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SCHEDULE O
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2014
Open to Public
Inspection
Inspection
Name of the organization
HEALTHPARTNERS INC
Employer identification number
41-1693838
41-1693838
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | CORPORATE STRUCTURE, PURPOSE, GOVERNANCE HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(4) AND IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS "HEALTHPARTNERS". FOUNDED IN 1957, HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND HEALTH CARE FINANCING ORGANIZATIONS, AND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONSUMER-GOVERNED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. HEALTHPARTNERS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE THROUGH A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON THE TRIPLE AIM - PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, AND MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY, ALL AT THE SAME TIME. HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITH HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY OPERATING IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES A FULL-RANGE OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND HEALTH PLAN SERVICES INCLUDING INSURANCE, PATIENT CARE, ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLAN'S SERVE MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION MEDICAL AND DENTAL MEMBERS NATIONWIDE, AND IS THE TOP-RANKED COMMERCIAL PLAN IN MINNESOTA. HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM INCLUDES MORE THAN 1,700 PHYSICIANS, SIX HOSPITALS, 55 PRIMARY CARE CLINICS, 22 URGENT CARE LOCATIONS AND NUMEROUS SPECIALTY PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL CARE SYSTEM HAS MORE THAN 60 DENTISTS AND 22 DENTAL CLINICS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE HEALTHPARTNERS FAMILY, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM, CAN BE FOUND ON SCHEDULE R WITHIN THIS 990 RETURN. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EACH TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE INDIVIDUAL FORM 990 RETURN FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS IS DRIVING CHANGE THAT HELPS OUR MEMBERS AND PATIENTS LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. HEALTHPARTNERS COLLABORATE WITH OTHER PLANS, CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO INCREASE ACCESS, CREATE AND SHARE QUALITY MEASURES AND INITIATIVES, PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY, AND COLLABORATE IN IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE TRIPLE AIM. AMONG HEALTHPARTNERS' SIGNATURE INITIATIVES CONTINUING IN 2014 ARE TOTAL COST OF CARE MEASUREMENTS (DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED METRIC, ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM, ENABLING MEASUREMENT AND INCENTIVES BASED ON COORDINATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES), MENTAL HEALTH (REDUCING STIGMA, AND ASSURING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTINGS), CHILDREN'S HEALTH (IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH BY PROMOTING EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FAMILY CENTERED CARE, AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES), AND SUSTAINABILITY (ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTE REDUCTION, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT). MEMBERSHIP: HPI MEMBERS RECEIVE A FULL RANGE OF PREPAID HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL CARE IN HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIAN OFFICES, IMAGING AND LABORATORY SERVICES, VARIOUS THERAPIES, PREVENTIVE SERVICES, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. HPI PROVIDES THESE SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS AND PATIENTS THROUGH A BROAD NETWORK OF PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS. THIS NETWORK INCLUDES CLINICS STAFFED BY GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. (GHI) AND PARK NICOLLET CLINIC (PNC) EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS AND SIX HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITALS: REGIONS HOSPITAL, A LEVEL I ADULT AND PEDIATRIC CENTER IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA; WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN; HUDSON HOSPITAL, A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN HUDSON, WISCONSIN; AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN AMERY, WISCONSIN; LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN STILLWATER, MINNESOTA; AND PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL, A LEADER IN CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR AND MATERNITY CARE IN ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS' MEMBERS RECEIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH HEALTHPARTNERS' EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF OWNED AND CONTRACTED MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROVIDERS, INCLUDING OVER 81 MULTI-SPECIALTY CLINICS OWNED AND OPERATED BY GHI, KNOWN AS THE HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP (HPMG), THE PNC CLINICS, THE STILLWATER MEDICAL GROUP CLINICS, AND PHYSICIANS NECK AND BACK CLINICS. HPI, GHI AND HEALTHPARTNERS INSURANCE COMPANY (HPIC) PROVIDE COMMERCIAL GROUP, COMMERCIAL INDIVIDUAL, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PRODUCTS TO THEIR MEMBERS. IN 2014, THESE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE, PREPAID HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO 964,572 FULLY INSURED MEMBERS, ENCOMPASSING BOTH MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRODUCTS. THESE MEMBERS FIT WITHIN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: 332,030 FULLY INSURED COMMERCIAL GROUP MEDICAL MEMBERS; 26,456 FULLY INSURED INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS; 49,407 MEDICARE (INCLUDES COST, SUPPLEMENT/SELECT, AND MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN, BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL) MEMBERS; 117,653 PREPAID STATE HEALTHCARE PROGRAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING HMO PRODUCTS FOR MEDICARE/MEDICAID DUAL ELIGIBLE, LOW-INCOME PREGNANT WOMEN, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, AND LOW-INCOME ADULTS; AND 439,026 DENTAL MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, THROUGH HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS, INC. (HPAI), TO 497,874 SELF INSURED COMMERCIAL MEMBERS. HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL GROUP (HPDG): HPDG, AN OPERATING DIVISION OF GHI, IS A GROUP PRACTICE OF MORE THAN 60 DENTISTS. HPDG DENTAL CLINICS OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALIZED, INNOVATIVE SERVICES FROM BASIC PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY TO HIGHLY SPECIALIZED CARE INCLUDING SPECIALISTS IN ORTHODONTICS, ORAL SURGERY, PERIODONTICS, PROSTHODONTICS AND PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY. HPDG DENTISTS PRACTICE IN 16 DENTAL CLINICS OWNED AND OPERATED BY GHI. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, HPDG HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN INNOVATIVE DENTISTRY. TODAY HPDG REMAINS COMMITTED TO FINDING THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR PATIENTS' DENTAL HEALTH. HPDG IS ONE OF AE FEW DENTAL PRACTICES THAT CONDUCT A RISK ASSESSMENT FOR PATIENTS, WHICH ALLOWS US TO CREATE AN INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAM OF TRUE PREVENTIVE DENTAL CARE BASED ON PATIENT NEEDS AND DESIRES. THE DIVERSITY OF THE PATIENTS WE SERVE ENCOURAGED HEALTHPARTNERS TO OPEN A DENTAL CLINIC IN THE HEART OF ST. PAUL IN 2005. THE HEALTHPARTNERS MIDWAY DENTAL CLINIC FOCUSES ON SERVING NEW AMERICANS AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS ENROLLING INTO MINNESOTA PUBLIC PROGRAMS. BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY: COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES: HEALTHPARTNERS, THROUGH HPI, PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL STATE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: PRE-PAID MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PLAN (PMAP), A STATE AND FEDERALLY-FUNDED PLAN FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (103,699 MEMBERS); MINNESOTACARE, A STATE-FUNDED PLAN FOR RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE (9,517 MEMBERS); MINNESOTA SENIOR CARE PLUS (MSC+), A STATE AND FEDERALLY-FUNDED PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALS OVER AGE 65 (1,355 MEMBERS); AND MINNESOTA SENIOR HEALTH OPTIONS (MSHO), A STATE AND FEDERALLY-FUNDED PLAN THAT PROVIDES COORDINATED MEDICAL AND DRUG BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS OVER AGE 65 (3,082 MEMBERS). THE HEALTHPARTNERS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS STATE PUBLIC PROGRAM MEMBERS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT PLAN RESOURCES AND BENEFITS TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES, NURSING HOMES, HEALTH AND HOUSING ADVOCATES, FINANCIAL WORKERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE MINNESOTA FINANCIAL WORKERS AND CASE AIDE CONFERENCE AND AT SEVERAL PICA HEAD START PARENT EVENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | HEALTHPARTNERS PROMOTES PREVENTIVE SERVICES THROUGH INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTED A TOTAL OF $125,658 FOR THESE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS IN 2014. - THE WELL BABY INCENTIVE PROGRAM. THE WELL BABY INCENTIVE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED AS AN OUTREACH PROGRAM AIMED AT CHILDREN ENROLLED IN HEALTHPARTNERS CARE (HPCARE) TO ENCOURAGE CAREGIVERS TO BRING INFANTS AGES 0 TO 15 MONTHS IN FOR ALL 6 WELL CHILD EXAMS. KEEPING UP TO DATE ON THESE VISITS NOT ONLY KEEPS THE CHILD UP TO DATE ON IMMUNIZATIONS, BUT SUPPORTS ONGOING PREVENTATIVE CARE THROUGHOUT THE CHILD'S LIFE. A $10 GIFT CARD IS SENT TO MEMBERS WHO HAVE A COMPLETE WELL CHILD VISIT WITHIN THE FIRST 15 MONTHS OF LIFE. A MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO 6 GIFT CARDS. HEALTHPARTNERS DISTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 15,073 GIFT CARDS AND INVESTED A TOTAL OF $120,926 ON THIS PROGRAM. - THE POST-PARTUM INCENTIVE PROGRAM. THE POST-PARTUM INCENTIVE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES NEW MOMS TO HAVE A POST-PARTUM CHECK UP WITH THEIR CLINICIAN OR PUBLIC HEALTH HOME VISITING NURSE WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED TIME-FRAME. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR MOMS TO ENSURE THEY ARE HEALING PROPERLY, HAVE THEIR FAMILY PLANNING NEEDS MET AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH THEY MAY HAVE. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF A VISIT, THE MEMBER HAS THEIR PROVIDER SIGN A VOUCHER AND RETURN IT TO HEALTHPARTNERS AND THE MEMBER RECEIVES A $25 GIFT CARD IN THE MAIL. HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTED $4,732 INTO THIS PROGRAM IN 2014. IN 2014, HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 38 COUNTIES AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY HOME VISITING, MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH, THE STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (SHIP) AND TO FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. A TOTAL OF $1,002,000 IN PROGRAM GRANTS WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THEM AS OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK AND FURTHER SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY. JUMPJAM: JUMPJAM IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN YWCA ST. PAUL, HEALTHPARTNERS AND THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, ENGAGES ST. PAUL RESIDENTS - YOUTHS AND ADULTS - IN THE HIGH-IMPACT SPORT OF DOUBLE DUTCH JUMP ROPING. JUMPJAM IS A PART OF HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTMENT IN PROGRAMS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO REVERSE THE INCREASING TRENDS OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY. IT IS A 8 WEEKS HIGH-ENERGY PROGRAM BUILT TO LEARN AND PRACTICE DOUBLE DUTCH JUMP ROPING LEADING UP TO A JUMPJAM DOUBLE DUTCH CHALLENGE FINAL COMPETITION AFTER THE TEN WEEKS. THE PROGRAM TEACHES PARTICIPANTS HOW TO JUMP ROPE AND INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL TOPICS SUCH AS HEALTHY NUTRITION, BUILDING COMMUNITY AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. BENEFITS TO THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE CALORIES BURNED, GREAT FOR THE HEART, FULL-BODY WORKOUT, BUILDING STRONGER BONES, INCREASED POSITIVE MOOD BEHAVIOR, AND BRINGING TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY. DURING THE 2014 SUMMER PROGRAM, JUMPJAM COMPLETED ITS THIRD PROGRAM YEAR, ENGAGING 108 REGULAR PARTICIPANTS; OF THE PARTICIPANTS, 26 MALE AND 83 FEMALE, AS YOUNG AS 4 YEARS OLD AND OLDER PARTICIPATED. PROGRAMMING WAS HELD AT THREE SAINT PAUL RECREATION CENTERS: OXFORD/JIMMY LEE, DAYTON'S BLUFF AND EL RIO VISTA. JUMPJAM WAS ALSO INTEGRATED INTO YWCA'S YOUTH PROGRAMS, WITH YOUTH TRANSPORTED TO PRACTICE AT THE CENTERS TWO DAYS PER WEEK. JUMPJAM COACHES WERE SECURED THROUGH THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL'S RIGHT TRACK SUMMER PROGRAM, A WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED OR AT-RISK SAINT PAUL CITY YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 14-21 INTERESTED IN SUMMER EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER EXPLORATION. NEW TO JUMPJAM IN 2014, COACHES WERE PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED BY PROS OF THE ROPE (POTR) FOUNDER COACH JONNY REESE, PROVIDING AN INTENSIVE, WEEKLONG TRAINING FOR THE COACHES. A COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MN-EXTENSION SERVICES, COOKING MATTERS PROGRAM TOOK PLACE AND THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, YOUTH HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A ONE AND A HALF HOUR COOKING CLASS (1 DAY A WEEK) IN WHICH THEY LEARNED HOW TO PREPARE A HEALTHY MEAL OR SNACK FROM BEGINNING TO END AND THIS CLASS INCLUDED A SERIES OF FITNESS ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CONTENT OF THE COOKING THAT TOOK PLACE THAT PARTICULAR DAY. COACHES WOULD OFTEN USE JUMPJAM CURRICULUM THAT FEATURED TRADITIONAL JUMPING ACTIVITIES COMBINED WITH PROGRAMMING AROUND NUTRITION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS. COACHES ALSO USED MATERIALS FROM YUMPOWER AMONG OTHER RESOURCES FOR THE NUTRITION FOCUSED LESSONS. THE JUMPJAM FINAL EVENT FEATURED A COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR, SHOWCASING 14 COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND VENDORS THAT WORK WITH, FOR OR ON BEHALF OF SAINT PAUL YOUTH. HEALTHPARTNERS AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HEALTHY KIDS PARTNERSHIP: HEALTHPARTNERS AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA (CHILDREN'S) ARE COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO HELP PROMOTE CHILDHOOD HEALTH AND PREVENT OBESITY. PHYSICIAN CHAMPIONS IN THREE CLINICS ARE CONNECTING WITH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH. BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP, WE HOPE TO PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN CHANGE IN THE PLACES OUR KIDS LIVE, LEARN AND PLAY IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT AND MANAGE CHILDHOOD OBESITY, CHILDREN'S AND HEALTHPARTNERS HAVE TEAMED UP IN THREE TWIN CITIES NEIGHBORHOODS: PHILLIPS- MINNEAPOLIS, RIVERSIDE-MINNEAPOLIS AND WHITE BEAR LAKE. THIS THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON SPECIFIC ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS - LATINO IN THE PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD AND SOMALI IN RIVERSIDE - AND THE WHITE BEAR LAKE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. VIDA SANA: VIDA SANA ("HEALTHY LIVING") IS A FAMILY WELLNESS PROGRAM UNITING PRIMARY CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD OF MINNEAPOLIS. VIDA SANA'S GOAL IS TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY AMONG MINNEAPOLIS LATINOS BY CONNECTING FAMILIES TO THE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO EAT WELL AND BE ACTIVE. VIDA SANA CONNECTS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FROM PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO A LOCALLY ENGAGED, FAMILY ORIENTED AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT PROGRAM. THE WEEKLY PROGRAM IS OPERATED IN COLLABORATION WITH PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES - WAITE HOUSE. WEEKLY NUTRITION EDUCATION AND FITNESS CLASSES WERE OFFERED FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH, WITH CHILDCARE AVAILABLE. WEEKLY ATTENDANCE AVERAGED 50 - 65 PARTICIPANTS. A CLINIC-BASED PROGRAM MANAGER OVERSEES THE COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING. IN ADDITION, THE MANAGER CONDUCTS IN-CLINIC VISITS WITH PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE A HEALTHY WEIGHT. PATIENTS ARE REFERRED BY THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER AND INVITED TO ATTEND FOLLOW-UP VISITS WITH THE PROGRAM MANAGER. IN THESE VISITS, FAMILIES WORK TOGETHER TO SET GOALS FOR BETTER EATING AND INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THEY TRACK THEIR PROGRESS AND ARE SUPPORTED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER AS THEY WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. IN THIS WAY, FAMILIES HAVE BOTH CLINIC-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED OPTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO HELP THEM MEET THEIR HEALTHY WEIGHT GOALS. FINALLY, A GROUP OF PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNITY AND HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, WHO WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN INITIATING VIDA SANA, MEET REGULARLY TO COLLABORATE ON SHARED MESSAGES AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES. CEDAR-RIVERSIDE: HEALTHPARTNERS AND CHILDREN'S HAVE BEEN WORKING TO SUPPORT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CEDAR-RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION. THE BRIAN COYLE COMMUNITY CENTER BEGAN DEVELOPING COMMUNITY HEALTH STRATEGIES FOLLOWING A 2010 COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH PROJECT. SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING TO PROMOTE WELLNESS USING A CULTURAL ASSET APPROACH. IN 2014, HEALTHPARTNERS AND CHILDREN'S PROVIDED FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE COYLE CENTER IN ORDER TO HELP THEM: (1) IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ENVIRONMENT BY CREATING SUSTAINABLE CHANGES THAT SUPPORT HEALTHY LIVING AND (2) INTEGRATE CULTURALLY RELEVANT HEALTH MESSAGING THROUGH PRIMARY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES AND RESPECTED LEADERS. THE COYLE CENTER'S STRATEGIES FOCUSED ON ENGAGING LOCAL RESTAURANTS IN MENU IMPROVEMENTS AND DISSEMINATING CULTURALLY-INFORMED HEALTH MESSAGES. HEALTHPARTNERS AND CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING THEIR ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR, AS WELL AS CONSULTED AS MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. HEALTHPARTNERS AND CHILDREN'S HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF KAJOOG, A SOMALI COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERED IN THE CEDAR-RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD. AS SPONSORS OF THE SOMALI INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION IN 2013 AND 2014, WE HAVE ENGAGED IN THIS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENT THAT CELEBRATES THE SOMALI COMMUNITY, PROMOTES HEALTH AND FOSTERS CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN LATE 2014, HEALTHPARTNERS AND CHILDREN'S INITIATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH SOMALI HEALTH SOLUTIONS. THE GOAL OF THIS PARTNERSHIP IS TO CREATE A CULTURALLY-INFORMED CARE MODEL FOR SOMALI WOMEN AND INFANTS THAT FOSTER TRUST, UNDERSTANDING, AND IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR BOTH MOTHERS AND BABIES. THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GROUP CARE MODEL THAT BEGINS WITH PRENATAL VISITS AND CONTINUES THROUGH PEDIATRICS, WE HOPE TO IMPROVE BOTH THE PATIENT AND PROVIDER EXPERIENCE THROUGH CULTURALLY-INFORMED CARE WITH STRONG CONNECTION AND HANDOFFS BETWEEN PRENATAL AND PEDIATRICS. THE CARE MODEL BEGAN DEVELOPMENT IN 2014 AND WILL BE LAUNCHED AT THE HEALTHPARTNERS RIVERSIDE CLINIC IN 2015. BEARPOWER: BEARPOWER IS A COMMUNITY MOVEMENT HELPING FAMILIES EAT WELL AND BE ACTIVE. THE INITIATIVE WAS BORN FROM A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE WHITE BEAR LAKE AREA SCHOOLS (ISD 624), THE WHITE BEAR AREA YMCA, CHILDREN'S AND HEALTHPARTNERS. A COMMUNITY ADVISORY TEAM WAS CREATED AND CONSISTS OF LEADERS FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE TEAM WORKED TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY LOCAL STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE AND IS CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING INITIAL EFFORTS. IN 2014, BEARPOWER CONTINUED IMPLEMENTING POLICY CHANGE STRATEGIES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT EVENTS SUCH AS MARKETFEST, HOSTED FAMILY EVENTS THAT PROMOTE GOOD FOOD AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND TRAINED EARLY CHILDHOOD AND EXTENDED DAY STAFF. ENGAGING COMMUNITY LEADERS AND MEMBERS IN A SHARED VISION FOR CHANGE, BEARPOWER PROMOTES THE BELIEF THAT EATING WELL AND BEING ACTIVE CAN BE FUN. ACTIVITIES FOR BEARPOWER IN 2014 INCLUDED: - BEARPOWER GAVE AWAY 1,000 FREE SUMMER ACTIVITY PASSPORTS TO HELP FAMILIES STAY MOVING WHILE SCHOOL IS OUT OF SESSION. - BETTER FOR YOU AT THE MARKET. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ENCOURAGED FAIR-GOERS TO GET BEARPOWERED AT MARKETFEST IN WHITE BEAR LAKE WITH TASTY VEGGIE SAMPLES, GIVEAWAYS AND GAMES. BEARPOWER AND PARTNER FESTIVAL FOODS GAVE OUT OVER 200 POUNDS OF VEGGIES AT MARKETFEST, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO TASTE FOR THEMSELVES HOW EASY AND DELICIOUS IT IS TO GET FIVE FRUITS AND VEGGIES A DAY. - FAMILY FUN DAYS REACHED MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE. LED BY THE WHITE BEAR AREA YMCA, FAMILY FUN DAYS BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR FREE BEARPOWERED FUN EACH MONTH. FAMILIES ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT EMPHASIZE LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES TO EAT WELL AND BE ACTIVE. - THE ABCS OF BETTER EATING. WHITE BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE GETTING BEARPOWERED BY MAKING CHANGES TO WHAT THEY EAT, DRINK AND DO AT SCHOOL. SCHOOL TEAMS OF PARENTS AND STAFF ARE LEADING THE WAY BY SWAPPING OUT SUGARY DRINKS FOR WATER AND MILK, MAKING TIME FOR KIDS TO MOVE EACH DAY, AND PROMOTING BETTER-FOR-YOU CHOICES AT MEALS AND SNACKS. ALL NINE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED AND BEGAN THE 2014 SCHOOL YEAR BY PLEDGING THEIR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUED CHANGE IN THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. - BEARPOWER SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE. NEARLY 4,000 STUDENTS SPENT FOUR WEEKS FOCUSED ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM ENCOURAGED KIDS TO LEARN ABOUT FRUITS AND VEGGIES AND TRACK WHAT THEY ATE. - STEPPING TOGETHER. BEARPOWER SPONSORED ITS SECOND ANNUAL 6.24K FAMILY WALK/RUN (IN HONOR OF WHITE BEAR AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 624) DURING WHITE BEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL'S HOMECOMING WEEK. OVER 300 KIDS AND ADULTS-INCLUDING PARENTS, TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS-TOOK PART IN THE EVENT. YMCA STAFF LED A ZUMBA WARM-UP, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS PLAYED GAMES AND HOSTED ACTIVITIES, FESTIVAL FOODS AND YUMPOWER SERVED UP BETTER-FOR-YOU SNACKS, AND EVERY PARTICIPANT RECEIVED A BEARPOWER T-SHIRT. - BEARPOWER