Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
(ii) EIN |
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||
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VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER |
141338586 | 03 | No | Yes | Yes | 7,456,399 | |||
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PUTNAM HOSPITAL CENTER |
061399319 | 03 | No | Yes | Yes | 802,895 | |||
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NORTHERN DUTCHESS HOSPITAL |
141338467 | 03 | No | Yes | Yes | 2,274,489 | |||
| Total | 10,533,783 | ||||||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| RELATED ORGANIZATIONS | SCHEDULE R RELATED TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS | Entity Tax ID# Primary Activity Legal Domicile Exempt Code Status Public Charity Status Directo controlling Entity Vassar Brothers Medical Center 14-1338586 Hospital NY 501c3 Box 3 HQ The Foundation for Vassar Brothers Medical Center 14-1736429 Fundraising NY 501c3 Box 9 HQ Riverside Diversified Services, Inc (Parent) 14-1675545 Education NY 501c3 Box 9 HQ Alamo Ambulance Service, Inc 14-1745417 Transport NY 501c3 Box 9 HQ Hudson Valley Home Care, Inc (Certified) 14-1788412 Home Health NY 501c3 Box 9 HQ Hudson Valley Home Care, Inc (Licensed) 14-1788410 Home Health NY 501c3 Box 9 HQ Northern Duchess Hospital 14-1338467 Hospital NY 501c3 Box 3 HQ Northern Dutchess Residential Health Care Facility 22-3129608 Nursing Home NY 501c3 Box 9 HQ NDH Foundation 14-1776208 Fundraising NY 501c3 Box 9 HQ Putnam Hospital Center 14-6019179 Hospital NY 501c3 Box 3 HQ Putnam Hospital Center Foundation 06-1399319 Fundraising NY 501c3 Box 9 HQ Health Quest Urgent Care Medical Practice 80-0152047 Health Care NY 501c3 Box 3 |
| POLICIES | FORM 990 PART VI SECTION B LINES 11A 12C AND 15B | LINE 11A FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AVP OF FINANCE FOR HEALTH QUEST SYSTEMS, INC. AND A COPY IS PROVIDED TO DR. AGARWAL THE SINGLE SHAREHOLDER FOR HIS REVIEW. LINE 12 C ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED BY THE HEALTH QUEST BUSINESS ETHICS COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF THE AFFILIATE. IN ADDITION, CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND REVIEWED BY THE HEALTH QUEST CORPORATE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT. LINE 15 B COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO, TOP MANAGEMENT AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS ESTABLISHED BY THE HEALTH QUEST EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE BASED ON INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY. |
| DISCLOSURE | FORM 990 PART VI SCETION C LINE 19 | LINE 19 POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE AFFILIATE ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED EITHER ELECTRONICALLY OR PAPER COPIES. IN ADDITION, CERTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON VARIOUS WEBSITES DUE TO REGULATORY FILINGS SUCH AS THE 990 AND BOND HOLDER AGREEMENTS. |
| TRANSACTIONS WITH HQ | SCH R, PART V, LINE 2 (1) | Related Transactions with Health Quest Systems, Inc Allocation Methodology Allocation of Support Services/Shared Expenses/Cash Funding General: The following services are considered shared services for Health Quest affiliates and the cost to provide these services are allocated to each entity which benefits from the service based on a pre defined allocation methodology: 1. Specialty Staffing a. VBMC Surgical b. Radiology c. Oncology d. VBMC Sleep Lab e. PT/OT/ST f. Cardiac Rehab 2. Lab Management 3. Pharmacy 4. Revenue Cycle including health information management, budgets and reimbursement, revenue cycle, system business office, patient access oversight, financial clearance center, managed care and decision support 5. Facilities including courier service, construction, property management, facility operations, hotel management and security 6. Business Development including strategic planning, marketing and public relations, answering service and community education 7. Corporate Finance including accounts payable, payroll, general accounting, purchasing and supply chain, practice management billing and management engineering 8. Internal Audit and Compliance 9. Practice management operations including physician recruitment and physician management 10. Human Resources 11. Administrative including Executive office, Hospital Support and risk management 12. Legal Counsel 13. Information Technology and Medical Technology Services (MTS) Description of Services: 1. Specialty staffing a. Provides non union staffing services for various specialties to the hospitals, offsite ancillary locations and the Fishkill Medical Mall 2. Lab management includes oversight of the outsourced lab services for each hospital 3. Pharmacy management includes oversight of all pharmacy departments 4. Revenue Cycle - a. Health Information Management functions includes coding and transcription of medical records for all 3 hospitals