MORE THAN A DECADE IN DEVELOPMENT AND STAGED-IN USE, HEALTHPARTNERS HAS OUTPERFORMED MINNESOTA, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RISK-ADJUSTED COST OF CARE BENCHMARKS FOR THREE STRAIGHT YEARS. HEALTHPARTNERS FINANCIALLY INCENTS PROVIDERS THROUGH ITS TCOC PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENTS TRIPE AIM: IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, ENHANCING THE PATIENTS EXPERIENCE AND MAKING HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE. HEALTHPARTNERS AWARDED APPROXIMATELY $26 MILLION TO PROVIDERS IN 2013 FOR ACHIEVING THESE GOALS AND PAID OVER $13.0 MILLION IN SHARED SAVINGS. F. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT (ICSI) DURING 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDED $1,218,300 IN OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO THE INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT (ICSI). HEALTHPARTNERS IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF ICSI, WHICH ESTABLISHES BEST PRACTICE HEALTH CARE GUIDELINES FOR THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF NUMEROUS DISEASES AND HEALTH CONDITIONS. ICSI ALSO WORKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND LOWER THE COST OF CARE DELIVERED BY ITS 48 MEDICAL GROUP, HOSPITAL AND INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM MEMBERS IN MINNESOTA AND SURROUNDING AREAS. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE FOLLOWING ICSI INITIATIVES: - RARE (REDUCING AVOIDABLE READMISSIONS EFFECTIVELY) CAMPAIGN. THE RARE CAMPAIGN UNITED ICSI, THE MINNESOTA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND STRATIS HEALTH IN LEADING AN EFFORT TO ENGAGE MINNESOTA HOSPITALS AND OTHER PROVIDERS IN THE CARE CONTINUUM TO PREVENT 6,000 READMISSIONS BY DEC. 31, 2013. AS OF AUGUST 2013, THE INITIATIVE HAD PREVENTED 6,211 AVOIDABLE READMISSIONS. - PARTNERS IN INTEGRATED CARE (PIC) INITIATIVE. ICSI WAS ONE OF FOUR REGIONAL PARTNERS IN THIS THREE-YEAR FUNDED PROJECT. IT COMBINED THE DIAMOND PROGRAM FOR TREATING PATIENTS WITH DEPRESSION AND THE SBIRT (SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTIONS, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT) PROGRAM TO HELP PATIENTS WITH RISKY SUBSTANCE USE TO FURTHER INTEGRATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTO PRIMARY CARE. LESSONS LEARNED FROM PIC, WHICH ENDED IN 2013, ARE BEING APPLIED TO THE COMPASS INITIATIVE. IN ADDITION, ICSI RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO INTRODUCE SBIRT TO DWI OFFENDERS. - COMPASS (CARE OF MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SUBSTANCE-USE SYNDROMES) INITIATIVE. THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID INNOVATION AWARDED ICSI (AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION) AND NINE OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS - INCLUDING THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH - A COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A DIAMOND-LIKE COLLABORATIVE CARE MANAGEMENT MODEL ACROSS EIGHT STATES. THE THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE MODEL TO MANAGE PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND/OR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE WHO ALSO SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION AND POSSIBLY SUBSTANCE ABUSE. IN YEAR TWO, THE MODEL IS BEING OFFERED IN MORE THAN 50 PRIMARY CARE CLINICS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING FIVE ICSI MEMBERS. - ACTIVE (ACTIVE CARE FOR TREATING INTENSE LOW BACK PAIN VERY EFFECTIVELY). AN ICSI INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT EVIDENCE-BASED AND APPROPRIATE CARE IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM LOW BACK PAIN RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTIVE (ACTIVE CARE FOR TREATING INTENSE LOW BACK PAIN VERY EFFECTIVELY) TOOL KIT FOR CLINICIANS. A FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY LED TO THE CREATION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROTOCOL ON THE APPROPRIATE USE OF OPIOIDS TO ADDRESS PATIENT PAIN. - CHOOSING WISELY MINNESOTA. WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE TRIPLE AIM (BETTER HEALTH, CARE EXPERIENCE AND AFFORDABILITY OF CARE), ICSI LED EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE TOTAL COST OF CARE AND WORK WITH PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITIES TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE. A KEY INITIATIVE WAS LINKING THREE AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE GRANTEES-ICSI, MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND MINNESOTA HEALTH ACTION GROUP-TO FORM CHOOSING WISELY MINNESOTA. CHOOSING WISELY MINNESOTA IS A CAMPAIGN THAT PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS FROM SPECIALTY MEDICAL SOCIETIES AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS FROM CONSUMER REPORTS TO ENABLE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN DOCTORS AND PATIENTS ON TESTS AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE OVERUSED, UNNECESSARY OR IN SOME CASES HARMFUL. MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF HEALTH PLANS DELEGATION COLLABORATIVE THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF HEALTH PLANS DELEGATION COLLABORATIVE PROVIDES EFFICIENCY FOR DELEGATED MEDICAL GROUPS THROUGH A SINGLE ANNUAL ON-SITE CREDENTIALING FILE REVIEW AND SHARING OF FILE DATA AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE DELEGATED CREDENTIALING OVERSIGHT. MINNESOTA CREDENTIALING COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS IN 2013 FOCUSED ON THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF HEALTH PLANS, THE MINNESOTA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, THE MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, AND THE MINNESOTA MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION TO INCREASE USE OF OUR STATEWIDE, WEB-BASED SECURE CREDENTIALING APPLICATION (APPLYSMART) FOR ALL PRACTITIONERS, CLINICS, HOSPITALS AND HEALTH PLANS TO UTILIZE. ALL MINNESOTA-BASED HEALTH PLANS AND SEVERAL HOSPITAL SYSTEMS USE THE SYSTEM. 