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ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE IOWA HEALTH SYSTEM COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT WHICH CAN BE LOCATED AT WWW.UNITYPOINT.ORG. THIS SYSTEM-WIDE REPORT IS COMPLETED IN ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT FOR THE HOSPITAL AND ITS REGIONAL AFFILIATES.
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PART I, LINE 7:
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A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO (FROM WORKSHEET 2) IS USED TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNTS ON LINE 7A. THE AMOUNTS ON LINES 7B-7C (UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID AND OTHER MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS) ARE OBTAINED FROM A COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM OF APPLICABLE PATIENT SEGMENTS. SEGMENTS NOT PASSED TO COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM USE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO. THE AMOUNTS FOR LINES 7E, F, H, AND I WOULD COME FROM THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF SPECIFIC SEGMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ARE BASED ON COST. THE AMOUNTS ON 7G ARE DERIVED FROM A COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM OF APPLICABLE PATIENT SEGMENTS. SEGMENTS NOT PASSED TO A COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM USE THE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO.
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PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN (F):
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THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A), BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN THIS COLUMN IS $ 672.
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PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:
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COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ARE ESSENTIAL ROLES FOR HEALTH-CARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THAT THEY ADDRESS MANY OF THE UNDERLYING DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. RESEARCH HAS CONTINUALLY SHOWN THAT WHEN THE FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH ARE EXPLORED, HEALTH CARE ACTUALLY PLAYS THE SMALLEST ROLE PROPORTIONATELY. A REPORT IN THE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL (MCGINNIS, 1996) SUGGESTS THAT THE FACTORS IMPACTING HEALTH ARE AS FOLLOWS: LIFESTYLE AND BEHAVIORS, 50%, ENVIRONMENT (HUMAN AND NATURAL), 20%, GENETICS AND HUMAN BIOLOGY, 20%, AND HEALTH CARE, 10%. COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES HELP TO ADDRESS THE OTHER INDICATORS OUTSIDE OF THE ROLE TRADITIONALLY PLAYED BY HEALTH-CARE ORGANIZATIONS. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY DONE IN SOME FORM OF PARTNERSHIP IN WHICH THE COMMUNITY OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE BETTER SUITED TO ADDRESS. HEALTH-CARE ORGANIZATIONS GENERALLY PROVIDE TIMELY AND SPECIFIC RESOURCES TO HELP THESE ISSUES. HEALTH-CARE ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE A RICH AND VALUABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCE IN WAYS NOT TYPICALLY CONSIDERED. OFTEN THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO HELP IMPACT AND IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH STATUS IS TO SUPPORT OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS OUTSIDE OF HEALTH SERVICES. THIS IS OFTEN DONE THROUGH CASH OR IN-KIND SERVICES TO SUPPORT OTHER NON-PROFITS, DONATIONS OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO CERTAIN AGENCIES, OR THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE. THE HOSPITAL CONTRIBUTES FINANCIALLY TO A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADDRESS THE BROADER NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE DONATIONS ALLOW OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FULFILL THEIR MISSIONS TO IMPROVE THE WELL BEING OF THE COMMUNITY AND CONTRIBUTE TO ITS OVERALL HEALTH STATUS IN WAYS THAT MAY DIFFER FROM THE DIRECT SERVICES OF THE HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION AND MAXIMIZE THE RESOURCES THEY HAVE TO WORK WITH. THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES ARE ACTIVE IN EDUCATING PARTNERS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTH SUBJECTS THAT ADVANCE THEIR WORK. FURTHER, THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES ARE MEMBERS OF MANY NON-PROFIT BOARDS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP OR COLLABORATE TO ADDRESS COMPLEX HEALTH ISSUES. THESE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES SPEAK TO THE BREADTH AND CAPACITY THAT THE HOSPITAL HAS IN IMPACTING THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY IN A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTENTIONAL APPROACH.
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THE HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS BASED UPON A REVIEW OF OUTSTANDING RECEIVABLES, HISTORICAL COLLECTION INFORMATION AND EXISTING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. AS A SERVICE TO THE PATIENT, THE HEALTH SYSTEM BILLS THIRD-PARTY PAYERS DIRECTLY AND BILLS THE PATIENT WHEN THE PATIENT'S LIABILITY IS DETERMINED. PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE DUE IN FULL WHEN BILLED. ACCOUNTS ARE CONSIDERED DELINQUENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY WRITTEN OFF AS BAD DEBTS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL CREDIT EVALUATION AND SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ACCOUNT.THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINE 2 WAS CALCULATED USING IRS WORKSHEET 2 'RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES' TO CALCULATE THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO FOR ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. THIS RATIO WAS THEN APPLIED AGAINST THE BAD DEBT ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENT ACCOUNTS USING IRS WORKSHEET A TO ARRIVE AT THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE AT COST REPORTED ON LINE 2.
