SCHEDULE H
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Hospitals
MediumBullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, question 20.
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
 
Employer identification number

13-1739922
Part I
Financial Assistance and Certain Other Community Benefits at Cost
Yes
No
1a
Did the organization have a financial assistance policy during the tax year? If "No," skip to question 6a . . . .
1a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," was it a written policy? ......................
1b
Yes
 
2
If the organization had multiple hospital facilities, indicate which of the following best describes application of the financial assistance policy to its various hospital facilities during the tax year.
3
Answer the following based on the financial assistance eligibility criteria that applied to the largest number of the organization's patients during the tax year.
a
Did the organization use Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) as a factor in determining eligibility for providing free care?
If "Yes," indicate which of the following was the FPG family income limit for eligibility for free care:
3a
Yes
 
b
Did the organization use FPG as a factor in determining eligibility for providing discounted care? If "Yes," indicate
which of the following was the family income limit for eligibility for discounted care: . . . . . . . .
3b
Yes
 
%
c
If the organization used factors other than FPG in determining eligibility, describe in Part VI the criteria used for determining eligibility for free or discounted care. Include in the description whether the organization used an asset test or other threshold, regardless of income, as a factor in determining eligibility for free or discounted care.
4
Did the organization's financial assistance policy that applied to the largest number of its patients during the tax year provide for free or discounted care to the "medically indigent"? . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

Yes

 
5a
Did the organization budget amounts for free or discounted care provided under its financial assistance policy during
the tax year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5a

Yes

 
b
If "Yes," did the organization's financial assistance expenses exceed the budgeted amount? . . . . . .
5b
 
No
c
If "Yes" to line 5b, as a result of budget considerations, was the organization unable to provide free or discountedcare to a patient who was eligibile for free or discounted care? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5c
 
 
6a
Did the organization prepare a community benefit report during the tax year? . . . . . . . . .
6a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization make it available to the public? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6b
 
 
Complete the following table using the worksheets provided in the Schedule H instructions. Do not submit these worksheets with the Schedule H.
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Financial Assistance and Certain Other Community Benefits at Cost
Financial Assistance and
Means-Tested
Government Programs
(a) Number of activities or programs (optional) (b) Persons served (optional) (c) Total community benefit expense (d) Direct offsetting revenue (e) Net community benefit expense (f) Percent of total expense
a Financial Assistance at cost
(from Worksheet 1) . . .
    343,417 0 343,417 0.530 %
b Medicaid (from Worksheet 3, column a) . . . . .     36,450,306 38,216,088    
c Costs of other means-tested government programs (from Worksheet 3, column b) . .            
d Total Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs . . . . .     36,793,723 38,216,088 343,417 0.530 %
Other Benefits
e Community health improvement services and community benefit operations (from Worksheet 4).     135,325 32,745 102,580 0.160 %
f Health professions education (from Worksheet 5) . . .     305,894 301,078 4,816 0.010 %
g Subsidized health services (from Worksheet 6) . . . .     472,171 275,000 197,171 0.310 %
h Research (from Worksheet 7) .     194,436 194,436    
i Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit (from Worksheet 8) . . . .     220,078 186,147 33,931 0.050 %
j Total. Other Benefits . .     1,327,904 989,406 338,498 0.530 %
k Total. Add lines 7d and 7j .     38,121,627 39,205,494 681,915 1.060 %
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990. Cat. No. 50192T Schedule H (Form 990) 2015
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Part II
Community Building Activities Complete this table if the organization conducted any community building activities during the tax year, and describe in Part VI how its community building activities promoted the health of the communities it serves.
(a) Number of activities or programs (optional) (b) Persons served (optional) (c) Total community building expense (d) Direct offsetting
revenue
(e) Net community building expense (f) Percent of total expense
1 Physical improvements and housing            
2 Economic development            
3 Community support     3,242,259 1,384,980 1,857,279 2.890 %
4 Environmental improvements            
5 Leadership development and
training for community members
           