18,404 APPLICATIONS WERE TRANSMITTED THROUGH APPLYSMART TO HOSPITALS AND HEALTH PLANS IN 2013. THAT REPRESENTS A 42% INCREASE IN SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS OVER 2012. MN COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT HEALTHPARTNERS HELPED TO ESTABLISH MN COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT (MNCM) WITH OTHER MINNESOTA HEALTH PLANS AND THE MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MNCM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTRIBUTED $202,069 IN 2013. MEASURES INCLUDE HEALTH OUTCOMES, PATIENT EXPERIENCE, AND COST OF CARE. PRIMARY CARE AND SELECT SPECIALTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE MEASUREMENTS. THE SOURCES OF THE MEASURES ARE A COMBINATION OF CLAIMS BASED, DIRECT DATA SUBMISSION THROUGH ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, AND PATIENT REPORTED INFORMATION. TO DATE, MEASURES IN THE AREAS OF DIABETES, VASCULAR CARE, AND DEPRESSION HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY NQF (NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM) AND SOME ARE BEING USED IN FEDERAL QUALITY REPORTING PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS AND PARK NICOLLET LEADERS ARE ON THE MNCM BOARD AND BOARD COMMITTEES AND HEALTHPARTNERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 400 HOURS OF STAFF TIME IN THE AREAS OF PEDIATRIC PREVENTIVE, PATIENT EXPERIENCE, COST OF CARE, AND CARE COORDINATION AS TOPICS ALONG WITH PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS. MINNESOTA CANCER ALLIANCE HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDED STAFF WITH CLINICAL AND RESEARCH EXPERTISE TO SHAPE OBJECTIVES FOR THE MINNESOTA CANCER ALLIANCE. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTRIBUTED THEIR SKILL AND TIME TO STRATEGICALLY DIRECT THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS MISSION TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF CANCER STATEWIDE. MINNESOTA HEALTH LITERACY PARTNERSHIP HEALTHPARTNERS IS A MEMBER OF THE MINNESOTA HEALTH LITERACY PARTNERSHIP (THE PARTNERSHIP), A COLLABORATIVE OF HOSPITALS, CLINIC SYSTEMS, HEALTH PLANS AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES THAT SHARE INFORMATION AND ENGAGE IN JOINT PLANNING ON HEALTH LITERACY ISSUES. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT NEARLY HALF OF AMERICANS HAVE TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING AND USING HEALTH INFORMATION, WHICH HAS HUGE IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES, QUALITY, PATIENT SAFETY, AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE. MULTILINGUAL HEALTH RESOURCES EXCHANGE (EXCHANGE) THE EXCHANGE IS A COLLABORATION AMONG MANY MINNESOTA ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING HOSPITALS, CLINIC SYSTEMS, HEALTH PLANS, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS) TO SHARE TRANSLATED HEALTH MATERIALS AND INFORMATION TO MEET THE HEALTH EDUCATION AND INFORMATION NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP). HEALTHPARTNERS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING THE EXCHANGE IN 2001. EACH MEMBER OF THE EXCHANGE CONTRIBUTES MATERIALS TRANSLATED BY THEIR ORGANIZATION TO THE EXCHANGE WEBSITE WHERE ALL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS CAN DOWNLOAD IT FOR USE WITH THEIR CLIENTS AND PATIENTS. THIS GREATLY INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AVAILABLE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH FOR ALL PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTRIBUTE $2,500 ANNUALLY TO THE EXCHANGE. |
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WORKPLACE DIVERSITY HEALTHPARTNERS ACTIVELY SEEKS TO HIRE STAFF THROUGH THE MINNESOTA RESOURCE CENTER (MRC), A NON-PROFIT THAT ASSISTS IMMIGRANTS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND OTHERS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN FINDING COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2013, THE HEALTHPARTNERS RECRUITMENT TEAM VOLUNTEERED WITH TWIN CITIES RISE, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING LONG-TERM JOB TRAINING FOR UNDER AND UNEMPLOYED ADULTS FROM COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FOR SKILLED POSITIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTED TO A MOCK INTERVIEW DAY AND CONDUCTED MOCK INTERVIEWS WITH INDIVIDUALS FROM THE ORGANIZATION. SCRUBS CAMP IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS TEAMED UP WITH HEALTHFORCE MINNESOTA TO SPONSOR TWO STUDENTS TO ATTEND SCRUBS CAMP OFFERED AT AUGSBURG COLLEGE AND WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY. SCRUBS CAMP GIVES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE ON CAMPUS FOR FIVE DAYS, EXPERIENCE A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE ACTIVITIES AND EXPOSURE TO NUMEROUS CAREER OPTIONS. STEP-UP PROGRAM HEALTHPARTNERS HIRED SIXTEEN STEP-UP INTERNS IN 2013. THE STEP-UP PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY ACHIEVE MINNEAPOLIS, IS FOR STUDENTS AGED 14 TO 21. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT CAREER OPTIONS IN VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES. HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTED $20,530 IN THIS PROGRAM IN 2013. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WELLNESS HEALTHPARTNERS OFFERED INCENTIVES IN 2013 FOR STAYING FIT THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS FREQUENT FITNESS AND FREQUENT FITNESS CHALLENGE PROGRAMS. THE FREQUENT FITNESS PROGRAM PROVIDES FULLY INSURED MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO $20 ON THEIR MONTHLY FITNESS CLUB DUES AT OVER 5000 HEALTH CLUB LOCATIONS IF THEY ACHIEVE AT LEAST 12 WORKOUTS IN THE MONTH (SELF-INSURED MEMBERS HAD ACCESS TO THE FREQUENT FITNESS PROGRAM IF THEIR EMPLOYER ELECTED TO OFFER THE PROGRAM). MORE THAN ONE OUT OF THREE MEMBERS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM MET THE MONTHLY GOAL IN 2013. THE FREQUENT FITNESS CHALLENGE PROGRAM IS AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT AWARDS MEMBERS MEETING THE FREQUENT FITNESS VISIT CRITERIA IN 8 OF THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS. SAINT PAUL PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD (SPPN) IN SEPTEMBER 2010, SAINT PAUL WON A $500,000 FEDERAL GRANT TO CREATE A LONG-TERM PLAN FOR A 250-BLOCK AREA OF THE CITY CALLED THE PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S RACIAL IDENTITY IS 40 PERCENT AFRICAN AMERICAN, 31 PERCENT WHITE, 23 PERCENT ASIAN AND 6 PERCENT LATINO. THE PLAN FOCUSES ON SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE CHILDREN THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO BE SUCCESSFUL FROM "CRADLE TO CAREER." HEALTHPARTNERS HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PARTNER WORKING WITH RESIDENTS, THE CITY, THE SCHOOLS, RAMSEY COUNTY AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO PROVIDE THE FROGTOWN AND SUMMIT-UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS WITH EDUCATION, SOCIAL, MEDICAL AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES. RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO HAVE MEDICAL COVERAGE THROUGH HEALTHPARTNERS UTILIZED THE HEALTHPARTNERS MIDWAY CLINIC, WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HEALTHPARTNERS STAFF ALSO SUPPORTED HEALTH AND WELLNESS STRATEGIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S PRIMARY SCHOOLS. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES ITS COMMITMENT TO CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND DECREASING HEALTH DISPARITIES. IN 2013, THE SPPN HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE BEGAN WORK, FOCUSING ON HEALTHY FOOD AND EATING. 