SCHEDULE H
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Hospitals
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2018
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) . . . 		    11,973   11,973 0.010 %
b Medicaid (from Worksheet 3, column a) . . . . .     59,151,508 57,842,729 1,308,779 1.630 %
c Costs of other means-tested government programs (from Worksheet 3, column b) . .            
d Total Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs . . . . .     59,163,481 57,842,729 1,320,752 1.640 %
Other Benefits
e Community health improvement services and community benefit operations (from Worksheet 4).     396,983 155,430 241,553 0.300 %
f Health professions education (from Worksheet 5) . . .     283,661 207,443 76,218 0.090 %
g Subsidized health services (from Worksheet 6) . . . .     595,953 346,368 249,585 0.310 %
h Research (from Worksheet 7) .     549,604 62,660 486,944 0.610 %
i Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit (from Worksheet 8) . . . .            
j Total. Other Benefits . .     1,826,201 771,901 1,054,300 1.310 %
k Total. Add lines 7d and 7j .     60,989,682 58,614,630 2,375,052 2.950 %
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990. Cat. No. 50192T Schedule H (Form 990) 2018
Schedule H (Form 990) 2018
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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     910,787 512,765 398,022 0.500 %
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     910,787 512,765 398,022 0.500 %
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
0
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
0
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
 
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
Schedule H (Form 990) 2018
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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?1Name, 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           THE STEVEN & ALEXANDRA COHEN PEDIATRIC LONG TERM CARE FACILITY  
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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 16
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 16
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    
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 Was widely publicized 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
j
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Billing and Collections
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
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 nonpayment?.................................. 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
f
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
e
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
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Charges to Individuals Eligible for Assistance Under the FAP (FAP-Eligible Individuals)
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
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, 16j, 18e, 19e, 20e, 21c, 21d, 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 2016, 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 HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY SERVICE PLANS. IN ADDITION TO WORKGROUP MEETINGS, THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSO HELD A HEALTH CARE SUMMIT IN AUGUST 2016 TO GATHER ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY INPUT. THE COUNTY HAS RECONVENED MEETINGS WITH THE GROUP PERIODICALLY TO REASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS & SELECT PRIORITIES FOR THE 2016-2018 PLAN.THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMIT:AFFINITY HEALTH PLANAMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATIONPOW'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). PRIORITY INITIATIVES SELECTED FOR THE 2016-2018 PLAN RELATED TO CHRONIC DISEASE, SPECIFICALLY PREVENTION OF OBESITY IN ADULTS & CHILDREN.THE SECOND PRIORITY RELATED TO PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH & PREVENTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THIS SECOND PRIORITY IS NOT WITHIN BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPTAL'S MISSION AND SCOPE. THUS, BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS SELECTED THE PREVENTION AGENDA GOAL OF PREVENT HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND ACTIVITIES BY SECTOR.
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS A LONG-TERM, REFERRAL-BASED, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. ALL PATIENTS ARE PROVIDED INFORMATION REGARDING BLYTHEDALE'S POLICIES UPON THEIR REFERRAL TO THE HOSPITAL.
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 21D: HOSPITAL IS A REGIONAL SPECIALTY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AND DOES NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY ROOM.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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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 3C: NA
PART I, LINE 7: EXPLANATION: BLYTHEDALE DETERMINES A PATIENT'S COST USING AVAILABLE COST DATA AND RATIOS FROM THE MOST RECENTLY FILED NYS ICR. A PROSPECTIVE PATIENT'S GROSS CHARGES ARE ESTIMATED FOR EACH OF THE SERVICES AND ALLOWANCED DOWN TO COST BASED UPON THE RATIO OF COST TO CHARGES. WE THEN DISCOUNT THE COST DOWN ON A SLIDING % BASIS IN THE FAP SCHEDULE USING A PATIENT'S ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME (AGI) FROM THEIR MOST RECENT TAX RETURN AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THEIR NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS / FAMILY SIZE REPORTED.