b. Budget functions include preparation of annual budgets, variance reporting and maintenance of the budget module Reimbursement functions include preparation of annual cost reports, analysis of third party rate accounts and third party audits c. Revenue cycle functions include charge master analysis and development of revenue producing charges, compliance with CPT coding and establishment of appropriate charges d. System business office services includes producing claims for third party payers and private pay patients, payment processing, periodic reporting, accounts receivable analysis, charity care application process, denial management, collection and follow up for the hospitals. Patient access and financial clearance center includes oversight of all centralized registration areas at the hospitals and pre-authorization for numerous hospital services to insure compliance with third party regulations e. Managed Care functions include contract negotiations and analysis of contract terms f. Decision Support functions include cost accounting reporting, maintenance of HBI (Horizon Business Insight) reporting and the contract management system 5. Facilities - a. Courier service provides delivery services internally throughout the HQ system and bank deposit drop offs b. Construction and property management functions include contracting services for Health Quest projects and property management of all HQ facilities c. Facility operations include management oversight of the engineering departments for the hospitals d. Hotel Management functions include management oversight of food and nutrition departments for the hospitals e. Security functions include management oversight of all facilities to ensure the safest environment 6. Business Development - a. Strategic Planning functions include CON submissions, market data analysis and assistance with business plans b. Marketing includes advertising services, coordination of joint Health Quest advertisements and reduction of expenses associated with larger campaigns c. Public relations functions include coordination of Health Quest communication to external customers, patients and media d. Oversight of the outsourced answering services for physicians affiliated with the hospitals and HQMP e. Community education functions include training classes specific to life saving techniques 7. Finance - a. Accounts payable functions include scheduling vendor payments, insuring flow of goods and services, maintaining days cash on hand goals and maintaining days in accounts payable b. Payroll functions include biweekly employee payments and tax filings in accordance with Human Resources and Payroll policies c. General Accounting functions include preparation of financial statements, account analysis, contract reconciliation, tax filings, investment coordination, insurance coordination and coordination of internal and external audit functions d. Purchasing and supply chain functions include procurement services, contract negotiations, price negotiations, capital purchase negotiations, including negotiations for maintenance contracts, upgrades to equipment, etc. e. Practice management billing functions include producing all claims for third party payers and private pay patients, payment processing, periodic reporting, accounts receivable analysis, charity care application process, denial management, collection and follow up services for all employed HQ physicians f. Management Engineering functions include evaluating each area within HQ to ensure compliance with various productivity benchmarks optimizing staffing ratios 8. Internal Audit and Compliance includes oversight of the corporate compliance program, internal audit, HIPAA compliance and contract review and compliance 9. Human Resource functions include recruitment, compensation, benefit administration and employee training 10. Physician management operations functions include oversight of all HQ physician practices and physician recruitment functions 11. Administrative functions include oversight of the Health Quest system, hospital management and risk management 12. Legal Counsel functions include internal legal services for HQ and coordination of all outsourced legal initiatives 13. Information Technology and MTS - a. IT provides information technology support for all applications and telephony support within HQ. In addition provides project management services for all new and upgrades to current IT applications. b. MTS/Biomed includes technical services provided to each hospital for equipment repair and maintenance Shared Expenses: In addition to services provided by support departments, certain insurance policies are consolidated for all Health Quest entities. These include property insurance, general and professional liability, cyber insurance and Directors and Officers insurance. Affiliate Cash Shortfalls: Affiliate cash shortfalls are funded by the entity(s) benefiting from the affiliate services. Examples include