6 Coalition building            
7 Community health improvement advocacy            
8 Workforce development            
9 Other            
10 Total     3,242,259 1,384,980 1,857,279 2.890 %
Part III
Bad Debt, Medicare, & Collection Practices
Section A. Bad Debt Expense
Yes
No
1
Did the organization report bad debt expense in accordance with Heathcare Financial Management Association Statement No. 15? ..........................
1
Yes
 
2
Enter the amount of the organization's bad debt expense. Explain in Part VI the methodology used by the organization to estimate this amount. ......
2
582,899
3
Enter the estimated amount of the organization's bad debt expense attributable to patients eligible under the organization's financial assistance policy. Explain in Part VI the methodology used by the organization to estimate this amount and the rationale, if any, for including this portion of bad debt as community benefit. ......
3
0
4
Provide in Part VI the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes bad debt expense or the page number on which this footnote is contained in the attached financial statements.
Section B. Medicare
5
Enter total revenue received from Medicare (including DSH and IME).....
5
113
6
Enter Medicare allowable costs of care relating to payments on line 5.....
6
0
7
Subtract line 6 from line 5. This is the surplus (or shortfall)........
7
113
8
Describe in Part VI the extent to which any shortfall reported in line 7 should be treated as community benefit.Also describe in Part VI the costing methodology or source used to determine the amount reported on line 6.Check the box that describes the method used:
Section C. Collection Practices
9a
Did the organization have a written debt collection policy during the tax year? ..........
9a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," did the organization’s collection policy that applied to the largest number of its patients during the tax year
contain provisions on the collection practices to be followed for patients who are known to qualify for financial assistance? Describe in Part VI .........................

9b

Yes

 
Part IV
Management Companies and Joint Ventures(owned 10% or more by officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and physicians—see instructions)
(a) Name of entity (b) Description of primary
activity of entity
(c) Organization's
profit % or stock
ownership %
(d) Officers, directors,
trustees, or key
employees' profit %
or stock ownership %
(e) Physicians'
profit % or stock
ownership %
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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Part VFacility Information
Section A. Hospital Facilities
(list in order of size from largest to smallest—see instructions)
How many hospital facilities did the organization operate during the tax year?1
Name, address, primary website address, and state license number (and if a group return, the name and EIN of the subordinate hospital organization that operates the hospital facility)
Licensed Hospital General-Medical-Surgical Children's Hospital Teaching Hospital Critical Hospital ResearchGrp Facility ER-24Hours ER-Other Other (Describe) Facility reporting group
1 BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
95 BRADHURST AVE
VALHALLA,NY10595
WWW.BLYTHEDALE.ORG
5957000H
X   X              
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Section B. Facility Policies and Practices

(Complete a separate Section B for each of the hospital facilities or facility reporting groups listed in Part V, Section A)
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Line number of hospital facility, or line numbers of hospital facilities in a facility
reporting group (from Part V, Section A):
1
Yes No
Community Health Needs Assessment
1 Was the hospital facility first licensed, registered, or similarly recognized by a state as a hospital facility in the current tax year or the immediately preceding tax year?........................ 1   No
2 Was the hospital facility acquired or placed into service as a tax-exempt hospital in the current tax year or the immediately preceding tax year? If “Yes,” provide details of the acquisition in Section C............... 2   No
3 During the tax year or either of the two immediately preceding tax years, did the hospital facility conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA)? If "No," skip to line 12...................... 3 Yes  
If "Yes," indicate what the CHNA report describes (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
4 Indicate the tax year the hospital facility last conducted a CHNA: 20 13
5 In conducting its most recent CHNA, did the hospital facility take into account input from persons who represent the broad interests of the community served by the hospital facility, including those with special knowledge of or expertise in public health? If "Yes," describe in Section C how the hospital facility took into account input from persons who represent the community, and identify the persons the hospital facility consulted ................. 5 Yes  
6 a Was the hospital facility’s CHNA conducted with one or more other hospital facilities? If "Yes," list the other hospital facilities in Section C.................................. 6a   No
b Was the hospital facility’s CHNA conducted with one or more organizations other than hospital facilities?” If “Yes,” list the other organizations in Section C. ............................ 6b Yes  
7 Did the hospital facility make its CHNA report widely available to the public?.............. 7 Yes  
If "Yes," indicate how the CHNA report was made widely available (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
8 Did the hospital facility adopt an implementation strategy to meet the significant community health needs
identified through its most recently conducted CHNA? If "No," skip to line 11. ..............
8 Yes  
9 Indicate the tax year the hospital facility last adopted an implementation strategy: 20 14
10 Is the hospital facility's most recently adopted implementation strategy posted on a website?......... 10 Yes  
a If "Yes" (list url): WWW.BLYTHEDALE.ORG
b If "No," is the hospital facility’s most recently adopted implementation strategy attached to this return? ...... 10b   No
11 Describe in Section C how the hospital facility is addressing the significant needs identified in its most recently conducted CHNA and any such needs that are not being addressed together with the reasons why such needs are not being addressed.
12a Did the organization incur an excise tax under section 4959 for the hospital facility's failure to conduct a CHNA as required by section 501(r)(3)?............................... 12a   No
b If "Yes" on line 12a, did the organization file Form 4720 to report the section 4959 excise tax?........ 12b    
c If "Yes" on line 12b, what is the total amount of section 4959 excise tax the organization reported on Form 4720 for all of its hospital facilities? $  