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: BLYTHEDALE IS INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY BUILDINGACTIVITIES 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: IN 2018 THE HOSPITAL RECORDED $0 IN THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE ON THE IRS 990. THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE HOSPITAL ADOPTING NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARD ASU 2014-09 WHICH ESSENTIALLY NEGATES THE WAY BAD DEBT WAS DISCLOSED IN PRIOR YEARS. THE HOSPITAL DID DISCLOSED THAT IT RECOGNIZED $1,600,000 OF IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS IN 2018 RELATED TO CASES WHERE THIRD PARTY PAYORS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR CARE PROVIDED.
PART III, LINE 3: AS A RESULT OF IMPLEMENTING ASU 2014-09, CERTAIN PATIENT ACTIVITY WHERE COLLECTION IS UNCERTAIN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE AND BAD DEBT EXPENSE IN THE HOSPITAL'S CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS NO LONGER MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR REVENUE RECOGNITION AND, ACCORDINGLY, BAD DEBT EXPENSE AFTER THE ADOPTION DATE IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED WITH A CORRESPONDING REDUCTION TO NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, THE HOSPITAL RECORDED APPROXIMATELY $1.6 MILLION OF IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS AS A DIRECT REDUCTION TO NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN RECORDED AS BAD DEBT EXPENSE PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF ASU 2014-09. ADDITIONALLY, BAD DEBT EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 IS NOW PRESENTED AS AN EXPENSE ITEM (INCLUDED AS A COMPONENT OF SUPPLIES AND OTHER EXPENSES) RATHER THAN A REDUCTION TO NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE.
PART III, LINE 4: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FOR SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE STATED AT ESTIMATED NET REALIZABLE AMOUNTS FROM PATIENTS, THIRD-PARTY PAYERS, AND OTHER INSURERS TO WHICH THE HOSPITAL EXPECTS TO BE ENTITLED IN EXCHANGE FOR PROVIDING PATIENT CARE. MANAGEMENT PERIODICALLY REVIEWS THE ADEQUACY OF THE IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS (DURING 2018) OR THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS (DURING 2017) BASED ON HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE, TRENDS IN HEALTH CARE COVERAGE, AND OTHER COLLECTION INDICATORS.SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO THE ESTIMATE OF THE TRANSACTION PRICE (DETERMINED ON A PORTFOLIO BASIS WHEN APPLICABLE) ARE GENERALLY RECORDED AS ADJUSTMENTS TO PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE IN THE PERIOD OF THE CHANGE. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, CHANGES IN THE HOSPITAL'S ESTIMATES OF EXPECTED PAYMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE OBLIGATIONS SATISFIED IN PRIOR YEARS WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT. PORTFOLIO COLLECTION ESTIMATES ARE UPDATED BASED ON COLLECTION TRENDS. SUBSEQUENT CHANGES THAT ARE DETERMINED TO BE THE RESULT OF AN ADVERSE CHANGE IN THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY (DETERMINED ON A PORTFOLIO BASIS WHEN APPLICABLE) ARE RECORDED AS BAD DEBT EXPENSE. BAD DEBT EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT.
PART III, LINE 8: BLYTHEDALE IS A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND SERVES A PEDIATRIC POPULATION TYPICALLY NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.BLYTHEDALE, AS A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RECEIVED IMMATERIAL AMOUNTS OF MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT. IN 2018 THE HOSPITAL FILED A LOW/NO COST UTILIZATION REPORT WITH CMS.
