SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 1
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THE ORGANIZATION'S REQUIRED SCHEDULE H SPECIFIC LINE ITEM DESCRIPTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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PART I, LINES 3A-C:
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TO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AN ELIGIBLE PATIENT MUST PASS BOTH AN INCOME AND ASSETS TEST. INCOME IS SET AT A MAXIMUM OF 400% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL GUIDELINES ("FPLG") AND THE ASSETS TEST IS SET AT $50,000 LIQUID ASSETS, AS FURTHER DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE POLICY. ASSISTANCE IS GRANTED BASED UPON THE PATIENT'S INCOME FPLG.
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PART I, LINE 7:
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CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER USES THE AXIOM COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE TABLE ON LINE 7. THE COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM ADDRESSES ALL PATIENT SEGMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, EMERGENCY ROOM, PRIVATE INSURANCE, MEDICAID, MEDICARE, UNINSURED AND SELF PAY. THE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2 WAS ALSO USED FOR SOME OF THE FIGURES REPORTED IN THE TABLE ON LINE 7. THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER'S ANNUAL MEDICAID PROVIDER TAX IS ASSESSED ON VERMONT ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS BY THE STATE OF VERMONT. THE TAX ASSESSMENT IS CALCULATED AS 6% OF A HOSPITAL'S BASE YEAR NET PATIENT CARE REVENUE.
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PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN (F):
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THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINE 7(F) IS $0. PATIENT-RELATED BAD DEBT IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,327,903 IS NETTED FROM PATIENT REVENUE IN PART VIII, LINE 2.
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CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE A FOOTNOTE DESCRIBING BAD DEBT EXPENSE. RECEIVABLES ARE REPORTED NET OF AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. THE PROVISION FOR PATIENT RELATED BAD DEBT IS REPORTED AS A DEDUCTION FROM GROSS REVENUE. THIS EXPENSE IS DETERMINED AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE BASED ON ACTUAL WRITE-OFF HISTORY, REVIEWED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND ADJUSTED ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS.
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DISCOUNTS AND PAYMENTS ON PATIENT ACCOUNTS ARE NETTED AGAINST THE TOTAL GROSS CHARGES WHEN DETERMINING BAD DEBT EXPENSE. THE $166,558 REFLECTS THE ADJUSTED BAD DEBT EXPENSE FOR ALL PATIENTS WHO SUBMITTED AN INITIAL APPLICATION, BUT UPON FOLLOW-UP, DID NOT RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.
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PLEASE REFERENCE FOOTNOTE NUMBER 4 ON PAGE 25 IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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THE AMOUNT REPORTED IN PART III, LINE 6, MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS OF CARE, IS DERIVED FROM CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER'S FYE 9/30/23 MEDICARE COST REPORT, WORKSHEET D-1, COMPUTATION OF INPATIENT OPERATING COSTS, AND WORKSHEET E PART B, CALCULATION OF OUTPATIENT SETTLEMENT. WHILE CVMC HAS HISTORICALLY FOLLOWED THE CATHOLIC HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S GUIDANCE AND HAS NOT CONSIDERED ANY MEDICARE SHORTFALL (REPORTED IN PART III, LINE 7) AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT, IT IS LIKELY THAT SOME PORTION OF MEDICARE PATIENTS WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR CHARITY CARE UNDER OUR POLICIES IN THE ABSENCE OF MEDICARE COVERAGE, SUCH THAT SHORTFALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE PATIENTS WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS.