2013 SPPN NUMBERS AT A GLANCE INCLUDED ACTIVITIES THAT REACHED THE FOLLOWING: - 1,454 SCHOLARS - 404 PARENTS - 260 EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS - 350 FREEDOM SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS - 53 STUDENTS ON WAITING LIST FOR FREEDOM SCHOOL - 56 FREEDOM SCHOOL PARENTS - 10 SANKOFA PARTICIPANTS - 100 % OF SANKOFA GRADUATES MADE GAIN BETWEEN ONE AND FOUR LEVEL INCREASES IN INDEPENDENT GUIDED READING LEVELS ALONG WITH INCREASED PROFICIENCY IN SKILLS - 350 PARTICIPANTS IN SPPN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING - 40 PARENTS ATTENDED MONTHLY PARENT MEETINGS AT THE SCHOOLS - 61 AVERAGE MONTHLY HOME VISITS PROVIDED BY SPPN NAVIGATORS - 3 CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIP TEAMS WORKING IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND HOUSING TO ALIGN SERVICES, LEVERAGE FUNDING AND IMPROVE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE SPPN JUMPJAM JUMPJAM IS A PART OF HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTMENT IN PROGRAMS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO REVERSE THE INCREASING TRENDS OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY. IT IS A 10 WEEKS HIGH-ENERGY PROGRAM BUILT TO LEARN AND PRACTICE DOUBLE DUTCH JUMP ROPING LEADING UP TO A JUMPJAM DOUBLE DUTCH CHALLENGE FINAL COMPETITION AFTER THE TEN WEEKS. THE PROGRAM TEACHES PARTICIPANTS HOW TO JUMP ROPE AND INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL TOPICS SUCH AS HEALTHY NUTRITION, BUILDING COMMUNITY AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. BENEFITS TO THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE CALORIES BURNED, GREAT FOR THE HEART, FULL-BODY WORKOUT, BUILDING STRONGER BONES, INCREASED POSITIVE MOOD BEHAVIOR, AND BRINGING TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY. JUMPING ROPE FOR FIVE TO TEN MINUTES A DAY CAN PROVIDE THE SAME HEALTH BENEFITS AS 30 MINUTES OF JOGGING, TWO SETS OF TENNIS SINGLES OR 18 HOLES OF GOLF, ACCORDING TO THE JUMP ROPE INSTITUTE. IN ADDITION, JUMPING HELPS IMPROVE READING SKILLS, MEMORY AND MENTAL ALERTNESS. THREE HUNDRED PLUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AGES 6 TO 56 PARTICIPATED IN THE JUMPJAM PROGRAM. JUMP JAM 2.0 OCCURRED UNDER THE PRIMARY LEADERSHIP OF THE YWCA OF SAINT PAUL WITH SUPPORT FROM HEALTHPARTNERS AND THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL. EVENT DATES WERE JUNE 17 - AUGUST 23. TEN YOUTH CORE EMPLOYEES HELPED WITH COACHING AT JIMMY LEE, DAYTONS BLUFF, AND WELLSTONE COMMUNITY CENTERS. IN ADDITION, TWO COACHES FLOATED TO OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY AND SAINT PAUL PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD FREEDOM SCHOOL. THE YWCA CREATED AN OUTLINE OF A 10-WEEK CURRICULUM FOR THE COACHES TO IMPLEMENT FOCUSING ON DOUBLE DUTCH FUNDAMENTALS AS WELL AS TEAM BUILDING, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. APPROXIMATELY WEEK 4, THE CURRICULUM INCLUDED A "HEALTHY BODIES" COMPONENT AND WE PROVIDED YUMPOWER ACTIVITIES SHEETS AND MORE. SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS WORKSITE WELLNESS HEALTHPARTNERS FACILITATED THE SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WORKSITE WELLNESS PROGRAM, CALLED CHOOSE WELL, LIVE WELL. THE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO SERVICE THE ENTIRE DISTRICT OF ROUGHLY 80 SITES AND 6,100 EMPLOYEES. THE PROGRAM MEASURABLY IMPROVES HEALTH THROUGH BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND REDUCTIONS IN MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS WITH AN ESTIMATED GROSS SAVINGS OF OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS OVER FIVE YEARS. YUMPOWER & YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE IN 2011, HEALTHPARTNERS LAUNCHED YUMPOWER, A COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE INTAKE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND BETTER-FOR-YOU FOOD CHOICE. AS PART OF THIS LAUNCH, HEALTHPARTNERS RELEASED WWW.YUMPOWER.COM, A WEBSITE WITH MANY BETTER-FOR-YOU EATING TOOLS, TIPS, AND COOKING VIDEOS, AS WELL AS A FREE SMART PHONE APP THAT HELPS TO FIND BETTER OPTIONS AT COMMONLY CHOSEN RESTAURANTS. HEALTHPARTNERS YUMPOWER WAS CREATED TO HELP MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY EAT BETTER AND, IN TURN, HELP IMPROVE HEALTH. HEALTHPARTNERS YUMPOWER IS DESIGNED TO BE A CATALYST IN CREATING A SOCIAL MOVEMENT AROUND EATING BETTER. WE KNOW A MAJOR FACTOR IN PREVENTING MANY CHRONIC DISEASES IS IMPROVING THE FOOD THAT WE EAT. IN 2013, 18,218 POUNDS OF FREE VEGETABLES WERE GIVEN OUT TO MORE THAN 2,500 FAMILIES OVER THE COURSE OF THREE DAYS IN AUGUST DURING THE YUMPOWER VEGGIE GIVEAWAYS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO SUPPORTED THE PHD (PHYSICAL, HEALTHY AND DRIVEN) AND THE TWIN CITIES METRO HEALTHY KIDS' DAY PROGRAMS THROUGH YMCA TWIN CITIES. THESE PROGRAMS TEACH URBAN YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA HOW TO STAY HEALTHY FOR LIFE. ADDITIONALLY IN 2013, THROUGH JOINT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE TWIN CITIES YMCA, SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, HEALTHPARTNERS SUPPORTED TWO COMMUNITY TEACHING GARDENS LOCATED AT SAINT PAUL EAST AND MIDWAY SAINT PAUL YMCA LOCATIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A CULTURAL MOVEMENT TOWARD BETTER EATING IN OUR SCHOOLS THROUGH ITS YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE. THE GOALS OF THE YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE PROGRAM ARE TO: - INCREASE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTAKE BY ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS. - SUPPORT BEHAVIOR CHANGE TO EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, REPLACING HIGH-CALORIE, ENERGY DENSE FOODS, SUCH AS SOFT DRINKS AND CANDY. - HELP TO SUPPORT CULTURAL CHANGE OF BETTER EATING IN THE SCHOOLS. |