PART III, LINE 9B: 1. BCH WILL SEEK PAYMENT ON ACCOUNTS WITH BALANCES IN SELF-PAY (I.E., PATIENT LIABILITY). BCH DOES NOT TAKE PART IN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTIONS (ECA) BEFORE MAKING REASONABLE EFFORTS TO DECIDE WHETHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE AND/OR COLLECTION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN PURSUED. ANY ITEMIZED STATEMENT REQUESTED BY A GUARANTOR WILL BE GIVEN WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF SUCH REQUEST, IN COMPLIANCE WITH NEW YORK LAW.2. BCH WILL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO NOTIFY PATIENTS AND FAMILIES ABOUT THE FAP THROUGH THE FOLLOWING METHODS:A. ORALLY NOTIFY INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THE FAP AND HOW TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS.B. BCH WILL REFRAIN FROM INITIATING ECAS UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE CFO.C. BCH WILL SEND AT LEAST THREE MONTHLY BILLING NOTICES IN A THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS OR CYCLES, TO THE GUARANTOR OF AN ACCOUNT INFORMING OF A BALANCE DUE.1) FIRST NOTICE INFORMS THE GUARANTOR THAT THERE IS AN UNPAID BALANCE DUE ON AN ACCOUNT;2) SECOND NOTICE REMINDS THE GUARANTOR OF CONTINUED UNPAID BALANCE;3) FINAL NOTICE OF THE PAST DUE ACCOUNT NOTIFIES THE GUARANTOR THAT HE/SHE HAS THIRTY (30) DAYS TO RESOLVE THE DEBT, OR ECAS MAY BE TAKEN ON THE DEBT AND WILL SPECIFY THE ECAS THAT BCH INTENDS TO TAKE AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY.NOTE: THE ACCOUNT CAN EITHER BE PAID IN FULL, SET UP ON A PAYMENT PLAN, REFERRED TO FINANCIAL COUNSELING, OR MORE INSURANCE INFORMATION OBTAINED DURING THIS TIMELINE. A PLAIN LANGUAGE NOTICE OF BCH'S FAP IS PROVIDED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON EVERY BILLING STATEMENT.D. AFTER THREE (3) BILLING NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT AND NO PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS OF THE FINAL NOTICE, THE ACCOUNT MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BAD DEBT AND ECAS MAY BE TAKEN.1) ACCOUNTS QUALIFY FOR BAD DEBT WHEN PATIENT BALANCES (I.E., SELF-PAY) HAVE NOT BEEN PAID AND THE HOSPITAL HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS, THAT INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PHONE CALLS, STATEMENTS OR LETTERS, TO DECIDE WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.2) THE BAD DEBT AGENCY WILL REPORT TO THE CREDIT BUREAU SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER AN ACCOUNT IS PLACED WITH SUCH BAD DEBT AGENCY IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE GUARANTOR TO RESOLVE THE BALANCE EITHER BY MAKING A PAYMENT OR BY SUBMITTING ADDITIONAL DISPUTE INFORMATION.3) IF ALL OTHER OPTIONS TO COLLECT PAYMENT HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND AN ACCOUNT IN BAD DEBT HAS AGED MORE THAN SIXTY (60) DAYS WITHOUT CONTACT FROM THE GUARANTOR OR THE GUARANTOR REFUSES TO RESOLVE THE BALANCE, LEGAL ACTION MAY BE TAKEN.E. INITIATION OF A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION1) THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL END NO EARLIER THAN 240 DAYS FROM THE FIRST POST-VISIT BILL.F. ALL PARTIES ENGAGED IN COLLECTION ACTIONS FOR BCH WILL FOLLOW TO THIS POLICY.
PART VI, LINE 2: SINCE THE VAST MAJORITY OF ADMISSIONS TO BLYTHEDALE COME BY REFERRAL FROM OTHER HOSPITALS, PARTICULARLY THE LARGE MEDICAL CENTERS IN THE METROPOLITAN 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 WORKS CLOSELY 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 PROVIDE PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS.