HOSTED THE MANITOU DAYS FAMILY FUN NIGHT - AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY EVENT FOR KIDS AND PARENTS. THIS YEAR'S EVENT WAS ALL ABOUT GETTING BEARPOWERED. LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS LED ACTIVITY STATIONS WITH EVERYTHING FROM ZUMBA TO KARATE TO OBSTACLE COURSES. A LOCAL RESTAURANT SERVED UP TASTY TREATS INCLUDING FRUIT AND VEGGIE KABOBS AND INFUSED WATER. OVER 275 KIDS AND PARENTS ATTENDED. FAMILY POWER: FAMILY POWER SPONSORED BY THE NORTHWEST ALLIANCE TO EDUCATE FAMILIES ABOUT HEALTHY BEHAVIOR. THE NORTHWEST ALLIANCE (MADE UP OF HEALTHPARTNERS AND ALLINA HEALTH) CREATED FAMILY POWER, A CHILDHOOD OBESITY INTERVENTION PROGRAM. THIS 50 FAMILY INTERVENTION PILOT PROVIDES IN-PERSON AND TELEPHONIC HEALTH COACHING TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IDENTIFIED AS OVERWEIGHT. POWERUP: POWERUP THE VALLEY SPONSORED BY LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION): POWERUP IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT TO MAKE IT EASY, FUN AND POPULAR FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES TO EAT BETTER AND BE ACTIVE. ST. CROIX RIVER VALLEY PARENTS, SCHOOLS, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY ARE PARTNERING WITH HEALTHPARTNERS LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND THE FOUNDATION IN A LONG-TERM EFFORT TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH BY CREATING A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT FOR KIDS, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS SERVED BY THE LAKEVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS INCLUDES THE STILLWATER, MAHTOMEDI, HUDSON, SOMERSET AND NEW RICHMOND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. POWERUP PROMOTES CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE ST. CROIX VALLEY AREA. POWERUP USES A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE FOCUSED ON: - BUILDING ON WHAT IS ALREADY WORKING ON A NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL, WHILE INNOVATING TO FIND NEW APPROACHES - FORMING POSITIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, HEALTH CARE, FOOD RETAILERS, FAITH COMMUNITIES AND THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ADVISORY COMMITTEES, WITH BROAD LAKEVIEW AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. - REACHING OUT ON MULTIPLE LEVELS TO IMPROVE EATING AND ACTIVITY ENVIRONMENTS, ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, DELIVER EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. - MEASURING RESULTS ALONG THE WAY WITH AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, AND TRACKING AND MEASURING OF PARTICIPATION AND RESULTS. 2014 KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: - POWERUP DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION STRATEGY FOR THE INITIATIVE INCLUDING A COMMUNITY SURVEY, SENT TO RANDOMLY SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. RESULTS INDICATE A VERY HIGH AWARENESS FOR POWERUP AFTER ONE YEAR IN THE COMMUNITY. THE SURVEY WAS FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGE 4-10 AND ESTABLISHED A BASELINE FOR AWARENESS, PARENTING PRACTICES AROUND FOOD AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CHILD'S FOOD AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BEHAVIORS AND BARRIERS TO COMMUNITY CHANGE. THE SURVEY WILL BE REPEATED IN JAN 2016. POWERUP SCHOOL CHALLENGE REACHED MORE THAN 10,000 CHILDREN AND SCHOOL STAFF IN MORE THAN 25 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA. RESULTS INDICATE THAT TEACHERS, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS ARE HIGHLY ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAM WITH AN 80% PARTICIPATION RATE WITH CHILDREN TRACKING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. - MORE THAN 30,000 FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WERE REACHED THROUGH EVENTS, CLASSES, OUTREACH, PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO PROMOTE BETTER EATING, FAMILY MEALS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, REDUCED SCREEN TIME, AND FEWER SUGARY DRINKS. - PARTNERSHIPS HAVE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE SCHOOLS, BUSINESS, NONPROFITS, FAMILIES, FAITH COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. - OPEN GYMS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, HAVE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MULTI-SITE OFFERINGS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THIS FREE OPTION FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RANKS AS ONE OF THE KEY NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY PARENTS IN THE JANUARY 2014 FAMILY COMMUNITY SURVEY. - THE BETTER SHELF FOR BETTER HEALTH PARTNERSHIP WITH VALLEY OUTREACH FOOD SHELF WAS IMPLEMENTED TO TRANSFORM THE FOOD ENVIRONMENT TO PROMOTE BETTER EATING FOR HIGH-RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP HAS RESULTED IN CLIENTS RECEIVING MORE THAN DOUBLE THE PREVIOUS AMOUNT OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. RESULTS INDICATE COST SUSTAINABILITY. THIS PARTNERSHIP NOW SERVES AS A MODEL FOR THE HUNGER RELIEF SYSTEM IN MINNESOTA AND THE REGION. HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO BE THE BEST AND MOST TRUSTED PROVIDER OF HEALTH CARE, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH CARE FINANCING AND HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNITED STATES. HEALTHPARTNERS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. CONTINUING EDUCATION: HEALTH PARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (INSTITUTE) PROVIDES CONTINUING EDUCATION THAT SUPPORTS THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE COMPETENCE OF PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH CARE PRACTICE, AND THE HEALTH OF OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. THE INSTITUTE AND PARK NICOLLET INSTITUTE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION TEAMS COMBINED IN 2014. THE PARK NICOLLET INSTITUTE IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACCME) TO PROVIDE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION. CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ARE TARGETED TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL AUDIENCES. IN 2014, THE INSTITUTE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING CONTINUING EDUCATION SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY: - INFORMATION ABOUT BEST PRACTICES IN EMERGING CLINICAL TOPICS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, HTTPS://WWW.HEALTHPARTNERS.COM. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE EVENT FOR CLINICIAN EDUCATORS WAS HELD IN APRIL, 2014 TO ENGAGE CLINICIAN EDUCATORS IN THE TWIN CITIES PASSIONATE ABOUT MEDICAL EDUCATION TO PROMOTE SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES AND PROVIDE INPUT ON THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION. FUNDING FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: THE INSTITUTE'S KNOWLEDGE BANK IS A FUND DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT LEARNING AND TEACHING IN ALL HEALTH DISCIPLINES AT EVERY STAGE OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS IN 2014 SUPPORTED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN ATTENDING CONFERENCES, TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND ROTATIONS FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION. THE INSTITUTE OFFERS RESEARCH GRANTS TO RESIDENTS IN HEALTHPARTNERS AND CLOSELY AFFILIATED RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. THESE GRANTS OF UP TO $2,000 ARE AVAILABLE ON A ONE-TIME BASIS TO PARTIALLY FUND RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT ENABLE RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN MENTORED RESEARCH PROGRAMS. EXTERNAL COLLABORATION: THE HMO RESEARCH NETWORK (HMORN): THE INSTITUTE IS A MEMBER OF HMORN, A COLLABORATIVE OF 19 RESEARCH CENTERS AFFILIATED WITH INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. THE RELATIONSHIP UNITES A