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WVU Hospital WVUH uses 200 Federal Poverty Guideline FPG to determine free care eligibility. However, WVUH does not offer discounted care to individuals who fail the 200 FPG test.
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WVUH community benefit numbers are reported in total with the other hospitals within West Virginia United Health System. The most recent amounts can be found on WVU Medicines website here https//wvumedicine.org/about/leadership-and-more/community-benefit/.
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Total community benefit expense for 2020 is 428,817,460 and is 30.23 of total net expenses. To calculate net expense, bad debt of 32,608,014 was deducted from total expenses of 1,451,058,051 as shown in Part IX line 25 of the core Form 990, for a net expense of 1,418,450,037.
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Worksheet 2 from the IRS Schedule H instructions was used to derive the Cost-to-Charge ratio, which was used to calculate Charity Care, Unreimbursed Medicaid and other means-tested government programs at cost.
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Physical improvements and housing - Annually WVUH employees spend a weekday afternoon - on work time - volunteering at a social service agency to do repairs and maintenance on homes for residents of Monongalia and Preston Counties. For 2020 the volunteer opportunities were fewer however employeees volunteered for other United Way opportunities.
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Community Support - During the 2020 COVID pandemic WVUH Emergency Management Coordinator focused on addressing the needs of WVUH, the Health System and the community we serve in the following ways. WVU Medicine established a COVID-19 hotline for community members to contact with questions regarding the virus. This hotline was staffed 7 days a week. WVU Medicine established free COVID-19 testing sites at each hospital location, starting in March 2020, which are currently still running. WVUH held Incident Command meetings twice a day, 7 days a week for several months with hospital leadership, clinical leadership, and other key personnel, including the local health department and WVU. A System Incident Command Center was established to triage system level issues and was staffed 5 days a week for a few months. The RNI began conducting a research study with the goal of being able to predict individuals who would get COVID. WVU Medicine waived telemedicine co-pays for their patients for a period of time. WVUH Partnered with WVU to conduct a monoclonal antibody trial. WVU Medicine produced multiple media campaigns, including interviews, to promote community education.
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Coalition building - WVUH employees participate in various community coalitions and other organizations that focus on addressing community health and safety issues. In 2020, employees participated in the Preston County Stakeholders Group, Marion County Stakeholders Group, Monongalia County Stakeholders Group, Monongalia County Family Resource Network Collaborative, Harrison County Family Resource Network Collaborative, Preston County Family Resource Network Collaborative, North Central Community Collaborative, InterMountain Collaborative, Senior Health Advocacy Group and regional youth stakeholder groups.
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Community Health Improvement Advocacy - WVUH is committed to improving the health and quality of life to West Virginians in the healthcare setting and in the communities served. In 2020, WVUH continued to support BOPARCs Play for All playground effort. WVUH also organizes and provides space for a weekly farmers market. WVUH does not charge a fee to vendors that wish to come to the farmers market. This famers market is attended by WVUH employees as well as employees of neighboring businesses and community members. In 2019 WVUH also launched a Pharmacy Assistance Program that is easing the burden for uninsured and underinsured patients who need lifesaving medications but not the stress of worrying about how they will afford them. WVUH has a full time employee dedicated to this program.
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Community Events - WVUH employees organized several community events throughout 2020. These included Community Day at the recently opened Waynesburg Outpatient Clinic and WVU Medicines Childrens Kids Fair.
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Workforce Development The Talent Acquisition team, a subset of the Human Resources Department at WVUH, is committed to workforce development in and around our community. Throughout 2020, the Talent Acquisition team attended 30 events in an effort to better train and recruit healthcare professionals. Our events included attendance at many virtual school/educational events, partnerships with the unemployment office Workforce WV, Jobs and Hope placement program, veteran events, and technical programs.
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Bad Debt Expense at cost was calculated by multiplying bad debt expense of 32,608,014 by our cost to charge ratio of 38.12 for a total of 12,430,175.
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Estimated bad debt attributable to patients eligible for charity care was calculated by running a report within our patient revenue software of all bad debt account balances greater than 50,000. The total of that report was 7,892,832 which we then multiplied by our cost to charge ratio of 38.12 for a total of 3,008,748.
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The estimated bad debt attributable to patients eligible for charity care of 3,008,748 should be considered community benefit due to the fact that anyone with outstanding balances of 50,000 or greater usually qualifies as catastrophic if the patient completes the application process.
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In our charity care policy, we define catastrophic care as any illness or injury that will likely require continuous or frequent treatment for more than one year. Regardless, that bad debt should be considered community benefit as we provide services to those in need regardless of their ability to pay.