PART VI, LINE 3: CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION AND STATE REQUIREMENTS (NEW YORK STATE PUBLICHEALTH 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: NEW YORK CITY (53%), HUDSON VALLEY (29%), LONG ISLAND (6%), OUT OF STATE (12%). 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 (5%); BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN (28%); HISPANIC OR LATINO (34%); WHITE (24%); OTHER (14%). 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: NUTRITION EDUCATION: IN A MAJOR INITIATIVE TO HELP REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND PREVENT ITS LONG TERM NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS, BLYTHEDALE IS REACHING OUT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES WITH ITS EAT WELL BE WELL SCHOOL BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE EAT WELL, BE WELL PROGRAM, WITH SUPPORT FROM KOHLS DEPARTMENT STORES, IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SCHOOL STAFF AND STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP HEALTHY EATING HABITS THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPED BY BLYTHEDALE'S REGISTERED DIETICIANS. TO DATE, THIS PROGRAM HAS REACHED MORE THAN 125,000 STUDENTS, AS WELL AS OVER 6,000 PARENTS AND SCHOOL STAFF IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER, ROCKLAND AND PUTNAM COUNTIES, WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO MAKE FOOD AND LIFESTYLE CHOICES THAT WILL PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING FOR A LIFETIME. IN 2018, THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON AT-RISK SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, INCLUDING OSSINING AND YONKERS, REACHING MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS AND 200 STAFF MEMBERS. A COLLABORATION WITH FEEDING WESTCHESTER ENABLED US TO REACH 275 FAMILIES WITH DIETARY INFORMATION TRANSLATED IN SPANISH, RELATED TO FOOD PANTRY OFFERINGS. OUR PROMOTION OF NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH REACHED 70 SCHOOLS, 36K STUDENTS AND 1,900 STAFF. ADDITIONALLY, WE PARTICIPATED IN THREE COMMUNITY EVENTS, SHARING MATERIALS AND NUTRITION GUIDANCE. IN ADDITION TO OUR OFF-SITE PROGRAMMING, WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE PAID SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN PROMOTING OUR EAT WELL, BE WELL PROGRAM THAT REACHES 750,000 USERS ANNUALLY, AND A RADIO CAMPAIGN ON WCBS AM THAT RECORDS 29M IMPRESSIONS PER YEAR. TO DATE, THIS PROGRAM HAS REACHED MORE THAN 125,000 STUDENTS, AS WELL AS OVER 6,000 PARENTS AND SCHOOL STAFF IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER, ROCKLAND AND PUTNAM COUNTIES, WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO MAKE FOOD AND LIFESTYLE CHOICES THAT WILL PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING FOR A LIFETIME. IN 2018, THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON AT-RISK SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, INCLUDING OSSINING AND YONKERS, REACHING MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS AND 200 STAFF MEMBERS. A COLLABORATION WITH FEEDING WESTCHESTER ENABLED US TO REACH 275 FAMILIES WITH DIETARY INFORMATION TRANSLATED IN SPANISH, RELATED TO FOOD PANTRY OFFERINGS. OUR PROMOTION OF NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH REACHED 70 SCHOOLS, 36K STUDENTS AND 1,900 STAFF. ADDITIONALLY, WE PARTICIPATED IN THREE COMMUNITY EVENTS, SHARING MATERIALS AND NUTRITION GUIDANCE. IN ADDITION TO OUR OFF-SITE PROGRAMMING, WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE PAID SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN PROMOTING OUR EAT WELL, BE WELL PROGRAM THAT REACHES 750,000 USERS ANNUALLY, AND A RADIO CAMPAIGN ON WCBS AM THAT RECORDS 29M IMPRESSIONS PER YEAR.FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING PROGRAM: BLYTHEDALE, IN COORDINATION WITH THE WESTCHESTER REGIONAL EMS OFFICE, WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, AND THE NYS EMS FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM, HAS DEVELOPED A SPECIAL PEDIATRIC CME SERIES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS OF THE WESTCHESTER EMS REGION. THE SERIES COVERS SUBJECTS VITAL TO FIRST RESPONDERS, INCLUDING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AUTISM, TECHNOLOGY AND CARE OF THE INFANT OR CHILD, CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT AND CHILD/INFANT SAFETY DURING TRANSFER. THE COURSES WERE PRESENTED BY BLYTHEDALE CLINICAL EXPERTS, INCLUDING PHYSICIANS, NURSES, THERAPISTS AND OTHER CLINICAL EXPERTS AND REACHED OVER 230 FIRST RESPONDERS.CPR TRAINING CENTER: BLYTHEDALE IS A COMMUNITY TRAINING CENTER FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, PROVIDING TRAINING IN HEARTSAVER CPR, HEARTSAVER AED, HEARTSAVER FIRST AID, BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AND PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AND RELATED PROGRAMS. THOSE 3,836 INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN 2016 INCLUDED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, MEMBER OF LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, STUDENTS AT AREA SCHOOLS AND STAFF FROM VARIOUS COMMUNITY AGENCIES.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) 2018
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