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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Financial Assistance Policy (FAP)
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a written financial assistance policy that:
13 Explained eligibility criteria for financial assistance, and whether such assistance included free or discounted care? 13 Yes  
If “Yes,” indicate the eligibility criteria explained in the FAP:
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
14 Explained the basis for calculating amounts charged to patients?................. 14 Yes  
15 Explained the method for applying for financial assistance?................... 15 Yes  
If “Yes,” indicate how the hospital facility’s FAP or FAP application form (including accompanying instructions) explained the method for applying for financial assistance (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
e
16 Included measures to publicize the policy within the community served by the hospital facility?........ 16 Yes  
If "Yes," indicate how the hospital facility publicized the policy (check all that apply):
a
WWW.BLYTHEDALE.ORG
b
WWW.BLYTHEDALE.ORG
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
Billing and Collections
17 Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a separate billing and collections policy, or a written financial assistance policy (FAP) that explained all of the actions the hospital facility or other authorized party may take upon non-payment?.................................. 17 Yes  
18 Check all of the following actions against an individual that were permitted under the hospital facility's policies during the tax year before making reasonable efforts to determine the individual’s eligibility under the facility’s FAP:
a
b
c
d
e
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
19 Did the hospital facility or other authorized party perform any of the following actions during the tax year before making reasonable efforts to determine the individual’s eligibility under the facility’s FAP?............ 19   No
If "Yes," check all actions in which the hospital facility or a third party engaged:
a
b
c
d
20 Indicate which efforts the hospital facility or other authorized party made before initiating any of the actions listed (whether or not checked) in line 19. (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
e
f
Policy Relating to Emergency Medical Care
21 Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a written policy relating to emergency medical care that required the hospital facility to provide, without discrimination, care for emergency medical conditions to individuals regardless of their eligibility under the hospital facility’s financial assistance policy?.................. 21   No
If "No," indicate why:
a
b
c
d
Charges to Individuals Eligible for Assistance Under the FAP (FAP-Eligible Individuals)
22 Indicate how the hospital facility determined, during the tax year, the maximum amounts that can be charged to FAP-eligible individuals for emergency or other medically necessary care.
a
b
c
d
23 During the tax year, did the hospital facility charge any FAP-eligible individual to whom the hospital facility provided emergency or other medically necessary services more than the amounts generally billed to individuals who had insurance covering such care? ............................... 23   No
If "Yes," explain in Section C.
24 During the tax year, did the hospital facility charge any FAP-eligible individual an amount equal to the gross charge for any service provided to that individual? ........................... 24   No
If "Yes," explain in Section C.
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Part V
Facility Information (continued)
Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B. Provide descriptions required for Part V, Section B, lines 2, 3j, 5, 6a, 6b, 7d, 11, 13b, 13h, 15e, 16i, 18d, 19d, 20e, 21c, 21d, 22d, 23, and 24. If applicable, provide separate descriptions for each hospital facility in a facility reporting group, designated by facility reporting group letter and hospital facility line number from Part V, Section A (“A, 1,” “A, 4,” “B, 2,” “B, 3,” etc.) and name of hospital facility.