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DURING ITS FOUR-WEEK PILOT PROGRAM IN THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR, THE HEALTHPARTNERS YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE INCREASED STUDENTS' INTAKE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BY 16 TONS. IN 2013, YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE 2.0 WENT INTO EFFECT. WE COLLABORATED WITH RADIO DISNEY TO KICK OFF THE SCHOOL CHALLENGE 2.0 WITH A 45-MINUTE, HIGH-ENERGY, FUN SCHOOL ASSEMBLY. THE SPECIAL EVENT MADE EATING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES COOL, AND ENCOURAGED HIGH PARTICIPATION. OVER 75 PERCENT OF STAFF SURVEY RESPONDENTS RATED THE KICK-OFF ASSEMBLY AS EXCELLENT -AND THE DISNEY MUSIC DANCE DVD WAS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY RATED PORTIONS OF THE PROGRAM. DISNEY APPEARS TO BE "MAGIC" IN GENERATING EXCITEMENT FOR FRUITS, VEGGIES, AND THE SCHOOL CHALLENGE AS A WHOLE. DURING THE 2013 YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE 2.0, STUDENTS RECEIVED A FOUR-WEEK SUPPLY OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRACKERS WITH COLORFUL STICKERS AND INFORMATION. STUDENTS USED THE STICKERS TO TRACK HOW MANY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THEY ATE EACH DAY, INCLUDING AT-HOME TRACKER PADS FOR OVER THE WEEKENDS. EACH WEEK, STUDENTS WOULD TURN IN THEIR COMPLETED TRACKER FOR A SMALL PRIZE (A PENCIL, RULER, NOTEPAD, DRY ERASE BOARD). SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, TEACHERS, SCHOOL NURSES, FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS WERE ESSENTIAL IN MAKING THIS PROGRAM A SUCCESS. THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES CONSISTENT COMMUNICATIONS AND PROMOTION TO STUDENTS IN ORDER TO HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT. TAILORING THE PROGRAM TO EASILY FIT INTO TEACHERS' CURRICULUM IS ALSO PARAMOUNT TO ITS SUCCESS. THE 2013 YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE 2.0 SUCCESSES RESULTED IN: - SCHOOLS PARTICIPATION GREW FROM 32 TO 58 SCHOOLS. - REACHED MORE THAN 25,000 STUDENTS. - A 10 % INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DAYS STUDENTS TRACKED FIVE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES A DAY. - A 6 % INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES EATEN BY STUDENTS DURING THE FOUR-WEEK PROGRAM. - STUDENTS STAYED ENGAGED IN THE SCHOOL CHALLENGE WITH 70-72 % TRACKING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AN IMPROVEMENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. - 96 % OF STAFF SURVEY RESPONDENTS NOTICED THE STUDENTS' INCREASED INTEREST IN EATING MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. ADDITIONALLY, THE 2012-2013 YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE PROGRAM FOUND SIMILAR RESULTS WITH A GREATER REACH TO EVEN MORE SCHOOLS AND MORE STUDENTS, WITH NEW PROGRAMS LAUNCHING: POWERUP IN THE ST. CROIX VALLEY, AND BEARPOWER IN WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN. HEALTHPARTNERS AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HEALTHY KIDS PARTNERSHIP HEALTHPARTNERS AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA ARE COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO HELP PROMOTE CHILDHOOD HEALTH AND PREVENT OBESITY. PHYSICIAN CHAMPIONS IN THREE CLINICS ARE CONNECTING WITH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH. BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP, WE HOPE TO PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN CHANGE IN THE PLACES OUR KIDS LIVE, LEARN AND PLAY IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT AND MANAGE CHILDHOOD OBESITY, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTHPARTNERS HAVE TEAMED UP IN THREE TWIN CITIES NEIGHBORHOODS: PHILLIPS- MINNEAPOLIS, RIVERSIDE-MINNEAPOLIS AND WHITE BEAR LAKE. THIS THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON SPECIFIC ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS - LATINO IN THE PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD AND SOMALI IN RIVERSIDE - AND THE WHITE BEAR LAKE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. VIDA SANA VIDA SANA ("HEALTHY LIVING") IS A FAMILY WELLNESS PROGRAM UNITING PRIMARY CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD OF MINNEAPOLIS. VIDA SANA'S GOAL IS TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY AMONG MINNEAPOLIS LATINOS BY CONNECTING FAMILIES TO THE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO EAT WELL AND BE ACTIVE. VIDA SANA CONNECTS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FROM PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO A LOCALLY ENGAGED, FAMILY ORIENTED AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT PROGRAM. THE WEEKLY PROGRAM IS OPERATED IN COLLABORATION WITH PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES - WAITE HOUSE. WEEKLY NUTRITION EDUCATION AND FITNESS CLASSES WERE OFFERED FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH, WITH CHILDCARE AVAILABLE. WEEKLY ATTENDANCE AVERAGED 50 - 65 PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, A GROUP OF PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNITY AND HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS MET REGULARLY TO COLLABORATE ON SHARED MESSAGES AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES. CEDAR-RIVERSIDE HEALTHPARTNERS AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS ARE EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CEDAR-RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD. IN 2013, PROVIDERS IN THE OB/GYN AND PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENTS BEGAN INVESTIGATING CLINIC AND COMMUNITY BASED OPPORTUNITIES TO INTEGRATE THEIR MESSAGE AND PRACTICE ON THE TOPIC OF EARLY INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES. HEALTHPARTNERS AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS HAVE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND WILL BE EXPLORING FORMAL PARTNERSHIPS IN 2014. BEARPOWER BEARPOWER IS A COMMUNITY MOVEMENT HELPING FAMILIES EAT WELL AND BE ACTIVE. THE INITIATIVE WAS BORN FROM A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE WHITE BEAR LAKE AREA SCHOOLS (ISD 624), THE WHITE BEAR AREA YMCA, CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AND HEALTHPARTNERS. A COMMUNITY ADVISORY TEAM WAS CREATED AND CONSISTS OF LEADERS FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE TEAM WORKED TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY LOCAL STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE AND IS CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING INITIAL EFFORTS. IN 2013, BEARPOWER IMPLEMENTED POLICY CHANGE STRATEGIES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT EVENTS SUCH AS MARKETFEST, HOSTED FAMILY EVENTS THAT PROMOTE GOOD FOOD AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND TRAINED EARLY CHILDHOOD AND EXTENDED DAY STAFF. BEARPOWER (BP) HELPS FAMILIES EAT WELL AND BE ACTIVE THROUGH A COMMUNITY-WIDE MOVEMENT ACROSS AREA SCHOOLS, YMCA, PARENTS AND BUSINESS LEADERS WITH HEALTHPARTNERS AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA CREATING HEALTHIER KIDS AND A STRONGER COMMUNITY. BEARPOWER SPONSORED FUN, BETTER-FOR-YOU EATING OPTIONS AND ACTIVITIES TO GET WHITE BEAR LAKE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IN 2013. ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS THE AREA, FROM THE OUTDOOR MARKET TO SCHOOLS, BEARPOWER SHOWED PEOPLE THAT YOU COULD BLEND GOOD-FOR-YOU EATING AND FUN. BEARPOWER REACHED 5,000 PEOPLE DURING THIS FIRST YEAR. ACTIVITIES FOR BEARPOWER IN 2013 INCLUDED: - BEARPOWER GAVE AWAY 1,000 FREE SUMMER ACTIVITY PASSPORTS - BETTER FOR YOU AT THE MARKET. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ENCOURAGED FAIR-GOERS TO GET BEARPOWERED AT MARKETFEST IN WHITE BEAR LAKE WITH TASTY VEGGIE SAMPLES, GIVEAWAYS AND GAMES. BEARPOWER AND PARTNER FESTIVAL FOODS GAVE OUT 221 POUNDS OF VEGGIES AT MARKETFEST, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO TASTE FOR THEMSELVES HOW EASY AND DELICIOUS IT IS TO GET FIVE FRUITS AND VEGGIES A DAY. - FAMILY FUN DAYS. LED BY THE WHITE BEAR AREA YMCA, FAMILY FUN DAYS BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR FREE BEARPOWERED FUN EACH MONTH. FAMILIES ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT EMPHASIZE LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES TO EAT WELL AND BE ACTIVE. - MOVING IT FOR SCHOOL. BIRCH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOSTED THE FIRST-EVER BEARPOWER MOVE-A-THON - A FUN ALTERNATIVE TO A TRADITIONAL FUNDRAISER. ORGANIZED BY THE BIRCH LAKE PTA TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT SCHOOL WELLNESS ALL YEAR LONG, THE EVENT ENCOURAGED STUDENTS TO GET PLEDGES FOR ACTIVITY MINUTES THEY TRACKED FOR A MONTH. 233 KIDS PARTICIPATED IN BIRCH LAKE ELEMENTARY'S BEARPOWER MOVE-A-THON. - THE ABCS OF BETTER EATING. WHITE BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE GETTING BEARPOWERED BY MAKING CHANGES TO WHAT THEY EAT, DRINK AND DO AT SCHOOL. SCHOOL TEAMS OF PARENTS AND STAFF ARE LEADING THE WAY BY SWAPPING OUT SUGARY DRINKS FOR WATER AND MILK, MAKING TIME FOR KIDS TO MOVE EACH DAY, AND PROMOTING BETTER-FOR-YOU CHOICES AT MEALS AND SNACKS. - STEPPING TOGETHER. BEARPOWER SPONSORED A 6.24K FAMILY WALK/RUN (IN HONOR OF WHITE BEAR AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 624) DURING WHITE BEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL'S HOMECOMING WEEK. 365 KIDS AND ADULTS-INCLUDING PARENTS, TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS-TOOK PART IN THE EVENT. YMCA STAFF LED A ZUMBA WARM-UP, FESTIVAL FOODS SERVED UP BETTER-FOR-YOU SNACKS, AND EVERY PARTICIPANT RECEIVED A BEARPOWER T-SHIRT. - GARDEN IN A BOX. STUDENTS IN WHITE BEAR LAKE ALSO GOT A CHANCE TO GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY AND LEARN ABOUT GARDENING AT MATOSKA INTERNATIONAL IB WORLD SCHOOL. BEARPOWER PROVIDED SIX GARDENS-IN-A-BOX FROM THE MINNESOTA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE SCHOOL'S SUMMER PROGRAM. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, 32 STUDENTS PITCHED IN TO HELP THE VEGGIES GROW. FAMILY POWER FAMILY POWER SPONSORED BY THE NORTHWEST ALLIANCE TO EDUCATE FAMILIES ABOUT HEALTHY BEHAVIOR. THE NORTHWEST ALLIANCE (MADE UP OF HEALTHPARTNERS AND ALLINA HEALTH) CREATED FAMILY POWER, A CHILDHOOD OBESITY INTERVENTION PROGRAM. THIS 50 FAMILY INTERVENTION PILOT PROVIDES IN-PERSON AND TELEPHONIC HEALTH COACHING TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IDENTIFIED AS OVERWEIGHT. |
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POWERUP POWERUP THE VALLEY SPONSORED BY LAKEVIEW FOUNDATION: POWERUP IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT TO MAKE IT EASY, FUN AND POPULAR FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES TO EAT BETTER AND BE ACTIVE. ST. CROIX RIVER VALLEY PARENTS, SCHOOLS, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY ARE PARTNERING WITH HEALTHPARTNERS LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL AND FOUNDATION IN A LONG-TERM EFFORT TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH BY CREATING A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT FOR KIDS. G. PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEALTH ADVOCACY GROUPS BARAZA - A BLACK WOMAN'S HEALTH GATHERING HEALTHPARTNERS COLLABORATED WITH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM IN BRINGING AN EVENT TARGETING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. THREE HUNDRED WOMEN FROM THE COMMUNITY (AND A FEW SUPPORTING MEN) ATTENDED THIS EVENT IN FALL 2013. FEATURED GUESTS INCLUDED NATIONAL SPEAKERS ROVENIA BROCK, PHD, AND MICHELLE GOURDINE, MD. AN AFTERNOON PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURED HEALTHPARTNERS PHYSICIAN JENNIFER HINES AND OTHER COMMUNITY PRACTITIONERS. THE CONFERENCE GOALS WERE TO: - INCREASE THE COMMUNITY'S KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF HEALTH ISSUES AFFECTING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. - BEGIN AN ONGOING DIALOGUE AND EXCHANGE BETWEEN AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. TEACHING GARDEN WITH AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDED A GIFT TO THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TO SPONSOR A TEACHING GARDEN IN MINNESOTA. OUR TEACHING GARDEN WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE GROUNDS SHARED BY JOHN A. JOHNSON ACHIEVEMENT PLUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE TWIN CITIES YMCA EAST BRANCH LOCATED IN THE PHALEN NEIGHBORHOOD AREA OF SAINT PAUL. TEN RAISED BEDS WERE CONSTRUCTED FOR STUDENTS TO PLANT AND HARVEST. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE LIFELABS CURRICULUM. THE LESSONS HELP DEVELOP PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, LEADERSHIP, TEAM BUILDING, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, MATH AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT GARDENING PARTICIPANTS SHOW INCREASED CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONSUME FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. PARTICIPANTS WILL INCLUDE JOHN A. JOHNSON STUDENTS AND EAST YMCA AFTERSCHOOL AND CAMP PARTICIPANTS. HONORING CHOICES HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HONORING CHOICES, A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE LED BY THE TWIN CITIES MEDICAL SOCIETY. THIS INITIATIVE PROMOTES COMMUNITY-BASED CONVERSATIONS REGARDING END-OF-LIFE CARE PLANNING OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM USES VIDEOS, TEXT AND WEB RESOURCES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN ONGOING SPONSOR OF THIS INITIATIVE, ALONG WITH TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION AND THE CITIZENS LEAGUE. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATION AND INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES ABOUT HONORING CHOICES AT HEALTH FAIR EVENTS. IV. COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2012, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITAL DIVISION (THE HOSPITAL), HEALTHPARTNERS ENGAGED THE RESOURCES OF COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CONSULTING (CHC CONSULTING) TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE, SIX-STEP COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA). THE CHNA UTILIZED RELEVANT HEALTH DATA, FINDINGS FROM THE HEALTHIER TOGETHER - ST. CROIX COUNTY, WHICH WAS A 2009 QUALITATIVE, AND QUANTITATIVE CHNA CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ST. CROIX COUNTY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROCESS (CHIP) STEERING COMMITTEE. IT IS A STRATEGIC, COUNTYWIDE, COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL'S 2012 CHNA WORKED WITH STAKEHOLDERS BY WAY OF IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS, ELECTRONIC SURVEY RESULTS, A FOCUS GROUP, AND A TOWN HALL MEETING TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT HEALTHPARTNERS WILL ADDRESS IN ITS CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. TO FURTHER IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS IN OUR MARKET AREAS, THE HOSPITAL'S ENGAGEMENT WITH CHC CONSULTING COORDINATED AND COMPLETED THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR OUR MARKET AREA SERVING A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 250,000 RESIDENTS IN THE EASTERN TWIN CITIES' METRO AREA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN IN 2012. THE HEALTHPARTNERS CHNA UTILIZED RELEVANT HEALTH DATA, FINDINGS FROM THE ST. CROIX COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT (IN DEPTH INTERVIEWS, ELECTRONIC SURVEY RESULTS, A FOCUS GROUP, AND A TOWN HALL MEETING) TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT HEALTHPARTNERS AND ITS RESPECTIVE HOSPITALS SHOULD SEEK TO ADDRESS. THIS PROCESS CULMINATED WITH FIVE MAIN FINDINGS: 1. MANY LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH CAN BE LINKED TO UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES. POOR EATING HABITS, LACK OF EXERCISE, TOBACCO USE AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE ARE LARGE CONTRIBUTORS TO UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES. SOME OF THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE CANCER, HEART DISEASE, STROKE, DIABETES, AND CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASE. 2. OBESITY, POOR NUTRITION AND LACK OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE ARE GROWING CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY HEALTHPARTNERS. 3. ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE IS LIMITED FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS, SUCH AS THE UN-INSURED OR UNDERINSURED, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE, ELDERLY, AND CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT. 4. ACCESS TO SPECIFIC HEALTH SERVICES IS ALSO LIMITED. BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH CARE INCLUDE LITTLE AVAILABILITY, LONG WAIT TIMES, AND A SHORTAGE OF PROVIDERS. BARRIERS TO ACCESSING DENTAL CARE INCLUDE LACK OF INSURANCE, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE, EVEN THOSE WITH MEDICAL INSURANCE, EITHER CANNOT AFFORD IT OR OPT OUT OF DENTAL INSURANCE. 5. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH "SERVICE INTEGRATION" IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE IS A LACK OF COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION AMONG PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS A DISCONNECT WITHIN THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. FROM THE RESEARCH, FINDINGS AND THE TOP FIVE PRIORITIES WERE IDENTIFIED TO ADDRESS THESE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS: PRIORITY 1: INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH PRIORITY 2: PROMOTE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS TO REDUCE OBESITY (NUTRITION / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY) PRIORITY 3: INCREASE ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE PRIORITY 4: IMPROVE SERVICE INTEGRATION PRIORITY 5: PROMOTE CHANGE IN UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES (TOBACCO / ALCOHOL / SUBSTANCE ABUSE) A FULL REPORT OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS POSTED ONLINE AT WWW.HEALTHPARTNERS.COM/PUBLIC/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT CORPORATE DONATIONS HEALTHPARTNERS GIVES PRIORITY TO FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH HEALTHPARTNERS' STRATEGIC HEALTH PROMOTION INITIATIVES, FOCUS ON ACTIVITIES THAT PREVENT HEALTH PROBLEMS, ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR SERVICE AREA, AND/OR DISPLAY UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR POPULATION AND INDICATE HOW THEY WILL REDUCE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS PROVIDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH TOPICS INCLUDING BODY MASS INDEX, HEALTHY EATING, SMOKING CESSATION, CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD PRESSURE, IMMUNIZATIONS AND MORE: - AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - RELAY FOR LIFE - AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - $1,500 RAISED BY HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES DURING DAFFODIL DAYS - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION -$45,000 RAISED BY HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES FOR THE 2013 TWIN CITIES HEAT WALK - AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DONATION - 5 BLOOD DRIVES AND 245 HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES DONATED BLOOD - AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION - POWER TO END STROKE GOSPEL EVENT - EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF NETWORK - FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN - FREE VEGGIE GIVE AWAY AT HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP CLINICS - OVER 18,000 POUNDS OF FRESH VEGETABLES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH THE YUMPOWER PROGRAM - HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE - HOLIDAY PROJECTS THROUGH HANDS ON TWIN CITIES - JUMP JAM DOUBLE DUTCH CHALLENGE - YWCA, CITY OF SAINT PAUL AND HEALTHPARTNERS - MINNESOTA BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION - NAMI WALKS - $21,000 RAISED BY HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES TO BENEFIT THE NAMI WALKS - SUSAN G. KOMEN - TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - 2,400 HOURS VOLUNTEERED BY 300 COLLEAGUES TO BUILD HOMES THROUGH TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY |
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EMPLOYEE GIVING ONCE A YEAR, HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO SHARING AT WORK, A CAMPAIGN THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS THOSE SERVED BY THE FOLLOWING HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS: REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION AND THE INSTITUTE. FUNDS RAISED THROUGH SHARING AT WORK ARE USED TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE, PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONDUCT CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH. HEALTHPARTNERS MATCHES 100 PERCENT OF ALL SHARING AT WORK DONATIONS. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEM WIDE EMPLOYEES DONATED $548,936, TOTALING OVER $1.1 MILLION WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH. HEALTHPARTNERS COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY EXTENDS BEYOND ITS DOORS. ADDRESSING DISPARITIES IS ONE OF THE REASONS HEALTHPARTNERS HAS A COMMITMENT TO WORKPLACE GIVING. A COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN IS A KEY WAY TO PROVIDE A SAFETY NET OF SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. FOR HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES, HEALTHPARTNERS HOSTS AN ANNUAL HEALTHPARTNERS COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN THAT SUPPORTS SIX LOCAL FEDERATIONS: GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY, UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST, ST. CROIX VALLEY UNITED WAY, COMMUNITY SHARES, COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES-MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS' EMPLOYEES PLEDGED TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN OVER $312,915 THROUGH AUTOMATIC PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS, PLUS $60,000 FROM HEALTHPARTNERS THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL FEDERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, EMPLOYEES DONATED $33,894 THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. IN-KIND DONATIONS HEALTHPARTNERS SUPPORTS AND CONTRIBUTES TO NUMEROUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY PROVIDING MEETING SPACE AND DONATING USED EQUIPMENT. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS DONATED OFFICE SUPPLIES AND FURNITURE TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING COMMON HOPE, PPL (PROJECT FOR PRIDE AND LIVING), COMPANIES TO CLASSROOMS, FURNISH OFFICE AND HOME, INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT 287, AND THE SALVATION ARMY. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES TIME AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES TO COORDINATE DRIVES FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, BOOKS AND TOYS ON LOCATION AT THE WORK PLACE. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS RIVERWAY CLINIC CLOSED AND RELOCATED TO A NEW LOCATION. SOME MEDICAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AT THAT LOCATION STILL HAD LIFE IN THEM. HEALTHPARTNERS MADE SURE THE EQUIPMENT MADE ITS WAY INTO CLASSROOMS AT ANOKA TECHNICAL COLLEGE. EXAM TABLES, BLOOD PRESSURE CUFFS, SWABS, SYRINGES, STRETCHERS, EXAM TABLES, CABINETRY, SINKS, AND STOOLS FROM THE HEALTHPARTNERS RIVERWAY CLINIC WERE DONATED TO ANOKA TECHNICAL COLLEGE. IN ALL, ABOUT $12,000 WORTH OF MEDICAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT WERE GIVEN TO THE COLLEGE. THE DONATION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FROM A CLOSING MEDICAL FACILITY TO A FACILITY TRAINING NEW MEDICAL PERSONNEL IS PART OF HEALTHPARTNERS' TWICE-YEARLY RECYCLE-A-THON. THE ITEMS WILL BE USED FOR LABORATORY TRAINING IN THE COLLEGE'S PRACTICAL NURSING AND SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS REGULARLY PARTNERS WITH THE COLLEGE "IN STUDENT CLINICAL TRAINING, SERVING ON OUR PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARDS, PROVIDING THIS KIND OF EQUIPMENT AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND ULTIMATELY HIRING ITS GRADUATES. THE HEALTHPARTNERS DONATION TO ANOKA TECHNICAL COLLEGE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TREMENDOUS EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A HIGH QUALITY FUTURE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO WIN ACCOLADES FOR HIGH QUALITY CARE AND EXPERIENCE. NINETY-SIX PERCENT OF HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES UNDERSTAND HOW THE WORK THEY DO CONTRIBUTES TO A POSITIVE CUSTOMER, PATIENT AND MEMBER EXPERIENCE - IT'S PROOF THAT OUR TEAM LIVES OUR VALUES. FOR THE FIRST TIME, HEALTHPARTNERS PRESIDENT AND CEO MARY BRAINERD WAS INCLUDED ON MODERN HEALTHCARE'S LIST OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN HEALTH CARE, JOINING THE LIKES OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND HARVARD'S DR. ATUL GAWANDE. THE LIST HONORS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL INDIVIDUALS IN HEALTH CARE IN TERMS OF LEADERSHIP AND IMPACT, BASED ON PEER AND EXPERT PANEL REVIEW. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 40 AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS. THE RANGE IS ASTOUNDING, FROM HIGH MEMBER EXPERIENCE HONORS GIVEN BY J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES, TO HONORS FOR LEADING IN EQUALITY. BY RECEIVING THESE AWARDS AND RECOGNITION, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, LEADING THE WAY TO IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. SEVERAL AWARDS AND HONORS RECEIVED IN 2013 INCLUDED: - RECOGNIZED AS BEING 'MOST WIRED' BY HOSPITAL & HEALTH NETWORKS MAGAZINE FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR. - HEALTHPARTNERS AND PARK NICOLLET WON HENNEPIN COUNTY WELLNESS BY DESIGN AWARDS FOR HEALTHY WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS. - HEALTHPARTNERS MOBILE APP AND RECRUITMENT WEBSITE RECEIVED EHEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARDS FROM STRATEGIC HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS. - NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA). HEALTHPARTNERS IS AMONG THE TOP 30 PRIVATE HEALTH PLANS IN THE NATION AND IS THE TOP-RANKED PLAN IN MINNESOTA, ACCORDING TO NCQA'S PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN RANKINGS 2013-2014. THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON MORE THAN 50 MEASURES OF CLINICAL PERFORMANCE AND MEMBER SATISFACTION, AS WELL AS NCQA ACCREDITATION. PLACING 30TH OF THE 484 PLANS RANKED NATIONALLY BY NCQA PUTS HEALTHPARTNERS IN THE TOP SIX PERCENT OF HEALTH PLANS IN THE COUNTRY. NCQA IS A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. - NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA). HEALTHPARTNERS FREEDOM MEDICARE PLAN REMAINS THE TOP RANKED MEDICARE PLAN IN MINNESOTA FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT YEAR, AND IS IN THE TOP FOUR PERCENT OF 405 PLANS EVALUATED, ACCORDING TO NCQA'S MEDICARE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN RANKINGS 2013-2014. - ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION ACCREDITATION. HEALTHPARTNERS WAS AMONG SIX ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE A NEW ACCREDITATION AS AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION FROM THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE AND WAS AMONG THE FIRST TWO TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST DESIGNATION- LEVEL 3 ACO ACCREDITATION. TO RECEIVE NCQA ACO ACCREDITATION, WHICH IS VALID FOR THREE YEARS, ORGANIZATIONS HAD TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE QUALITY, REDUCE COSTS AND COORDINATE WHOLE-PERSON CARE THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. - JOINT COMMISSION. THREE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITALS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY IN THE JOINT COMMISSION'S TOP PERFORMER ON KEY QUALITY MEASURES REPORT. REGIONS HOSPITAL WAS RECOGNIZED FOR DELIVERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE IN FOUR AREAS (HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE, PNEUMONIA AND SURGICAL CARE) WHILE LAKEVIEW AND HUDSON HOSPITALS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR HIGH QUALITY SURGICAL CARE. THE REPORT SUMMARIZED THE PERFORMANCE OF 3,300 JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED HOSPITALS ON 47 PROCESSES THAT RESEARCH SHOWS ARE THE SAFEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE CARE. - MINNESOTA COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT. HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP & PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES WERE TWO OF THE TOP FIVE HIGHEST PERFORMING MEDICAL GROUPS FOR PRIMARY CARE IN THE MINNESOTA COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT 2013 HEALTH CARE QUALITY REPORT. |