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AMOUNTS ON LINE 6 WERE CALCULATED USING IRS WORKSHEET B 'TOTAL MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS.' THE MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE MEDICARE COST REPORTS AND THEN REDUCED BY ANY AMOUNTS ALREADY CAPTURED IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE IN PART I ABOVE.THE METHODOLOGY DESCRIBED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO SCHEDULE H, PART III SECTION B, LINE 6 DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL COSTS INCURRED BY THE HOSPITAL AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONFERRED IN THIS AREA. THE MEDICARE SURPLUS REFLECTED ON SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION B WAS DETERMINED USING INFORMATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S MEDICARE COST REPORT. HOWEVER THE MEDICARE COST REPORT DISALLOWS CERTAIN ITEMS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE LEGITIMATE EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PROCESS OF CARING FOR OUR MEDICARE PATIENTS. EXAMPLES OF THESE ITEMS INCLUDE PROVIDER BASED PHYSICIAN EXPENSE, SELF INSURANCE EXPENSE, HOME OFFICE EXPENSE AND THE SHORTFALL FROM FEE SCHEDULE PAYMENTS. THE HOSPITAL BELIEVES THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL SHOULD BE TREATED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT, MORE SPECIFICALLY, AS CHARITY CARE. THE ELDERLY CONSTITUTE A CLEARLY-RECOGNIZED CHARITABLE CLASS, AND MANY MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES, LIKE THEIR MEDICAID COUNTERPARTS, ARE POOR AND THUS WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE HOSPITAL'S CHARITY CARE PROGRAM, MEDICAID OR OTHER NEEDS-BASED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ABSENT THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. BY ACCEPTING PAYMENT BELOW COST TO TREAT THESE INDIVIDUALS, THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT ARE RELIEVED WITH RESPECT TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT POSSIBILITY THAT CONTINUED REDUCTION IN REIMBURSEMENT MAY ACTUALLY CREATE DIFFICULTIES IN ACCESS FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS. FINALLY, THE AMOUNT SPENT TO COVER THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL IS MONEY NOT AVAILABLE TO COVER CHARITY CARE AND OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFIT NEEDS.
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AFTER THE PATIENT MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE ACCOUNT BALANCE IS PARTIALLY OR ENTIRELY WRITTEN OFF, AS APPROPRIATE. ANY REMAINING BALANCE, IF ANY, WOULD BE COLLECTED UNDER THE NORMAL DEBT COLLECTION POLICY.
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ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CONTINUALLY WORKS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN WATERLOO, IOWA TO ASSESS THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. SPECIFICALLY, ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS A SPONSORING PARTNER OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE CONVENED BY ALLEN HOSPITAL TO ASSESS, ADDRESS AND MONITOR THE HEALTH NEEDS OF BLACK HAWK COUNTY. THROUGH A PLANNED AND ORGANIZED EFFORT, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD DEVELOPS A HEALTH AGENDA BY IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD WORKS COLLECTIVELY TO ADDRESS THE PRIORITIES THROUGH LEVERAGING THE RESOURCES OF THE COMMUNITY. ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AS A SPONSORING AGENCY, ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTES TO THIS PROCESS AND ENGAGES IN THE IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES THAT MATCH ITS MISSION AND CAPACITY. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD CONVENES EIGHT MEETINGS ANNUALLY TO SEEK PUBLIC INPUT ON HEALTH INITIATIVES. ALLEN HOSPITAL IS ALSO A SPONSORING PARTNER IN TOGETHER FOR YOUTH. THIS COLLABORATIVE ALSO COMPLETES A COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT. FROM THIS, PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. ALLEN HOSPITAL HAS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN ADDRESSING AND MONITORING HEALTH ISSUES AND NEEDS AS A RESULT OF THIS PROCESS. ALLEN HOSPITAL ALSO PARTICIPATES AS PART OF THE UNITED WAY OF THE CEDAR VALLEY. THIS GROUP ACTIVELY ADDRESSES NEED AND STRATEGIES ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THIS GROUP OFTEN FOCUSES ON THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HOW TO IMPACT THEM IN THE EFFORT TO RAISE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH STATUS. THIS WIDE BASED COLLABORATIVE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALLEN HOSPITAL TO ENGAGE IN VARIOUS AREAS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT MAY BE OUTSIDE OF ITS TYPICAL EXPERTISE BUT WITHIN ITS EXISTING RESOURCES. IN ADDITION TO THESE ORGANIZED COMMUNITY EFFORTS, ALLEN HOSPITAL CONTINUALLY MONITORS COMMUNITY NEEDS SPECIFIC TO ITS SERVICE LINES AND THE RESOURCES IT CAN LEVERAGE TO ADDRESS THEM. INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS OFTEN WORK TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC NEEDS RELATED TO THEIR SERVICES AND THE POPULATION THEY IMPACT.