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PART III, LINE 9B:
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THE COLLECTION PROCESS IN PLACE AT CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (CVMC) INCLUDES GENERATION OF MONTHLY STATEMENTS, FOLLOWED BY A PRE-COLLECTION LETTER OVER THE COURSE OF 120 DAYS. IN THE CASE OF UNDELIVERABLE MAIL, EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO REACH THE PATIENT BY TELEPHONE. IF A NEW BILLING ADDRESS IS OBTAINED, THE 120 DAY WINDOW WILL BEGIN AGAIN. IF NO CONTACT CAN BE MADE AND PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN THE REVISED 120 DAY WINDOW, THE ACCOUNT WILL BE REFERRED TO A COLLECTION AGENCY. IF CONTACT IS MADE, THE PATIENT WILL BE OFFERED A BUDGET PLAN. ALL STATEMENTS, LETTERS AND CONTACT WILL INCLUDE THE FACT THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE. REASONABLE EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO DETERMINE IF A PATIENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PRIOR TO BALANCE TRANSFER TO COLLECTIONS. REASONABLE EFFORTS MAY INCLUDE THE USE OF PRESUMPTIVE SCORING, THE NOTIFICATION AND PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS AND NOTIFICATION BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER CARE. CVMC WILL PROCESS APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUALS DURING THE APPLICATION PERIOD WHICH BEGINS ON THE DATE A BILLING STATEMENT FOR THE PATIENT BALANCE OF CARE IS PRESENTED AND ENDS 240 DAYS LATER. IF AT THE END OF THE 120 NOTIFICATION PERIOD AND ACCOUNT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO A COLLECTION AGENCY AND AN APPLICATION IS RECEIVED AND GRANTED WITHIN THE 240 DAY APPLICATION PERIOD, ACCOUNTS SHALL BE RECALLED FROM THE AGENCY AND PROCESSED UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
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NEEDS ASSESSMENT
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PART VI, LINE 2 THE COMPREHENSIVE 2022-2025 CHNA INCLUDED AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA, HEALTH TRENDS, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS, STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION. CVMC AND THRIVE ANALYZED THE DATA TO ALIGN WITH THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SHIP) TO INFORM COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING. PRIMARY STUDY METHODS WERE USED TO SOLICIT INPUT FROM HEALTH CARE CONSUMERS AND KEY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS REPRESENTING THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. SECONDARY STUDY METHODS WERE USED TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE STATISTICAL DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH TRENDS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE 2022-2025 CHNA WITH WIDE PARTICIPATION FROM NEARLY 1,500 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SURVEYS, FOCUS GROUPS, PLANNING MEETINGS, AND OTHER DIALOGUE. IN ADDITION TO THE TRIENNIAL CHNA, CVMC REGULARY MONITORS THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE CENTRAL VERMONT COMMUNITY, THROUGH THRIVE, THE REGIONAL ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY FOR HEALTH (ACH). THRIVE MEMBERS HOLD REGULAR MEETINGS TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES, AND SOCIAL SERVICES, BOTH GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL, FOR THOSE IN NEED OF CARE. THRIVE ALSO STRIVES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS ACROSS ITS DEFINED GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE LEADERSHIP PARTNERS TEAM OF THRIVE: -BLUECROSS/BLUESHIELD OF VERMONT -CAPSTONE COMMUNITY ACTION -CENTRAL VERMONT COUNCIL ON AGING -CENTRAL VERMONT HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE -CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER -CENTRAL VERMONT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION -DOWNSTREET HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT -FAMILY CENTER OF WASHINGTON COUNTY -GOOD SAMARITAN HAVEN -GREEN MOUNTAIN UNITED WAY -ONE CARE VERMONT -PEOPLE'S HEALTH & WELLNESS CLINIC -VERMONT AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES -VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -VERMONT FOODBANK -WASHINGTON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: https://www.cvmc.org/about-cvmc/community/community-health-needs-assessmen t
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PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE
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PART VI, LINE 3 PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE: CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER USES A VARIETY OF METHODS TO INFORM, EDUCATE AND ASSIST PATIENTS IN IDENTIFYING PAYMENT SOURCES, INCLUDING STATE / FEDERAL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS OUR PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. INFORM & EDUCATE: PATIENT EDUCATION IS PROVIDED ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. PATIENT BENEFIT ADVISORS, FINANCIAL ADVOCATES, REGISTRARS, CASE MANAGERS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ACTIVELY INFORM AND EDUCATE PATIENTS ON THE PROGRAM, GUIDELINES, REQUIREMENTS FROM: - PRE-ARRIVAL SCREENING/REGISTRATION TO POINT OF SALE EDUCATION AT REGISTRATION - AT THE BEDSIDE OF AN INPATIENT OR OBSERVATION PATIENT, AFTER DISCHARGE WITH CONTINUED FOLLOW-UP BY FINANCIAL ADVOCATES AND DURING THE SELF-PAY BILLING FOLLOW-UP PROCESS. PATIENTS ARE INFORMED OF THE PROGRAM, APPLICATIONS AND ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETION ARE PROVIDED WITH FINANCIAL ADVOCATES ALSO PROVIDING EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAID AND HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, ALONG WITH ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. PATIENTS ARE ROUTINELY REFERRED TO ADVOCATES AND ADVISORS IN ADVANCE OF SERVICE WITH ADVOCATES ACTIVELY ASSISTING PATIENTS WHO ARE ADMITTED TO THE ORGANIZATION URGENTLY OR EMERGENTLY. POLICIES, SUMMARIES AND APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL REGISTRATION LOCATIONS, THEY ARE REFERENCED IN ALL INTERVIEW PROCESSES AND FURTHER AVAILABLE IN THE WAITING AREAS. OUR ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITES PROVIDE EDUCATION, APPLICATIONS, POLICIES, SUMMARIES, AND FAQ DOCUMENTS ALONG WITH CONTACT INFORMATION AS A PASSIVE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE EDUCATION REFERENCED PREVIOUSLY. OUR BILLING STATEMENTS REFLECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HELP AND OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT TEAM EDUCATE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ON OUR PROGRAMS. APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION ARE ADDITIONALLY AVAILABLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. ASSIST: - ALL INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES ARE FINANCIALLY SCREENED TO IDENTIFY THE UNDERINSURED OR UNINSURED PATIENT POPULATION. PRIOR TO SERVICE, CONCURRENT WITH SERVICE AND POST SERVICE, OUR PATIENT FINANCIAL COUNSELORS WILL CALL AND/OR MEET WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE AVAILABLE PROGRAMS AND WHERE APPLICABLE, ASSIST IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THIS INCLUDES STATE AND FEDERAL AID APPLICATIONS AND THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER CHARITY APPLICATION PROCESS. - OUR FINANCIAL COUNSELORS /ADVOCATES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS ASSISTERS IN THE PROCESS FOR HEALTH EXCHANGE INSURANCE, MEDICAID AND THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. COUNSELORS WILL ADDITIONALLY MEET WITH PATIENTS AT THE BEDSIDE TO HELP COMPLETE THE APPLICATIONS, PROVIDE DETAILS ON SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION NEEDS AND FACILITATE AND EXPEDITE THE REVIEW PROCESS UNTIL A NOTICE OF DECISION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
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COMMUNITY INFORMATION
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PART VI, LINE 4 COMMUNITY INFORMATION: CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER PRIMARILY SERVES RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES IN CALEDONIA, CHITTENDEN, LAMOILLE, AND ORANGE COUNTIES. DEMOGRAPHICS: -SINCE 2010, VERMONT SAW A SMALLER INCREASE IN POPULATION (+2.8%) THAN US OVERALL (+7.4%). THE WASHINGTON COUNTY POPULATION WAS GENERALLY STAGNANT, INCREASINGLY 0.5% OR 273 PEOPLE FROM 2010, ENDING WITH A POPULATION OF 59,807. -FROM 2010 TO 2020, THE WHITE POPULATION DECLINES -5.3%. THE LARGEST POPULATION INCREASES WERE SEEN AMONG MULTIRACIAL (+2,642 PEOPLE) AND OTHER RACE (+316 PEOPLE) INDIVIDUALS. DESPITE INCREASING DIVERSITY, THE WHITE POPLUATION IN WASHINGTON COUNTY IS APPROXIMATELY 90% OF RESIDENTS. -APPROXIMATELY 19% OF WASHINGTON COUNTY AND VERMONT RESIDENTS ARE AGED 65 OR OLDER COMPARED TO 15.6% NATIONWIDE. THE YOUTH POPULATION UNDER AGE 18 IS PROPORTIONATELY SMALLER IN WASHINGTON COUTY AND VERMONT THAN THE NATION, ESTIMATED AT 19% VERSUS 22.6%. -APPROXIMATELY 11% OF VERMONT AND WASHINGTON COUNTY RESIDENTS LIVE IN POVERTY COMPARED TO 13.4% NATIONALLY. -WITHIN WASHINGTON COUNTY, CHILDHOOD POVERTY IS HIGHER IN THE CABOT ZIP CODE 05647 (33.5%), WATERBURY CENTER ZIP CODE 05677 (27.0%), AND BARRE ZIP CODE 05641 (24.8%). -SINCE THE 2019 CHNA THE WASHINGTON COUNTY, POVERTY DECLINES FOR WHITE, BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND LATINX RESIDENTS BUT INCREASED FOR ASIAN AND MULTIRACIAL RESIDENTS. NOTABLE, THE PROPORTION OF ASIAN RESIDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY INCREASED FROM 13.6% TO 