Form and Line Reference Explanation
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: IN JANUARY 2013, THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONVENED A WORKGROUP OF LOCAL HOSPITALS TO SELECT TWO PRIORITIES FROM THE STATE'S PREVENTION AGENDA AND COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP PLANS TO ADDRESS THESE PRIORITIES AS PART OF THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND THE HOSPITALS' COMMUNITY SERVICE PLANS. IN ADDITION TO WORKGROUP MEETINGS, THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSO HELD A HEALTH CARE SUMMIT ON AUGUST 10, 2013 TO GATHER ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY INPUT. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMIT:AFFINITY HEALTH PLANAMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN LUNG ASSOC.POW'R TOBACCO CESSATION CENTERHAGAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, IONA COLLEGEHUDSON HEALTH PLANLOWER HUDSON VALLEY PERINATAL NETWORKCHILDREN'S HEALTH AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.MARCH OF DIMESNEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGESCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND PRACTICEPACE UNIVERSITYPLANNED PARENTHOOD HUDSON PECONIC, INC.POW'R AGAINST TOBACCORYE YMCAST. FRANCES AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCHTHINCUNITED WAY OF WESTCHESTER AND PUTNAMWESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESWESTCHESTER COUNTY OFFICE OF WOMENWESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPT. OF SENIOR PROGRAMS & SERVICESYONKERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: BURKE REHABILITATION CENTERHUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL CENTERLAWRENCE HOSPITAL CENTERMOUNT VERNON NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERNORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITALOPEN DOOR FAMILY MEDICAL CENTERPHELPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTERSAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITALSOUND SHORE MEDICAL CENTERST. JOHN'S RIVERSIDE HOSPITALST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL WESTCHESTERSTELLARIS HEALTH NETWORKWESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTERWHITE PLAINS HOSPITALWESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: ONE OF THE PRIORITY INITIATIVES IDENTIFIED BY THE COALITION ASSEMBLED BY THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RELATED TO CHRONIC DISEASE IN THE ADULT POPULATION AND THUS IS NOT WITHIN BLYTHEDALE'S MISSION AND SCOPE. THUS BLYTHEDALE HAS SELECTED ANOTHER PRIORITY FROM THE STATE'S PREVENTION AGENDA WHICH ADDRESSES AN ISSUE OF CONCERN TO BLYTHEDALE'S COMMUNITY OF REFERRING HOSPITALS: PREVENT HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS, SPECIFICALLY REDUCING INFECTIONS CAUSED BY MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ORGANISMS (MDROS).
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D: THE HOSPITAL FACILITY USED THE PUBLISHED MEDICAID RATES WHEN CALCULATING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS THAT CAN BE CHARGED.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Section D. Other Health Care Facilities That Are Not Licensed, Registered, or Similarly Recognized as a Hospital Facility
(list in order of size, from largest to smallest)
How many non-hospital health care facilities did the organization operate during the tax year?  
Name and address Type of Facility (describe)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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Part VI
Supplemental Information
Provide the following information.
1 Required descriptions. Provide the descriptions required for Part I, lines 3c, 6a, and 7; Part II and Part III, lines 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9b.
2 Needs assessment. Describe how the organization assesses the health care needs of the communities it serves, in addition to any CHNAs reported in Part V, Section B.
3 Patient education of eligibility for assistance. Describe how the organization informs and educates patients and persons who may be billed for patient care about their eligibility for assistance under federal, state, or local government programs or under the organization’s financial assistance policy.