Health Quest Medical Practice and the Thompson House. The cash shortfall funding is based on the percentage of benefit received (percentage of revenue by division for HQMP and admissions to the Thompson House from the hospitals) Allocation Methodology: Net Revenue - lab management, budgets, revenue cycle, managed care, decision support, all facilities (excluding construction), business development, general accounting, management engineering, internal audit and compliance, executive office, legal, information technology and MTS # of visits/procedures - staffing specialties Historical trends - health information management, pharmacy and hospital support Cash collections - patient accounting and the financial clearance center # of FTE's - payroll and human resources Non payroll expenses - accounts payable and purchasing Project based - construction # of FTE's allocated to physician sites - Practice management billing, operations and physician practice management System Benefits: 1. Financial planning 2. Revenue enhancement 3. Improved cash collections 4. Enhanced managed care contract rates 5. Optimized medical records coding 6. Savings for supplies, contracts, insurance and capital purchases 7. Staffing reduction through shared services 8. Enhanced employee benefit programs |
| TRANSACTIONS WITH HOSPITALS | SCH R, PART V, LINE 2 (2) | Administrative Fees and Subsidies The administrative fees/subsidies are based on expenses associated with the practice providing the following services to its Affiliated Hospitals at cost. Hospitalists: The physicians employed by the Hospitalist program admit and provide care to inpatients at VBMC, PHC and NDH allowing the patient's private/primary community physician to remain in their office. The care is provided on a continuous basis to the patient throughout the day, night and the weekends. The specific requirements of the group are detailed below: " 24/7 coverage " Medical Director administrative time: 18 hours per week Includes: scheduling, payroll, recruitment, evaluation of growth, review financial records. " Night coverage: 15 hour shift. 6 hours are spent on billable patient care. Remaining 9 hours (63 hours per week) are involved with covering existing team and being available for ER evaluations or new consults. These hours are critical for excellent care and are not billable. " Day MD administrative time: filling our forms, conferences with patients/family/staff beyond E/M billable time, signing charts. 1 hour each per provider or 3 hours per day- 21 hours per week " Case management advisor " Participate in QI programs at the hospital " Chair of information management committee. " Nursing Education. " Direct and coordinate all clinical matters. " Develop cost effective care, cost containment measures, assist in operating and capital budgets including projections of revenue and expenditures " Ensure the consistency, quality of services provided. " Analyze clinical outcomes, and identify deficiencies. " Resolve patients and problems with the quality of services. " Written reports- goals, objectives and standards for services. " Scheduling providers " Participate in community outreach programs and community education. " Review financial report. " Ensures that all providers are compliant Intensivists: The physicians employed by the Intensivist (triple boarded) program provide care to critically ill patients in the intensive care and critical care units at VBMC. The appropriate level of care warranted by the acuity of the patient is provided on a continuous basis to the patient throughout the day, night and for the weekends. The specific requirements of the group are detailed below: " 24/7 coverage for code stats- Lead team, intubate, place lines, emergency pacemakers, etc. " 24/7 rapid consultations available for medical staff. " 24/7 availability to triage patients moving into or out of intensive care " 24/7 coverage of ED evaluations and urgent/emergent advice of critically ill adults. " Mandated coverage for an average of 15 ICU patients/day " Direct and coordinate all clinical matters. " Develop cost effective care, cost containment measures, assist in operating and capital budgets including projections of revenue and expenditures " Ensure the consistency, quality of services provided. " Analyze clinical outcomes, and identify deficiencies. " Resolve patients and problems with the quality of services. " Written reports- goals, objectives and standards for services. " Scheduling providers " Participate in community outreach programs and community education. " Review financial report. " Ensures that all providers are compliant Surgical PA Program The Physician Assistants employed by the Surgical PA program assist during surgical procedures at VBMC, PHC and NDH. This service is extremely important to the community of surgeons due to a shortage (and aging) of general surgeons in the Dutchess County. This program reduces the need for surgeons to double-up during procedures. The