22.4%. -IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, THE PERCENTAGE OF BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN RESIDENTS LIVING IN PVOVERTY (13.5%) DECLINED AND IS ONLY SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE PERCENTAGE FOR WHITE RESIDENTS (10.1%), BUT THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICANS ($27,273) IS LESS THAN HALF THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR WHITES ($63,454). -APPROXIMATELY 29% OF HOMEOWNERS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY ARE CONSIDERED HOUSING COST BURDENED, A DECREASE FROM THE 2019 CHNA FINDING (31.2%) AND A SIMILAR PROPORTION AS THE STATE AND NATION OVERALL. -THE PERCENTAGE OF RENTERS COST BURDENED BY THEIR MONTHLY RENT EXPENSE DECLINED FROM THE 2019 CHNA, FROM 47.3% TO 42.9%, BUT STILL REPRESENTS MORE THAN 1 IN 4 RENTAL HOUSEHOLDS. -AS OF 2019, 12% OF VERMONT ADULTS HAD A CURRENT ASTHMA DIAGNOSIS COMPARED TO 8.9% NATIONALLY. WITHIN WASHINGTON COUNTY, AN ESTIMATED 10.7% OF ADULTS HAD AN ASTHMA DIAGNOSIS. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: -WASHINGTON COUNTY CONTINUES TO HAVE A LOWER PERCENTAGE OF UNINSURED RESIDENTS THAN THE STATE AND NATION AND MEETS THE HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030 GOAL OF 92.1% INSURED RESIDENTS. -CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS OF DATA, 25.5% OF RESIDENTS HAVE MEDICAID INSURANCE (ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER INSURANCE). THE PERCENTAGE OF MEDICARE INSURED RESIDENTS INCREASED SLIGHTLY FROM THE 2019 CHNA FROM 19.7% TO 20.9%, A FINDING CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTY'S AGING DEMOGRAPHIC. -WASHINGON COUNTY HAS LOW UNINSURED PERCENTAGES ACROSS ALL REPORTED RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, EXCLUDING ASIANS. THE PERCENTAGE OF UNINSURED WASHINGTON COUNTY ASIAN RESIDENTS (13.2%) MORE THAN TRIPLED FROM FIVE YEARS AGO (3.8%) AND IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE STATEWIDE PERCENTAGE (4.8%). -WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS MORE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS THAN THE REST OF THE STATE, AND THE RATE OF PROVIDERS INCREASED FROM THE 2019 CHNA, FROM 102.4 TO 106.6 PER 100,000. DESPITE HAVING BETTER AVAILABILITY OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, BOTH WASHINGTON COUNTY AND VERMONT OVERALL HAVE SLIGHTLY LOWER PERCENTAGES OF ADULTS ACCESSING ROUTINE CARE (72%-72.5%) COMPARED TO THE NATION (75%).
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PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
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PART VI, LINE 5 AS A PARTNER IN THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK, CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER IS PART OF A REGION-WIDE EFFORT TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE THAT IS TRANSLATING TO BETTER CARE HERE IN OUR LOCAL CENTRAL VERMONT COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO OUR NETWORK PARTNERSHIP, WE BELIEVE THAT MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS ALSO DEPENDS ON OUR SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION WITH THE MANY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL VERMONT THAT ARE ALSO PROVIDING VITAL SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDE: A. CENTRAL VERMONT HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE B. GREEN MOUNTAIN TRANSIT AUTHORITY (GMTA) C. GREEN MOUNTAIN UNITY WAY D. PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINIC (PHWC) E. PHARMACIES F. VERMONT STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH G. WASHINGTON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH THE MAJORITY OF CVMC'S GOVERNING BODY (BOARD OF TRUSTEES) IS COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN CVMC'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA WHO ARE NEITHER EMPLOYEES, FAMILY MEMBERS, NOR CONTRACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. CVMC EXTENDS MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN ITS COMMUNITY. CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (CVMC) IS ALSO THE ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITY FOR THE VERMONT BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH, PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOMES FOR THE BARRE HEALTH SERVICE AREA (HSA). THE GOAL OF THE VERMONT BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH, PASSED BY THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE IN 2010, IS TO SUPPORT VERMONT'S EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE, PROACTIVE SYSTEM OF CARE THAT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH, OR AT RISK FOR CHRONIC CONDITIONS. AT THE END OF 2020, OVER 50 PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS WERE ALL PART OF