4 Community information. Describe the community the organization serves, taking into account the geographic area and demographic constituents it serves.
5 Promotion of community health. Provide any other information important to describing how the organization’s hospital facilities or other health care facilities further its exempt purpose by promoting the health of the community (e.g., open medical staff, community board, use of surplus funds, etc.).
6 Affiliated health care system. If the organization is part of an affiliated health care system, describe the respective roles of the organization and its affiliates in promoting the health of the communities served.
7 State filing of community benefit report. If applicable, identify all states with which the organization, or a related organization, files a community benefit report.
Form and Line Reference Explanation
PART I, LINE 7: EXPLANATION: BLYTHEDALE DETERMINES A PATIENT'S COST USING AVAILABLE COSTDATA AND RATIOS FROM THE MOST RECENTLY FILED NYS ICR. A PROSPECTIVEPATIENT'S GROSS CHARGES ARE ESTIMATED FOR EACH OF THE SERVICES ANDALLOWANCED DOWN TO COST BASED UPON THE RATIO OF COST TO CHARGES. WE THENDISCOUNT THE COST DOWN ON A SLIDING % BASIS IN THE FAP SCHEDULE USING APATIENT'S ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME (AGI) FROM THEIR MOST RECENT TAX RETURNAND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THEIR NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS / FAMILY SIZE REPORTED.
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: BLYTHEDALE IS INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES WHICH PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. NUMEROUS COMMUNITY CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED, INCLUDING HEALTH IMPROVEMENT (SEE DETAILS UNDER LINE 6 BELOW) AND ACCESS TO CARE. BLYTHEDALE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE WESTCHESTER CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION'S CHILD HEALTH TASK FORCE, WHOSE PRINCIPAL GOAL IS TO MAXIMIZE ENROLLMENT OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN IN NEW YORK STATE'S MEDICAID AND CHILD HEALTH PLUS PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH THE NEW YORK STATE WORKGROUP ON MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN, BLYTHEDALE HAS WORKED TO ADVOCATE FOR SERVICES TO SUPPORT FAMILIES CARING FOR MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN AT HOME.
PART III, LINE 2: REVENUE IS RECOGNIZED WHEN THE CLAIM HAS (1) PERVASIVE EVIDENCE OF A PAYMENT AGREEMENT / AUTHORIZATION, RATE SHEET OR CONTRACT (2) SERVICES HAVE BEEN RENDERED (3) PRICE IS FIXED AND DETERMINABLE (4) COLLECTABILITY IS REASONABLE ASSURED. BAD DEBT IS RECOGNIZED IF MANAGEMENT IS UNABLE TO COLLECT THE DEBT AFTER THESE CRITERIA HAVE BEEN MET.BAD DEBTS DO NOT INCLUDE CHARITY CARE, COURTESY DISCOUNTS, SELF PAY ALLOWANCES, OR ALLOWANCES FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES PROVIDED THAT ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.BAD DEBTS WILL BE RECORDED AND RECOGNIZED IN THE PERIOD IN WHICH IT IS DETERMINED THE DEBT IS UNCOLLECTIBLE. BAD DEBT IS RECOGNIZED AS THE AMOUNT CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED AND RECOGNIZED AS REVENUE FOR WHICH ALL AVENUES OF COLLECTION HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED. ALL WRITE OFFS IN EXCESS OF $10,000 REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM THE CFO PRIOR TO RECORDING ENTRY IN MEDITECH SYSTEM. ALL BAD DEBT ALLOWANCE ENTRIES ARE TO BE CODED USING "XFR PROCEDURE IN MEDITECH.THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE WILL DEMONSTRATE THE COMPONENTS OF BAD DEBT TO BE RECORDED.TOTAL PATIENT CHARGES: $250,000LESS CONTRACTUAL ALLOWANCES: -$150,000NET REVENUE: $100,000ACTUAL PAYMENTS: -$75,000ACCOUNT BALANCE UNCOLLECTED: $25,000 <==BAD DEBT VALUE AFTER ALLEFFORTS TO COLLECT ARE EXHAUSTED.COMPONENTS OF BAD DEBT REPORTING:THE RESERVE BALANCE SHOULD REFLECT 9.0% OF THE GROSS AR AS RECORDED INSTEP 1. THE VARIANCE FROM THE 12/31 RESERVE BALANCE IS RECORDED ON AMONTHLY BASIS. THE NET OF THE ACTUAL BAD DEBTS + CHANGE IN RESERVE BALANCE FROM 12/31 IS RECORDED AS BAD DEBT EXPENSE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