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THE HOSPITAL COMMUNICATES THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ALL PATIENTS AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. COPIES OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE AVAILABLE BY MAIL, ON EACH HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, AND IN PERSON AT EACH HOSPITAL. THE CENTRAL BILLING OFFICE IS AVAILABLE BY PHONE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLICY, OR PATIENTS SHOULD GO TO THE CASHIER'S OFFICE AT THE HOSPITAL TO OBTAIN THIS INFORMATION. THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY IS OFFERED AS PART OF THE PATIENT INTAKE AND/OR DISCHARGE PROCESS AND INCLUDED WHEN A PATIENT IS SENT WRITTEN NOTICE THAT EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTIONS MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST HIM/HER. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY, AND ALL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND IN ANY OTHER LANGUAGE IN WHICH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP) POPULATIONS CONSTITUTE THE LESSER OF 1,000 PERSONS OR MORE THAN 5% OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL. THESE TRANSLATED DOCUMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY MAIL, ON EACH HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, AND IN PERSON AT EACH HOSPITAL.
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ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS A 201-BED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SERVING THE CEDAR VALLEY OF IOWA. ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS NONDENOMINATIONAL AND SERVES ALL WHO COME HERE, REGARDLESS OF REASON OR CIRCUMSTANCE.80% OF ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL'S MARKET RESIDENTS LIVE WITHIN THE IOWA COUNTIES OF BLACK HAWK, BREMER, BUCHANAN, FAYETTE, TAMA AND BUTLER. ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ADMITS APPROXIMATELY 10,700 INPATIENTS AND CARES FOR 33,500 EMERGENCY PATIENTS PER YEAR. ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CARES FOR MORE INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS, EMERGENCY PATIENTS AND CARDIAC PATIENTS THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE CEDAR VALLEY OF IOWA. THERE ARE 5 OTHER HOSPITALS WITHIN THE 6-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMES RANGE FROM $45,658 TO $63,768 AND THE AVERAGE POVERTY RATE IS 10.9%. 62.1% OF ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INPATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE OR MEDICAID. BLACK HAWK COUNTY, THE ONLY COUNTY IN THE SERVICE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT MINORITY POPULATION, IS 86% CAUCASIAN AMERICAN AND BOSNIAN, 8% AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 5% HISPANIC AND 1% ALL OTHER MINORITY POPULATIONS.
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THE HOSPITAL IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITH THE GOAL OF PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. THE HOSPITAL SUPPORTS THIS MISSION WITH A COMMUNITY BOARD, OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, AND AN EMERGENCY ROOM AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOSPITAL IS COMPOSED OF CIVIC LEADERS WHO RESIDE IN THE SERVICE AREA OF THE HOSPITAL. THE BOARD ACTIVELY DEBATES AND SETS POLICY AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE HOSPITAL BUT DOES NOT GET INVOLVED IN ISSUES RELATED TO THE DIRECT OPERATIONS OF THE HOSPITAL. THE BOARD TAKES A BALANCED APPROACH WHEN ADDRESSING COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS/FINANCIAL CONCERNS. THE BOARD IS ALSO THE PRIMARY GROUP FOR DETERMINING THE USE OF HOSPITAL SURPLUS FUNDS, WHICH ARE ALL USED TO FURTHER OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
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THE HOSPITAL IS PART OF IOWA HEALTH SYSTEM (D/B/A UNITYPOINT HEALTH). THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS WITH 36 HOSPITALS IN METROPOLITAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES AND MORE THAN 400 OUTPATIENT SITES, UNITYPOINT HEALTH PROVIDES CARE THROUGHOUT IOWA, WESTERN ILLINOIS, AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.UNITYPOINT HEALTH ENTITIES EMPLOY THE STATE'S LARGEST NONPROFIT WORKFORCE, WITH MORE THAN 30,000 EMPLOYEES WORKING TOWARD INNOVATIVE ADVANCEMENTS TO DELIVER THE BEST OUTCOME FOR EVERY PATIENT EVERY TIME. EACH YEAR, THROUGH MORE THAN 6.2 MILLION PATIENT VISITS, UNITYPOINT HEALTH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF CARE TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. WITH ANNUAL REVENUES OF $4.2 BILLION, UNITYPOINT HEALTH IS THE FOURTH LARGEST NONDENOMINATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM IN AMERICA AND PROVIDES COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN ITS COMMUNITIES. UNITYPOINT HEALTH AND ITS AFFILIATES ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT IOWA, AND WORK WITH VOLUNTEER AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, INSURERS AND INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IN 2017, UNITYPOINT HEALTH AND ITS AFFILIATES PROVIDED MORE THAN $531 MILLION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES BY UNITYPOINT HEALTH AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE REPORTED IN DETAIL IN STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (PART III) OF THE IRS FORM 990 OF THOSE AFFILIATES.
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PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES
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