A RECOGNIZED NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE, PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME IN THE BARRE HSA CARING FOR OVER 30,000 PATIENTS. THE CVMC COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM (CHT) IS A PATIENT-CENTERED MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE PRIMARY HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR ALL PATIENTS IN CENTRAL VERMONT. CHT IS COMMITTED TO REMOVING HEALTH BARRIERS BY OFFERING SERVICE FREE OF CHARGE, WHICH CONSISTS OF A NURSE, OR DIETITIAN, OR WELLNESS COACH, OR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR PRIMARY CARE OFFICE. CHT SERVICES CAN HELP INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILY MEMBERS IMPROVE THEIR CHANCES FOR REACHING HEALTH GOALS, WHILE PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT. THE CHT TEAM WORKS WITHIN THE CVMC PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES AROUND CENTRAL VERMONT, AS WELL AS WOMEN'S HEALTH. CVMC APPLIES SURPLUS FUNDS TO REVITALIZE FACILITIES, PURCHASE EQUIPMENT, STAFF EDUCATION AND TO ENHANCE PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE BETTER PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE (PFCC). DURING FY 2023 CVMC CONTINUED TO EXPAND THE HEALTH CARE CAREER PATHWAY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VERMONT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, CVMC WAS ABLE TO OFFER SEVEN TRAINING PROGRAMS IN 2023 WITH FORTY-SEVEN PARTICIPANS AND IS AIMING TO INCREASE THESE NUMBERS IN 2024. PROGRAM FOCUS AREAS INCLUDED LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING, REGISTERED NURSING AND SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES. THE BENEFITS AND SUCCESS OF CVMC'S APPROACH HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A TEMPLATE TO BE EMULATED ACROSS THE UVM HEALTH NETWORK ECOSYSTEM. IN JULY 2023, CENTRAL VERMONT EXPERIENCED SEVERSE FLOODING RESULTING IN ROAD, SCHOOL AND BUSINESS CLOSURES, AND EVACUATION OF MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THEIR HOMES WHILE OTHERS FOUND THEMSELVES STRANDED IN PLACE. THE CVMC TEAM WORKED TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED, WITH STAFF WORKING BEYOND THEIR SCHEDULED SHIFTS AND OTHERS NAVIGATING THE MOST OBSCURE ROUTES TO BYPASS HIGH WATER AND MAKE IT INTO WORK SAFELY. THE CVMC PHARMACY TEAM QUICKLY ESTABLISHED A PROCESS TO PROVIDE 72-HOUR REFILLS FOR PATIENTS WHO RAN OUT OR LOST THEIR MEDICATIONS AS A RESULT FROM FLOODING. CVMC STAFF ESTABLISHED FLOOD RELIEF POP UP FIRST AID/PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) STATIONS IN COMMUNITY CENTERS TO ASSIST THOSE WHO NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION WITH MANY PROVIDERS AND STAFF VOLUNTERRING THEIR TIME TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. MEMBERS OF THRIVE, OUR ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY FOR HEALTH, MET REGULARLY TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY NEEDS AND MOBILIZE THEIR RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THOSE IMPACTED BY THE FLOODING AS WELL.
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AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
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PART VI, LINE 6 AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2011, CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (CVMC) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (UVMMC) BECAME MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK (UVMHN), AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF CARE SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK IS CARRYING OUT CENTRALIZED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PATIENTS OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING IMPROVING ACCESS TO LOCAL CARE, COST SAVINGS THROUGH GREATER JOINT PURCHASING POWER, ENHANCING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INCREASING ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICIANS, ENGAGING IN REGIONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND PARTICIPATING IN JOINT QUALITY AND CLINICAL INITIATIVES. SINCE THE HEALTH NETWORK'S INCEPTION, CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, ELIZABETH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, ALICE HYDE MEDICAL CENTER, PORTER MEDICAL CENTER, AND UVM HEALTH NETWORK HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE HAVE ALSO JOINED.
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STATE FILING OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT
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PART VI, LINE 7 THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL FILES A COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT WITH THE STATE OF VERMONT.
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