PART III, LINE 4: CHARITY CARE - THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAINCRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES. BECAUSE THE COLLECTIONS OF AMOUNTS DETERMINED TO QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE IS NOT PURSUED, THEY ARE NOT REPORTED AS REVENUE. THE AMOUNT OF IDENTIFIED CHARITY CARE PROVIDED AT COST, NET OF ANY REIMBURSEMENTS DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014, WERE APPROXIMATELY $343,417 AND $547,645, RESPECTIVELY. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THESE CHARITY CARE SERVICES WAS DETERMINED USING A RATIO OF COST TO GROSS CHARGES AND APPLYING THAT RATIO TO THE GROSS CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING CARE TO CHARITY PATIENTS FOR THE PERIOD.PROVISION AND ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS - TO PROVIDE FOR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE THAT COULD BECOME UNCOLLECTIBLE IN THE FUTURE, THE HOSPITAL ESTABLISHES AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS TO REDUCE THE CARRYING VALUE OF SUCH RECEIVABLES TO THEIR ESTIMATED NET REALIZABLE VALUE. IN EVALUATING THE COLLECTIBILITY OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, THE HOSPITAL ANALYZES ITS PAST HISTORY AND IDENTIFIES TRENDS FOR EACH OF ITS MAJOR PAYOR SOURCES OF REVENUE TO ESTIMATE THE APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS AND PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. MANAGEMENT REGULARLY REVIEWS DATA ABOUT THESE MAJOR PAYOR SOURCES OF REVENUE IN EVALUATING THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS AND A PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED THIRD PARTY BENEFITS RELATIVE TO SERVICESPROVIDED AT THE HOSPITAL AND HAVE NO SECONDARY SOURCE OF COVERAGE. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STANDARD RATES (OR THE DISCOUNTED RATES IFNEGOTIATED) AND THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY COLLECTED AFTER ALL REASONABLECOLLECTION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED IS CHARGED OFF AGAINST THEALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS.THE HOSPITAL DID NOT CHANGE ITS CHARITY CARE OR UNINSURED DISCOUNTPOLICIES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2015. THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINED AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS IN 2015 AND 2014 IN THE AMOUNTS OF APPROXIMATELY $892,000 AND $865,000, RESPECTIVELY. THESE AMOUNTS REPRESENT 1.5% AND 1.58% OF NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE RESPECTIVELY.
PART III, LINE 8: BLYTHEDALE, AS A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RECEIVED IMMATERIAL AMOUNTS OF MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT. IN 2015, THE HOSPITAL FILED A LOW/NO COST UTILIZATION REPORT WITH CMS.
PART III, LINE 9B: COLLECTION POLICIES ARE THE SAME FOR ALL PATIENTS. ALL PATIENTS HAVING DIFFICULTY PAYING THEIR BILLS ARE DIRECTED TO HOSPITAL STAFF WHO ASSIST THE FAMILY IN COMPLETING A FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT AND TRY TO QUALIFY THE PATIENT FOR ASSISTANCE. ONCE A LEVEL OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS DETERMINED, THE ACCOUNT BALANCE IS PRORATED FOR CONTRACTUAL ADJUSTMENTS AND THEN PRO-RATED TO COST. FROM COSTS, THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS THEN APPLIED, ANY REMAINING BALANCE IS COLLECTABLE AS PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY.PATIENTS ARE SCREENED FOR ELIGIBILTY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BEFORECOLLECTION PROCEDURE BEGIN. IF AT ANY POINT IN THE COLLECTION PROCESS,DOCUMENTATION IS RECEIVED THAT INDICATES THAT THE PATIENT IS POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BUT HAS NOT APPLIED FOR IT, THE ACCOUNT IS REFERRED BACK FOR A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REVIEW. BLYTHEDALE DOES NOT PURSUE COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS FROM PATIENTS DETERMINED TO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE.IF A PATIENT HAS REQUESTED AND/OR FILLED OUT A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEAPPLICATION, ALL DEBT COLLECTION ACTIVITIES STOP UNTIL ELIGIBILTY FORFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CAN BE DETERMINED. BLYTHEDALE'S POLICY PROVIDES THAT WE WILL NOT REFER ANY ACCOUNTS FOR COLLECTION UNTIL IT IS DETERMINED WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL IS INSURED AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