specific requirements of the group are detailed below: " Direct and coordinate all clinical matters. " Develop cost effective care, cost containment measures, assist in operating and capital budgets including projections of revenue and expenditures " Ensure the consistency, quality of services provided. " Analyze clinical outcomes, and identify deficiencies. " Resolve patients and problems with the quality of services. " Recommends employment and termination of non-physician personnel " Written reports- goals, objectives and standards for services. " Scheduling providers " Participate in community outreach programs and community education. " Review financial report. " Ensures that all providers are compliant CTPA: The physician assistants employed by the Cardio Thoracic PA program assist during cardiac surgical procedures at VBMC. This service is vital since there are currently only four Cardiothoracic Surgeons at VBMC who cannot provide 24/7 coverage for their patients without this program. The specific requirements of the group are detailed below: " 24/7 coverage ( 8,736 hours per year) for Cardiothoracic patients Women's Health: The physicians employed by the Women's Health program care for patients in the PCAP clinic program of VBMC. The revenue generated by the group comes from two sources for the clinic patients. The PCAP rate VBMC receives is shared with the group as reimbursement for the professional services the physicians provide to the patients in the outpatient clinic. Additionally, the group bills for the procedures and deliveries the physicians perform for patients admitted to VBMC. The specific requirements of the group are detailed below: " Direct and coordinate all clinical matters. " Develop cost effective care, cost containment measures, assist in operating and capital budgets including projections of revenue and expenditures " Ensure the consistency, quality of services provided. " Analyze clinical outcomes, and identify deficiencies. " Resolve patients and problems with the quality of services. " Written reports- goals, objectives and standards for services. " Scheduling providers " Participate in community outreach programs and community education. " Review financial report. " Ensures that all providers are compliant Breast Surgery The physicians employed by the Oncology program provide care for oncology patients on both an outpatient basis (office visits) and an inpatient basis for surgical procedures and the associated post operative care. The specific requirements of the group are detailed below: " Coordinates patient, and OR schedule. " Reviews patient work load and delegate's projects and concerns. " Handles office day to day issues at the practice " Gives lectures on Breast Cancer at VBMC and community events. " Direct and coordinate all clinical matters. " Develop cost effective care, cost containment measures, assist in operating and capital budgets including projections of revenue and expenditures " Ensure the consistency, quality of services provided. " Analyze clinical outcomes, and identify deficiencies. " Resolve patients and problems with the quality of services. " Recommends employment and termination of non-physician personnel " Written reports- goals, objectives and standards for services. " Scheduling providers " Participate in community outreach programs and community education. " Review financial report. " Ensures that all providers are compliant CT Surgeons The physicians and physician assistants employed by HQMP provide care for cardiac patients on both an outpatient basis (office visits) and an inpatient basis for surgical procedures and the associated post operative care. The specific requirements of the group are detailed below: " Direct and coordinate all clinical matters. " Develop cost effective care, cost containment measures, assist in operating and capital budgets including projections of revenue and expenditures " Ensure the consistency, quality of services provided. " Analyze clinical outcomes, and identify deficiencies. " Resolve patients and problems with the quality of services. " Recommends employment and termination of non-physician personnel " Written reports- goals, objectives and standards for services. " Scheduling providers " Participate in community outreach programs and community education. " Review financial report. " Ensures that all providers are compliant |
| GOVERNING | FORM 990, PART VI LINE 6, 7A, 7B | ARUN AGARWAL, MD IS THE SINGLE SHAREHOLDER FOR HQMP. |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:MARYANN KEPPLE TITLE:TREASURER/HQ CFO HOURS:56 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:ARUN AGARWAL, MD TITLE:PRESIDENT/CEO HQMP & HQUMCP HOURS:5 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:FREDERICK THOMAS TITLE:CORP SECRETARY/VP HQ LEGAL HOURS:66 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:CINDY JACOBS TITLE:COO HQMP & HQUMCP HOURS:5 |
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