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WVUHs financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis as a member of the WV United Health System. The footnote for Accounts Receivable is as follows Patient accounts receivable are reported at net realizable value. For accounts receivable associated with services provided to patients who have third-party coverage, the System estimates net realizable value based on the estimated contractual reimbursement percentage, which in turn is based on current contract provisions and historical paid claims by payor. For self-pay accounts, including uninsured and patient responsibility accounts, the net realizable value is determined using historical collection experience, adjusted for estimated conversions of patient responsibility portions, expected recoveries and changes in trends to estimate implicit price concessions. Management continually reviews the estimated net realizable value of accounts receivable by monitoring cash collections, economic conditions and trends, changes in payor mix, changes in federal or state healthcare coverage and other matters. The System grants credit without collateral to its patients, most of whom are local residents and are insured under third-party payor agreements, primarily with Medicare, Medicaid and various commercial insurance companies. The System records accounts receivable net of estimated price concessions and such amounts have historically been within managements expectations. The mix of accounts receivable at December 31, 2020 from patients and third-party payors is as follows Medicare - 29, Medicaid - 17, Blue Cross - 21, Commercial, managed care and other - 28, Patients - 5, totaling 100.
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For receivables associated with self-pay patients, which includes both patients without insurance and insured patients with deductible and copayment balances, the System records a significant provision for bad debts in the period of service on the basis of its past experience, which indicates that many patients are unable or unwilling to pay the portion of their bill for which they are financially responsible. The difference between the billed rates and the amounts actually collected after all reasonable collection efforts have been exhausted is charged off against the allowance for doubtful accounts.
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The amount reported in Part III Line 6 554,485,713 was calculated using the total Medicare allowable cost from the Medicare cost report, less Medicare reimbursement of direct GME.
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WVUHs shortfall, 200,350,053 of Medicare program reimbursement should be considered a community benefit because we are relieving a government burden by providing care in excess of our costs to these patients. WVUH has the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the area, and we serve an aging population that relies on WVUH to provide the most state-of-the-art care available in the area.
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WVUH does have a debt collection policy. When a patient has been approved for financial assistance under our charity care policy, they will not be sent to bad debt. Additionally, if a patient is being evaluated for charity, the patient will not be sent to bad debt agency pending charity guarantor status until the pending status has been finalized approved/denied. All other patients with outstanding balances will be processed through billing and collections pursuant to our Financial Policy.
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West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. WVUH considers several components in assessing how the organization determines the need of the community it serves. For the 2019 CHNA, individuals from the West Virginia University Health Research Center Thomas Bias, Christiaan Abildso, and Emily Sarkees assisted the WVUH leadership team with defining the community served as all of Monongalia County. Data collection was structured so that the leadership team could analyze three different areas of the county based on respondents proximities to each of the three high schools, acknowledging that reported needs of those living in or close to city limits Morgantown differ significantly from those living in more rural areas of the county. Residents were classified into the following categories Morgantown High School area downtown/city limits, University High School area north/east outskirts of town, and Clay-Battelle High School area western end of the county. These classifications were also used for the stakeholder community health concerns survey.
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WVUH employs 5.84 financial counselors to meet with patients and discuss eligibility to qualify for charity care. WVUH provides brochures discussing charity care and the qualifications for receiving charity care. These brochures are available at each registration area in the facility. WVUH provides financial assistance to patients who do not qualify for any state or federal programs.
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Our charity care eligibility guidelines are also listed on our website at www.wvumedicine.com under the Billing and Insurance - Online Bill Pay section of the Patient and Visitor page. WVUH also has contracted a third party organization to be on-site to help patients, that qualify for charity care, Medicaid, or other types of financial assistance, complete the required applications and provide the correct documentation to receive these benefits.
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WVUH serves residents in the entire state of West Virginia and portions of the neighboring states of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio. However, WVUH considers its Primary Service Area PSA to include Monongalia County, WV. The 2019 market share for our PSA is 47.8 with 24.2 of WVUH patients covered by Medicaid. The largest non-profit competitor within our PSA include Monongalia General Hospital. Other non-profit competitors within areas WVUH serves residents include Charleston Area Medical Center CAMC and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC.
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Monongalia County has a population of 105,822, a median household income of 55,940, an employment rate of 60.7 and a poverty rate of 22.3. 4.4 of Monongalia County residents also report that they do not have healthcare coverage. This population and demographic information was obtain from the United State Census Bureau https//data.census.gov/cedsci/.
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WVUH offers a comprehensive range of healthcare, from well-child visits with a pediatrician to life-saving surgery. While our central mission is to provide state-of-the-art care to the people of West Virginia and the surrounding areas, the excellence of our services brings people from every U.S. state, and our international program serves patients from countries around the world. WVUH also provides support throughout the entire state of West Virginia by making sure that health care is available to all, regardless of income or health insurance by supporting important educational and social welfare activities within our immediate community and to the entire state of West Virginia and surrounding areas and by providing financial support to the health professions education programs of West Virginia University.