PART VI, LINE 2: SINCE THE VAST MAJORITY OF ADMISSIONS TO BLYTHEDALE COME BY REFERRAL FROM OTHER HOSPITALS, PARTICULARLY THE LARGE MEDICAL CENTERS IN THEMETROPOLITAN NEW YORK AND HUDSON VALLEY AREA, BLYTHEDALE'S SENSE OF NEED FOR CLINICAL SERVICES LARGELY EMANATES FROM REFERRING HOSPITALS AND THEIR PHYSICIANS. BLYTHEDALE CONTINUOUSLY REVIEWS WITH REFERRING HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS THEIR NEEDS FOR SERVICES.HOWEVER, IN ADDITION TO ITS REFERRAL HOSPITALS, BLYTHEDALE ALSO WORKSCLOSELY WITH A VARIETY OF LOCAL AGENCIES, NOTABLY THE WESTCHESTER,ROCKLAND AND PUTNAM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO BLYTHEDALE'S MISSION AND SERVICES. PARTICIPANTS IN THESE COALITIONS INCLUDE THE MAJOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH-FOCUSED COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN WESTCHESTER. BLYTHEDALE ALSO HAS CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, THROUGH ITS NUTRITION EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, AND THROUGH ARRANGEMENTS WHEREBY BLYTHEDALE STAFF ARE CONTRACTED TO PROVIDEPHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN THESCHOOLS.
PART VI, LINE 3: CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION AND STATE REQUIREMENTS (NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW 2807(K) (9-A), BLYTHEDALE HAS DEVELOPED GUIDELINES THAT DELINEATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND PROCEDURES UNDER WHICH FREE OR REDUCED COST CARE IS AVAILABLE. THESE GUIDELINES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL FAMILIES UPON REGISTRATION, AND HOSPITAL STAFF PROVIDE COUNSELING AS NECESSARY. INTERPRETATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS NEEDING INFORMATION IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH. PATIENTS ARE ALSO NOTIFIED OF BLYTHEDALE'S CHARITY CARE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES THROUGH NOTICES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH POSTED IN THE HOSPITAL'S LOBBY AND IN PATIENT REGISTRATION AND WAITING AREAS. IN ADDITION, BLYTHEDALE'S PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUNDS HELPS PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH VARIOUS ITEMS (I.E., EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING, ETC.) WHERE FAMILY RESOURCES ARE LIMITED AND INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER.
PART VI, LINE 4: AS A SPECIALTY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SERVING CHILDREN WITH A BROAD RANGE OF DIAGNOSES, BLYTHEDALE'S SERVICE AREA IS WIDESPREAD, WITH PATIENTS COMING FROM THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN PORTION OF NEW YORK STATE AS WELL AS ADJACENT AREAS OF NEW JERSEY AND CONNECTICUT: WESTCHESTER (60%), BRONX (16%), QUEENS/KINGS (7%), ROCKLAND COUNTY (6%), NEW YORK CITY (4%), LONG ISLAND (2%), ALL OTHER (6%).THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED IN A SUBURBAN COUNTY (WESTCHESTER) THAT IS PART OF THE GREATER NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. BLYTHEDALE'S PATIENT POPULATION REFLECTS THE ETHNIC AND RACIAL DIVERSITY OF ITS LARGE SERVICE AREA, AS ILLUSTRATED BY ITS INPATIENT POPULATION: ASIAN (4%); BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN (19%); HISPANIC OR LATINO (24%); WHITE (45%); OTHER (8%). TO ADDRESS THIS DIVERSITY, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES STAFF TRAINING IN CULTURAL DIVERSITY, INTERPRETER SERVICES, DIETARY VARIETY AND OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS WHILE THEIR CHILDREN ARE PATIENTS AT BLYTHEDALE.