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IN 2013, THE BYLAWS OF HEALTHPARTNERS INC. WERE AMENDED AND RESTATED. AS A MINNESOTA LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO), THE HEALTHPARTNERS BYLAWS AT ALL TIMES REMAIN COMPLIANT WITH MINNESOTA'S HMO LAWS AND ALL AMENDMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY AND FILED WITH STATE REGULATORS. THE 2013 AMENDMENTS PRESCRIBED THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AND COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD, AND EXPANDED THE ACTIONS THAT REQUIRE APPROVAL OF AT LEAST 2/3RDS OF ALL DIRECTORS, FOR A FOUR YEAR TRANSITIONAL PERIOD ENDING IN 2016. ADDITIONALLY, THE NUMBER OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DIRECTORS WAS INCREASED FROM TWO TO FOUR, AND, THE PROVISIONS DESCRIBING THE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD AND STAFF OFFICERS WERE EXPANDED. |
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HPI MEMBERS ARE EACH CONTRACT HOLDER OF HPI OR ITS RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. EACH MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE. BYLAWS, SECTION 1.1. |
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THE MEMBERS OF HPI ELECT CERTAIN MEMBERS AS "MEMBER-ELECTED DIRECTORS" OF THE HPI BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 13 OF THE 21 MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE MEMBER-ELECTED DIRECTORS. |
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HPI'S 990 RETURN HAS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS THAT IS FOLLOWED BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF HPI. THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES A LAYERED REVIEW BY THE INTERNAL TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM, THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND HPI'S OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS BACK TO THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF HPI. HPI MAKES AVAILABLE, TO THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A COPY OF THE 990 FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990 RETURN. THIS COPY IS PROVIDED IN THE HEALTHPARTNERS BOARDEFFECT PORTAL FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990, AND IS AN AGENDA ITEM AT A COMMITTEE MEETING. THIS PROCESS IS NOTED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. THESE MINUTES ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
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HPI'S BOARD MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO IT'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ANNUALLY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES AND PROVIDES A REPORT TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE REPORT IDENTIFIES ANY SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS DISCLOSED IN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES. A WRITTEN REPORT IS PROVIDED TO THE CHAIR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO). BOARD AGENDAS AND EXECUTIVE DECISIONS ARE MONITORED IN RELATION TO THIS POLICY. |
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HPI HAS NO EMPLOYEES. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY GHI, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. GHI HAS AN ANNUAL PROCESS TO REVIEW THE MARKET COMPARABILITY OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF ITS CEO AND ITS OTHER OFFICERS. EVERY THREE YEARS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GHI BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (COMPENSATION COMMITTEE), A TOTAL COMPENSATION MARKET REVIEW IS COMPLETED. THE REVIEW INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS OF COMPENSATION; BASE SALARY, ANNUAL INCENTIVES, BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES. THE MARKET SURVEY RESULTS ARE PRESENTED TO, REVIEWED BY AND APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. IN INTERIM YEARS, GHI'S HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, UPDATES CHANGES IN THE SALARY STRUCTURE BASED ON THE SAME INDEPENDENT STUDIES PERFORMED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE. FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CERTAIN OTHER POSITIONS FULL INDEPENDENT REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED. IN ALL CASES, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY TO ASSURE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' INDEPENDENCE, STAFF IS NOT IN ROOM DURING DELIBERATIONS OR VOTE INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE KEPT. TOTAL COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED ON THE FORM 990 AND W2S. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND THE MARKET COMPARABILITY DATA, APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BOARD HAD DELEGATED TO THE CEO (WITH AUTHORITY TO FURTHER DELEGATE) THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONDUCT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OTHER OFFICERS WITHIN THE COMPENSATION RANGES DETERMINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. ANY EXCEPTIONS NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. |
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HPI'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 RETURNS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION FROM HPI. HPI'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. HPI'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS.COM WEBSITE. |
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ALL OFFICERS OF HPI ARE EMPLOYED AND COMPENSATED BY GHI AND PNHS. REPORTED AVERAGE HOURS WORKED ARE BASED ON TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR ALL RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. |
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FASB 124 FAIR MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT 4,758,158. NET ASSET TRANSFER - DISSOLVE HEALTHPARTNERS VENTURES 41-1838197 -1,870,951. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.