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39.7 of West Virginias adult residents suffered from obesity, according to a study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Obesity is defined as a body mass index BMI of 30 or greater. Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer, and Type 2 Diabetes. WVUH participates in many different programs that address obesity throughout West Virginia The Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities CARDIAC, Healthy Hearts A Web-based Instructional Module for Children on Cardiovascular Health, Choosy Kids, Helping Educators Attack CVD Risk Factors Together HEART, Walk 100 Miles in 100 days, which is the states largest sustained exercise program, and the WV Healthy Lifestyles Act on Education Practices and Childhood Obesity. WVUH physicians also participate in day camps that promote healthy activities to children in our community.
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West Virginia is also faced with high rates of deaths due to cancer and cardiovascular disease. WVUH operates the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center MBRCC, this center is West Virginias premier cancer facility with a national reputation of excellence in cancer treatment, prevention and research. MBRCC is recognized by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer for providing the best in cancer care.
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In 2017, the new WVU Heart and Vascular Institute HVI opened. The new clinic treats adult patients who need services related to cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, thoracic surgery, and cardiac rehabilitation. The HVI provides a comprehensive cardiac care program using the most current diagnostic procedures to detect and evaluate mild to life-threatening heart problems. Our board-certified cardiac experts include medical and interventional cardiologists, surgeons, cardiac electro-physiologists and others who treat people with all types of heart problems-from congenital heart issues to heart attacks.
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We offer both traditional and the latest, minimally invasive interventions, followed by cardiac rehabilitation and heart disease management programs. After surgery or other procedures, we work with the primary care doctor to facilitate patient rehabilitation.
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WVUHs board of directors is a diverse board, with eight of the fifteen members living in or around Morgantown, WV. The remaining board members live outside the PSA for WVUH, but still live within our overall service area. Having members living outside our PSA allows us to be more aware of the healthcare needs in other areas of West Virginia. Fourteen of the fifteen board members are neither employees nor independent contractors of WVUH, nor family members thereof.
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As a university medical center, WVUH only extends medical privileges to faculty of the West Virginia University School of Medicine.
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WVUH allocates available funding to capital purchases and expanded services to improve patient care, support of medical education at West Virginia University, and research through support of the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center.
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WVU Hospital is responsible for providing educational and clinical facilities primarily for the Universitys Schools of Health, Science, Dentistry and Medicine.
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WVUH is one of 260 hospitals in the U.S. participating in the first national pay-for-performance demonstration of its kind, designed to determine if economic incentives are effective at improving the quality of inpatient care.
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Many WVU Medicine providers and students volunteer their time at Milan Puskar Health Right, a community health clinic, which provides care at no cost to uninsured or underinsured low-income residents. In addition, WVUH organizes Kids Health Fairs, Women Love Your Heart screenings, along with offering free screenings at clinical open houses.
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West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. is a part of the WV United Health System WVUHS. WVUHS is a not-for-profit corporation formed to serve as part of an integrated health science and healthcare delivery team. WVUHS serves as the parent corporation to an affiliated group of healthcare providing entities. The strategic plan of the System states intent to build a regional health care delivery system in its service areas, while offering a variety of options for providers who want to participate. The System maintains a demonstrated commitment to assist rural communities in preserving and improving the health care available to the patients it serves.
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System management is focused on recruitment of staff and employees to meet the growing needs of the aging population in the Systems service areas. Other hospitals in the System include United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, WV, Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg, WV, City Hospital, Inc. in Martinsburg, WV, Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson, WV, Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser, WV, St. Josephs Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc. in Buckhannon, WV, Reynolds Memorial Hospital, in Glen Dale, WV, West Virginia Health Care Cooperative, doing business as, Summersville Regional Medical Center in Summersville, WV, Braxton County Memorial Hospital in Gassaway, WV, Community Health Association, doing business as, Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, WV, and Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville, WV.
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In addition to the above mentioned hospitals, the System includes physician practices of United Physicians Care, Inc. and Camden-Clark Physician Corp that operate in conjunction with the System hospitals along with United Summit Center, Inc. a behavioral health center located in Clarksburg, WV. The System also includes, WVUH-East, Inc. and Camden-Clark Health Services, Inc. which operate as management companies for their respective hospitals. University Healthcare Foundation, Inc. in Martinsburg, WV, United Health Foundation, Inc. in Bridgeport, WV, Camden-Clark Foundation, Inc. in Parkersburg, WV, St. Josephs Foundation of Buckhannon, Inc. in Buckhannon, WV, and Reynolds Memorial Foundation, Inc. in Glen Dale, WV, which perform various fundraising activities for their respective hospitals. In 2020, the System formed WVUHS Home Care, LLC to provide Home Health and Hospice services to our service areas, supporting System hospitals by providing continuous care to our patients.
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