PART VI, LINE 5: BLYTHEDALE OFFERS A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEDIATRIC PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY: FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING PROGRAM: BLYTHEDALE, IN COORDINATION WITH THEWESTCHESTER REGIONAL EMS OFFICE, WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OFEMERGENCY SERVICES, AND THE NYS EMS FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM, HASDEVELOPED A SPECIAL PEDIATRIC CME SERIES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS OF THEWESTCHESTER EMS REGION. THIS YEAR THE PROGRAM CENTERED ON RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT AND CARE OF THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT. THE CLASS WAS GIVEN BY THE RESPIRATORY CARE STAFF FROM BLYTHEDALE. THE SERIES COVERS SUBJECTS VITAL TO FIRST RESPONDS, INCLUDING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AUTISM, TECHNOLOGY AND CARE.NUTRITION EDUCATION: IN A MAJOR INITIATIVE TO HELP REDUCE THE PREVALENCEOF CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND PREVENT ITS LONG TERM NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS,BLYTHEDALE IS REACHING OUT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER ANDSURROUNDING COUNTIES WITH ITS EAT WELL BE WELL SCHOOL BASED NUTRITIONEDUCATION PROGRAM. THE EAT WELL, BE WELL PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY KOHLS DEPARTMENT STORES, IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SCHOOL STAFF AND STUDENTS WITHTHE TOOLS NECESSARY TO HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP HEALTHY EATING HABITS THROUGHA COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPED BY BLYTHEDALE'S REGISTEREDDIETICIANS. TO DATE THIS PROGRAM HAS REACHED MORE THAN 110,000 STUDENTS,AS WELL AS OVER 5,500 PARENTS AND SCHOOL STAFF IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUTWESTCHESTER, ROCKLAND AND PUTNAM COUNTIES, WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO MAKEFOOD AND LIFESTYLE CHOICES THAT WILL PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING FOR ALIFETIME. THIS PAST YEAR THE PROGRAM WAS PROVIDED IN 23 SCHOOLS (OFTENMORE THAN ONE VISIT) AND 16 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TO 17,595 K-8 STUDENTS AND1,233 ADULTS. IN 2015, BLYTHEDALE CONTINUED ITS VITAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AS A CERTIFIED TRAINING CENTER FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) IN BOTH PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (PALS) AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS). IN ADDITION TO BRINGING THESE VITAL PROGRAM OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, THE HOSPITAL OFFERED A VARIETY OF COURSES ON-SITE. IN 2015, 3,956 PEOPLE WERE TRAINED IN CPR, PALS AND FIRST AID THROUGH BLYTHEDALE'S TRAINING CENTER. IN ADDITION, 109 PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WERE TRAINED LAST YEAR. OF THIS NUMBER, 6 PARENTS WERE TAUGHT IN SPANISH AND 2 PARENTS WERE TAUGHT IN CREOLE. WE HAVE 120 INSTRUCTORS REGISTERED WITH OUR TRAINING CENTER. 109 EMPLOYEES WERE TAUGHT IN BLS AND 36 EMPLOYEES WERE RENEWED IN PALS. WE HAVE INSTRUCTORS ALIGNED WITH US FROM TAPPAN ZEE HS, CLARKSTOWN NORTH AND SOUTH HS, BYRAM HILLS HS, EASTCHESTER HS, SCARSDALE MS, MERCY COLLEGE, BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE DOBBS FERRY PD, POUND RIDGE PD, MT VERNON FD, GREENBURGH FD, HARSDALE FD, LAKE MOHEGAN FD PM PEDIATRICS, SHELTERING ARMS (FORMERLY EPISCOPAL SOCIAL SERVICES), EDWIN GOULD FAMILY SERVICES, JCCA, JANSEN HOSPICE, 3A SOLUTIONS, HISPANOAMERICANA DE EDUCADORES INFANTILES. 8 CLASSES ARE HELD ANNUALLY AT 9TH DISTRICT DENTAL ASSOCIATION.SERVICES TO THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY: BLYTHEDALE ALSO PROVIDES CLINICAL TRAINING FOR SCORES OF PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS IN A WIDE RANGE OF FIELDS, INCLUDING MEDICINE, NURSING, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AND SOCIAL WORK. BLYTHEDALE ALSO SPONSORS SPECIALIZED COURSES ON PEDIATRIC ISSUES FOR AREA PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPISTS.
PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES NY
Schedule H (Form 990) 2015
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