MUCH BROADER BREADTH OF EXPERTISE AND DATA THAN ANY ONE ORGANIZATION COULD ON ITS OWN. INSTITUTE AND HMORN RESEARCHERS HAVE WORKED ON FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS SUCH AS THE HMO CANCER RESEARCH NETWORK, VACCINE SAFETY DATALINK, CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THERAPEUTICS, COORDINATED CLINICAL STUDIES NETWORK, CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH NETWORK, DECIDE NETWORK, THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) SENTINEL, AND THE MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK. INTERNAL COLLABORATION: PARTNERSHIP GRANTS, DISCOVERY GRANTS, AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS ARE FUNDED BY DONATIONS TO THE INSTITUTE AND MATCHED BY HEALTHPARTNERS. THE $30,000 DISCOVERY GRANTS FUND INTERNAL PROJECTS THAT HAVE PROMISE FOR FUTURE EXTERNAL FUNDING, ADDRESS CLINICAL AND/OR ORGANIZATIONAL CONCERNS, INVEST IN A NEW RESEARCHER, AND/OR SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL AND CLINICAL LEARNING TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE OR ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO CONDUCT MEANINGFUL RESEARCH. THE $30,000 PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FOSTER COLLABORATION BETWEEN RESEARCHERS AND OPERATIONAL LEADERS TO ANSWER CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT EXISTING HEALTH PROGRAMS AND PATIENT CARE. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS, NEW IN 2013, OFFER $60,000 TO SUPPORT A SPECIFIC PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, WHETHER IT EXPANDS AN EXISTING LINE OF RESEARCH OR TAKES IT IN A NEW DIRECTION. ALL PROGRAMS SUPPORT SHARING OF RESULTS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN THROUGH PUBLICATION OF FINDINGS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. THREE DISCOVERY GRANTS, ONE PARTNERSHIP GRANT, AND TWO PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS WERE AWARDED IN 2014. 2014 DISCOVERY GRANTS: - EFFECT OF NOREPINEPHRINE ON CEREBRAL OXYGENATION IN A PORCINE MODEL OF PROPRANOLOL TOXICITY AFTER MAXIMIZATION OF HIGH DOSE INSULIN (HDI) THERAPY - AWARDED $30,000. - DEVELOPING AN ALGORITHM TO IDENTIFY FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA RISK IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER USING THE VDW - AWARDED $29,437. - BISPECTRAL INDEX AS A PROXY FOR CEREBRAL PERFUSION DURING PREHOSPITAL CPR - AWARDED $29,963. DESIGNING AN APPROACH TO ENCOURAGE PLAN DENTAL OFFICES TO INTERVENE WITH TOBACCO USERS - AWARDED $29,507. - COGNITION LINKED TO ENDURANCE & VIGOROUS EXERCISE RESEARCH FOR PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE (CLEVER - PD) - AWARDED $28,903. - ASSESSING INTRAOSSEOUS PRESSURE IN HEALTHY HUMAN SUBJECTS: PROOF OF CONCEPT - AWARDED $59,898. 2014 PARTNERSHIP GRANTS: - INVESTIGATION OF RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN IMMUNIZATION SERIES COMPLETION - AWARDED $29,496. - ENHANCING CLASSIFICATION OF ADHERENCE BEHAVIORS THROUGH TRAJECTORY MODELS - AWARDED $59,633. - ENDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT QUICK FIX: A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES AND REDUCE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS FOR NON-TRAUMATIC DENTAL COMPLAINTS - AWARDED $30,000. FOR A FULL REPORT ON THE INSTITUTE'S 2014 ACTIVITIES, PLEASE SEE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FORM 990. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES: NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI): FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, HEALTHPARTNERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD OF THE LEADING MINNESOTA MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS - MINNESOTA (NAMI). AGAIN, HEALTHPARTNERS WAS A GOLD SPONSOR OF MINNESOTA'S NAMI WALK, AN EVENT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND REDUCE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. AS AN INTERNAL COMMUNITY EFFORT, HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTED, IN ADDITION TO OUR SPONSORSHIP, NEARLY $22,000 IN DONATIONS. MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGN: HEALTHPARTNERS TEAMED WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) MINNESOTA AND PRESTON KELLY, A CREATIVE ADVERTISING AGENCY TO CREATE A NEW CAMPAIGN. "MAKE IT OK" IS A CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESSES. THE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED HAVE COMMITMENT TO CHANGE THE MISPERCEPTIONS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES BY ENCOURAGING OPEN CONVERSATIONS AND EDUCATION ON THE TOPIC. THE CAMPAIGN CREATED A TOOLKIT, WEBSITE (WWW.MAKEITOK.ORG) AND MATERIALS FOR PEOPLE TO START TALKING ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS. IN ADDITION, AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE COMPONENT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED DURING 2014 TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN EARLY 2015. THE CONTENT INCLUDES INTERACTIVE QUIZZES REGARDING WHETHER YOU HAVE EVER SENT A CARD TO FRIEND OR NEIGHBOR IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITION OR TAKEN THEM SUPPER WHEN DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. AS YOU CLICK DOWN THE LIST OF YES / NO ANSWERS WHEN YOU GET TO THE END, YOU TURN THE PAGE AND THE SAME QUESTIONS ARE ASKED REGARDING A FRIEND OR NEIGHBOR WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION. ANOTHER PART OF THE ONLINE INTERACTIVE PROGRAM SHOWS PICTURES OF FIVE PEOPLE. THIS IS THE "ASK ME ANYTHING" SEGMENT AND THERE ARE VARIOUS QUESTIONS UNDER EACH PICTURE. ONE MIGHT SAY "WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS?" OR "HAVE YOU EVER EXPERIENCED STIGMA?" WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE QUESTION A 2-3 MINUTE VIDEO PLAYS WITH THE PICTURED PERSON ELOQUENTLY DESCRIBING THEIR EXPERIENCE. ALL THE PEOPLE ARE VOLUNTEERS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR NAMI MINNESOTA PARTNER. MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MHDAP): HEALTHPARTNERS HELPED FOUNDED THE MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MHDAP) WHICH HELPS TO ALLEVIATE OR AVERT MANY PSYCHIATRIC CRISES IN THE EAST METRO AREA BY COVERING THE FULL COST OR CO-PAYS OF MEDICATIONS FOR UN-INSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEIR MEDICATIONS. KEY SOCIAL WORKERS AND CARE PROVIDERS IN THE EAST METRO'S THREE LARGEST EMERGENCY ROOMS AND SELECT MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS ARE GIVEN THE ABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS WHO LACK IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS. IMPROVING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH SUPPORTS FOR TREATMENT ADHERENCE. HEALTHPARTNERS IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN SUPPORTING MEMBERS IN INCREASING TREATMENT ADHERENCE. HEALTHPARTNERS SCORED IN THE TOP TEN PERCENT NATIONALLY IN FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION INCLUDING MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE BATTLING DEPRESSION. TO SUPPORT MEDICATION ADHERENCE, IN 2014 THERE WERE 184,682 REFILL REMINDER LETTERS AND HEALTH EDUCATION NEWSLETTERS SENT TO 22,285 MEMBERS TO HELP SUPPORT MEDICATION ADHERENCE TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICATIONS FOR THE CONDITIONS OF DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR DISORDER, SCHIZOPHRENIA AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY. IN ADDITION, TELEPHONE OUTREACH BY A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WAS MADE TO MEMBERS WHEN THE PATIENT WAS OVERDUE IN FILLING THEIR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICATIONS (ANTIDEPRESSANT, ANTIPSYCHOTIC OR MOOD STABILIZER MEDICATION.) THE COST OF THIS PROGRAM WAS $182,976. REDUCING PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS: HEALTHPARTNERS STAFF PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COACHING AND CARE COORDINATION TO SUPPORT 9,055 NEW HIGH-RISK MEMBERS TO PREVENT CRISES THAT LEAD TO EMERGENCY HOSPITALIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO HELPS THOSE LEAVING THE HOSPITAL TO GET PROMPT TREATMENT FROM AN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT CONDITION MANAGEMENT RESULTED IN OVERALL DECREASES IN COSTS COMPARED TO A CONTROL GROUP, INCLUDING: - HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTED A TOTAL $2,314,733 IN 2014 TO STAFF TELEPHONIC HEALTH COACHING AND CARE COORDINATION SERVICES FOR MEMBERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AT NO COST TO THE CALLER. - THIS INVESTMENT RESULTED IN $9.5-7.9M IN NET SAVINGS DUE TO FEWER HOSPITALIZATIONS AND A RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF 3.1 TO 2.6 TO 1. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY AND REDUCING INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC READMISSIONS: HEALTHPARTNERS STAFF PROVIDES AFTERCARE COORDINATION WHICH CONSISTS OF PHONE CALLS TO MEMBERS AFTER THEY ARE DISCHARGED FROM INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY UNITS TO HELP COORDINATE THEIR CARE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO ATTEND OUTPATIENT AFTERCARE APPOINTMENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTED $112,245 IN THIS PROGRAM AND SUPPORTED 1,521 MEMBERS. CASE MANAGEMENT: CASE MANAGEMENT IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CONTINUUM BASED APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE DELIVERY THAT PROVIDES TAILORED INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, EMPOWER PATIENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THEIR CONDITION(S), AND STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR PROVIDER AND CLINIC. OVER 82,000 HEALTHPARTNERS MEMBERS RECEIVED PERSONALIZED SUPPORT TO IMPROVE 28 CONDITIONS INCLUDING ASTHMA, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, AND DEPRESSION. AN ADDITIONAL 8,000 MEMBERS CONSIDERED BEING AT HIGH RISK FOR HOSPITALIZATION OR HEALTH CARE COMPLICATIONS RECEIVED ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FOR COMPLEX MEDICAL AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT HEALTH CARE NEEDS, HELPING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF AVOIDABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION. RESEARCH: INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT (ICSI): DURING 2014, HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDED $1,254,800 IN OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO ICSI. HEALTHPARTNERS IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF ICSI, WHICH ESTABLISHES BEST PRACTICE HEALTH CARE GUIDELINES FOR THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF NUMEROUS DISEASES AND HEALTH CONDITIONS. ICSI ALSO WORKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND LOWER THE COST OF CARE DELIVERED BY ITS 50 MEDICAL GROUP, HOSPITAL AND INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM MEMBERS IN MINNESOTA AND SURROUNDING AREAS. IN 2014, HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE FOLLOWING ICSI INITIATIVES: - RARE (REDUCING AVOIDABLE READMISSIONS EFFECTIVELY) CAMPAIGN. THE RARE CAMPAIGN UNITED ICSI, THE MINNESOTA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND STRATIS HEALTH IN LEADING AN EFFORT TO ENGAGE MINNESOTA HOSPITALS AND OTHER PROVIDERS IN THE CARE CONTINUUM. THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE CAMPAIGN ENDED IN JUNE, WITH RARE PREVENTING ALMOST 8,000 AVOIDABLE HOSPITAL READMISSION, EQUATING TO ALMOST 32,000 MORE NIGHTS FOR CITIZENS IN THEIR OWN BEDS, AND ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF $70 MILLION IN MINNESOTA THROUGH DEC. 31, 2013. THE CAMPAIGN HAS EVOLVED INTO A 12-MEMBER COLLABORATIVE WHERE HOSPITALS WITH INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH UNITS WORKING TO IMPROVE CARE TRANSITIONS TO POST-ACUTE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES TO FURTHER REDUCE AVOIDABLE READMISSIONS. - SBIRT (SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT). ICSI CONTINUES TO WORK ON A MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY-FUNDED INITIATIVE TO INTRODUCE THE SBIRT MODEL THAT REDUCES RISKY SUBSTANCE USE TO DWI OFFENDERS IN THE MINNESOTA SIXTH DISTRICT JUDICIAL SYSTEM. ICSI'S EXPERTISE IN SBIRT WAS ALSO CALLED UPON TO EVALUATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MODEL BY CENTRACARE HEALTH, ANOTHER ICSI MEMBER. - COMPASS (CARE OF MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SUBSTANCE-USE SYNDROMES) INITIATIVE. THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID INNOVATION AWARDED ICSI (AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION) AND NINE OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS - INCLUDING THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH - A COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A COLLABORATIVE CARE MANAGEMENT MODEL ACROSS EIGHT STATES. THE THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE MODEL TO MANAGE PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND/OR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE WHO ALSO SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION AND POSSIBLY SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THE COMPASS MODEL IS NOW BEING OFFERED IN ALMOST 200 PRIMARY CARE CLINICS IN EIGHT STATES, INCLUDING FIVE ICSI MEMBERS. PRELIMINARY PATIENT OUTCOMES SHOW THE MODEL IS ACHIEVING IMPROVEMENT GOALS FOR DEPRESSION AND HEART DISEASE, AND TRENDING FAVORABLY FOR TREATING DIABETES. - CHOOSING WISELY MINNESOTA. WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE TRIPLE AIM (BETTER HEALTH, CARE EXPERIENCE AND AFFORDABILITY OF CARE), ICSI LED EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE TOTAL COST OF CARE AND WORK WITH PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITIES TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE. A KEY INITIATIVE WAS LINKING THREE AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE FOUNDATION GRANTEES-ICSI, MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND MINNESOTA HEALTH ACTION GROUP-TO FORM CHOOSING WISELY MINNESOTA. CHOOSING WISELY MINNESOTA IS A CAMPAIGN THAT SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE DISCUSSION BETWEEN CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS ON TESTS AND PROCEDURES THAT SPECIALTY MEDICAL SOCIETIES INDICATE ARE OVERUSED, UNNECESSARY OR IN SOME CASES HARMFUL. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, ICSI'S EFFORTS INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE CAMPAIGN AMONG HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS BY 11 PERCENT, AND ALSO SHOWED INITIAL POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON PROVIDERS RECOMMENDING AGAINST SOME TESTS AND PROCEDURES. - GOING BEYOND CLINICAL WALLS. THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, ICSI IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING A SERIES OF COMMUNICATION UNDER THE BANNER OF "GOING BEYOND CLINICAL WALLS." THE SERIES INCLUDES WHITE PAPERS, VIDEOS, AND PRACTICAL TOOLS TO HELP CLINICIANS, CLINICAL STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS INTEGRATE WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO COLLABORATIVELY PROBLEM SOLVE TO IMPROVE HEALTH. - ICSI'S EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH CARE GUIDELINES. ICSI REDESIGNED ITS FOUNDATIONAL GUIDELINE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO MEET NEW NATIONAL GUIDELINE CLEARINGHOUSE (NGC) AND INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STANDARDS. IN 2014, ICSI'S DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN ADULTS GUIDELINE BECAME THE FIRST TO MEET THE NGC INCLUSION CRITERIA FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: HEALTHPARTNERS GIVES PRIORITY TO FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH HEALTHPARTNERS' STRATEGIC HEALTH PROMOTION INITIATIVES, FOCUS ON ACTIVITIES THAT PREVENT HEALTH PROBLEMS, ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR SERVICE AREA, AND/OR DISPLAY UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR POPULATION AND INDICATE HOW THEY WILL REDUCE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS PROVIDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH TOPICS INCLUDING BODY MASS INDEX, HEALTHY EATING, SMOKING CESSATION, CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD PRESSURE, IMMUNIZATIONS AND MORE: - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION -$45,242 RAISED BY HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES FOR THE 2014 TWIN CITIES HEAT WALK - AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DONATION - 5 BLOOD DRIVES AND 245 HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES DONATED BLOOD - AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION - POWER TO END STROKE GOSPEL EVENT - AMERICAN INDIAN WELLNESS FAIR - THE FOOD GROUP - 1,826 POUNDS OF FOOD DONATED IN 2014 - HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE - HOLIDAY PROJECTS THROUGH HANDS ON TWIN CITIES - JUMP JAM DOUBLE DUTCH CHALLENGE - YWCA, CITY OF SAINT PAUL AND HEALTHPARTNERS - MINNESOTA BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION - NAMI WALKS - $21,000 RAISED BY HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES TO BENEFIT THE NAMI WALKS - TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - 291 COLLEAGUES VOLUNTEERED TO BUILD HOMES THROUGH TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - MN STATE FAIR - LOCAL HEALTHY FOODS EXHIBIT - ST. PAUL PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS FREEDOM FAIR - ST. PAUL PRIDE FESTIVAL EMPLOYEE GIVING: HEALTHPARTNERS COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY EXTENDS BEYOND ITS DOORS ADDRESSING DISPARITIES IS ONE OF THE REASONS HEALTHPARTNERS HAS A COMMITMENT TO WORKPLACE GIVING. A COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN IS A KEY WAY TO PROVIDE A SAFETY NET OF SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. TWICE A YEAR, HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE DONATIONS THAT BENEFIT HEALTHPARTNERS PROGRAMS INTERNALLY AND THEIR OVERALL COMMUNITIES EXTERNALLY. THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THE SHARING AT WORK CAMPAIGN WHICH OCCURS DURING THE SPRING TIME AND THE COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN WHICH OCCURS DURING THE FALL. THE FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THE SHARING AT WORK CAMPAIGN DIRECTLY BENEFITS THOSE SERVED BY HEALTHPARTNERS. THE CAMPAIGN IS ORGANIZED BY THE REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION AND THE INSTITUTE. FUNDS RAISED THROUGH SHARING AT WORK ARE USED TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE, PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONDUCT CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH. HEALTHPARTNERS MATCHES 100 PERCENT OF ALL SHARING AT WORK DONATIONS. IN 2014, HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEM WIDE EMPLOYEES DONATED $470,083 TOTALING $940,166 WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH. THE FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN THAT SUPPORTS SEVEN LOCAL FEDERATIONS: GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY, UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST, ST. CROIX VALLEY UNITED WAY, AND UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, COMMUNITY SHARES MINNESOTA, COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES-MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND. IN 2014, HEALTHPARTNERS' EMPLOYEES PLEDGED TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN OVER $289,756 THROUGH AUTOMATIC PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS, PLUS $60,000 FROM HEALTHPARTNERS THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL FEDERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, EMPLOYEES DONATED $31,091 THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN-KIND DONATIONS: HEALTHPARTNERS SUPPORTS AND CONTRIBUTES TO NUMEROUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY PROVIDING MEETING SPACE AND DONATING USED EQUIPMENT. IN 2014, HEALTHPARTNERS DONATED OFFICE SUPPLIES AND FURNITURE TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING COMPANIES TO CLASSROOMS, FURNISH OFFICE AND HOME. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES TIME AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES TO COORDINATE DRIVES FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, BOOKS AND TOYS ON LOCATION AT THE WORK PLACE. THE SALVATION ARMY RECEIVED BOXES OF TOYS FROM OUR ANNUAL TOY DRIVE. COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: TRIPLE AIM HEALTHPARTNERS IS WORKING TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY DELIVERING OUTSTANDING CARE AND SERVICE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT'S "TRIPLE AIM" INITIATIVE. HEALTHPARTNERS IS ONE OF 12 ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT'S TRIPLE AIM PROJECT, AN INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP MODELS OF CARE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY OPTIMIZE THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, THE EXPERIENCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AND REDUCE PER CAPITA HEALTH CARE COSTS. THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI) SELECTED HEALTHPARTNERS IN 2007 FOR THIS MULTI-YEAR PROJECT BASED ON CURRENT INITIATIVES HEALTHPARTNERS HAD IN PLACE THAT SUPPORT THE TRIPLE AIM. BEING PART OF AN INTEGRATED ORGANIZATION ALLOWS ENTITIES TO ADOPT AND SHARE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS BEST PRACTICES AND PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS ACROSS THE SYSTEM. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE TRIPLE AIM AS WE WORK TOWARDS EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE. HEALTHPARTNERS IS DRIVING CHANGE THAT HELPS OUR MEMBERS LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES AND LOWERS COSTS. THROUGH OUR UNIQUE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND INNOVATIVE PAYMENT APPROACHES WHICH INCENT AND REWARD QUALITY, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE BETTER VALUE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. WE COLLABORATE WITH OTHER PLANS, CARE PROVIDERS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO INCREASE ACCESS, CREATE AND DISSEMINATE QUALITY MEASURES AND INITIATIVES, PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY AND COLLABORATE ON SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. BY PARTNERING WITH PROVIDERS, MEMBERS, PURCHASERS, AND THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE LEVERAGING OUR PLAN CAPABILITIES TO DEVELOP INITIATIVES, WHICH IMPROVE HEALTH, MEMBER EXPERIENCE AND AFFORDABILITY. TOTAL COST OF CARE: TOTAL COST OF CARE, OR TCOC, IS A METHOD OF MEASURING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY. TCOC MEASURES ARE POWERFUL ANALYTICAL TOOLS FOR HEALTH PLANS, PROVIDERS, MEDICAL GROUPS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, EMPLOYERS AND OTHERS WITH A STAKE IN REDUCING HEALTH CARE COST TRENDS. THEY CAN HELP PINPOINT WAYS TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE WITHOUT SACRIFICING QUALITY OR EXPERIENCE. MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH TCOC MODELS IN RECENT YEARS. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS DEVELOPED A TCOC MODEL THAT IS UNIQUE IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY. IN ADDITION TO CONSIDERATION OF COST OF CARE PROVIDED TO A PATIENT (OR "TOTAL COST INDEX"), IT ALSO INCORPORATES AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO MEASURING RESOURCES USED IN PROVIDING THAT CARE (OR "TOTAL RESOURCE USE INDEX"). WHEN USED IN COMBINATION, THESE MEASURES YIELD MORE COMPREHENSIVE, REVEALING AND ACTIONABLE RESULTS THAN COST MEASURES ALONE. USING THIS SYSTEM, WHICH HAS BEEN MORE THAN A DECADE IN DEVELOPMENT AND STAGED-IN USE, HEALTHPARTNERS HAS OUTPERFORMED MINNESOTA, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RISK-ADJUSTED COST OF CARE BENCHMARKS FOR THREE STRAIGHT YEARS. HEALTHPARTNERS FINANCIALLY INCENTS PROVIDERS THROUGH ITS TCOC PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENTS TRIPE AIM: IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, ENHANCING THE PATIENTS EXPERIENCE AND MAKING HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE. SUSTAINABILITY: OUR SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT ENSURES THAT THE MISSION OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS CARRIED OUT WITHOUT CAUSING UNNECESSARY HARM TO OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING AND IMPROVING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND MATERIAL PURCHASING OF THE ORGANIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS IS COMMITTED TO CARING FOR THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVE AND WORK SO WE CAN PROVIDE A HEALTHIER AND CLEANER COMMUNITY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS WILL BE TO: - EXPAND THE USE OF SUSTAINABLE AND EARTH-FRIENDLY PRACTICES THAT HELP US WORK SMARTER, BE HEALTHIER AND SAVE MONEY. - ENCOURAGE EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN AND CHAMPION OR SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES, BOTH AT WORK AND AT HOME. - MEASURE AND MONITOR OUR PROGRESS TOWARD OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. WE HAVE SEVEN GREEN TEAMS ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION THAT WORK HARD ON LEADING OUR SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES. GREEN TEAMS ARE BASED AT OUR HEADQUARTERS IN BLOOMINGTON, HUDSON HOSPITAL, LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, METHODIST HOSPITAL, REGIONS HOSPITAL, WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, AND WE HAVE ONE GREEN TEAM FOR OUR CLINICS. HUDSON HOSPITAL'S GREEN TEAM HOSTED A FREE ELECTRONIC RECYCLING COLLECTION EVENT IN APRIL COLLECTED OVER 8,844 POUNDS OF ELECTRONICS. AN ESTIMATED 250 MILLION POUNDS OF UNUSED MEDICINES ARE IMPROPERLY DISPOSED OF EACH YEAR, THEREBY THREATENING OUR ECOSYSTEMS AND OVERALL HEALTH. IMPROPER DISPOSAL ALSO INCREASES THE RISK OF ACCIDENTAL POISONING AND DRUG ABUSE. PATIENTS AND MEMBERS CAN DISPOSE OF MEDICATIONS SAFELY IS OFFERED AT TWENTY-FOUR HEALTHPARTNERS LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES. IN THE FALL OF 2014, WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL INSTALLED TWO SOLAR PANELS, AND HEALTHPARTNERS NEW PLYMOUTH CLINIC, OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2014, HAS SOLAR PANELS. HEALTHPARTNERS WON A 2014 SUSTAINABILITY AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY. HEALTHPARTNERS WAS RECOGNIZED WITH A STATE AWARD FROM THE MINNESOTA WASTE WISE FOUNDATION FOR LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS RECEIVED HIGH HONORS NATIONALLY FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH, A LEADING HEALTH CARE SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNITY, WINNING FOUR AWARDS IN 2013, AND SEVEN AWARDS IN 2014. REGIONS HOSPITAL RECEIVED THE XCEL ENERGY 2011, 2012 AND 2013 ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNER AWARD. READ OUR SHOWCASE FEATURE ON XCEL'S WEBSITE. HUDSON HOSPITAL RECEIVED A GREEN PROFESSIONALS AWARD IN 2014. REGIONS HOSPITAL RECEIVED A 2014 ST. PAUL SUSTAINABILITY AWARD. EQUITABLE CARE: HEALTHPARTNERS HAS A LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. HEALTHPARTNERS CREATED A CROSS CULTURAL CARE AND SERVICE TASK FORCE IN 2001 TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR DELIVERING EQUITABLE CARE AND REDUCING DISPARITIES. ENTERPRISE-WIDE PROGRAMMING FOR EQUITABLE CARE AND SERVICE ENCOMPASSES THE HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLANS, HPMG AND HPDG CLINICS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL. IN 2014, PROGRAMMING INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: DATA COLLECTION: HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEMATICALLY COLLECTS DATA ON RACE, ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE PREFERENCES DIRECTLY FROM PATIENTS AND MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, ALL OF THEM VOLUNTARY. DATA IS COLLECTED THROUGH HEALTHPARTNERS.COM, TELEPHONE CONTACTS WITH DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS MEMBER SERVICES AND CASE MANAGEMENT AND ONLINE THROUGH HEALTH ASSESSMENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS USES THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS IN OUR CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM TO CAPTURE THIS DATA FACE-TO-FACE WITH PATIENTS. THE DATA IS USED TO CONTINUALLY MONITOR THE QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE BY RACE AND LANGUAGE, AS WELL AS IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN TREATMENT, OUTCOMES AND SERVICE. EQUITABLE CARE FELLOWS PROGRAM: THE HEALTHPARTNERS EQUITABLE CARE FELLOWS PROGRAMS CONTINUED IN 2014. THE 120 FELLOWS ARE STAFF MEMBERS AND PROVIDERS WHO RECEIVE EXPERT TRAINING SO THEY CAN BECOME ADVOCATES AND SERVE AS LOCAL RESOURCES FOR THEIR COLLEAGUES IN CARING FOR PATIENTS FROM DIVERSE CULTURES AND THOSE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP). FELLOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROLE MODELS, SHARING IDEAS WITH COWORKERS AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN RAISING OVERALL CULTURE AWARENESS. THEY CONTRIBUTE ARTICLES, REPRESENT HEALTHPARTNERS IN COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS AND PARTICIPATE IN OR PLAN SEMINARS ON EQUITABLE CARE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN 2014, HEALTHPARTNERS OFFERED THE FOLLOWING EQUITABLE CARE ACTIVITIES: - PERIODIC "CULTURE ROOTS" ARTICLES CONTINUED TO BE AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE EDUCATIONAL TOOL. - ONGOING MESSAGING AND NOTIFICATIONS TO FELLOWS ON COMMUNITY EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES AND ARTICLES RELATED TO CROSS-CULTURAL HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. - A TEAM OF REGIONS HOSPITAL LEADERS CONTINUES TO MONITOR DISPARITIES BASED ON RACE AND LANGUAGE FOR SELECTED DIAGNOSES AND PATIENT SATISFACTION SCORES. FINDINGS ARE GENERALLY SHARED WITH KEY LEADERS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDRESSING ANY ISSUES. ONE EXAMPLE OF SUCH AN ACTION WAS TO CONDUCT PHYSICIAN AND STAFF SHADOWING TO IMPROVE INTERACTIONS AND COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENTS. - THE REGIONS HOSPITAL PATIENT & FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO DIVERSIFY. - THE FILM "AMERICAN HEART" WAS SHOWN IN MULTIPLE VENUES TO STAFF WITHIN REGIONS HOSPITAL AND HEALTHPARTNERS, AS WELL AS IN COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. - THE HEALTHPARTNERS EQUITABLE CARE FELLOWS ANNUAL EVENT FOCUSED ON FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS REGARDING 3 FILM CLIPS FROM "AMERICAN HEART". - EQUITABLE CARE FELLOWS PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, PROVIDING BLOOD PRESSURE AND BLOOD GLUCOSE READINGS TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE. LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE: HEALTHPARTNERS OFFERED TRAINING AND LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING INTERPRETER SERVICES IN ALL KEY LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY MEMBERS AND PATIENTS. MORE THAN 150 OTHER LANGUAGES WERE AVAILABLE THROUGH TELEPHONE AND VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETER SERVICES. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO USE AN INTERNAL TRANSLATION WORKGROUP TO SYSTEMATIZE THE TRANSLATION PROCESS AND CREATED TOOLS TO SUPPORT CONSISTENT AND EFFICIENT TRANSLATIONS FOR MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY. HEALTH PLAN OPEN ENROLLMENT MATERIALS WERE PRODUCED BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND A SPANISH MICRO WEBSITE WAS CREATED TO BETTER SERVE OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING MEMBERS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO LICENSED WEBSITE CONTENT FROM THE HEALTHWISE ONLINE SPANISH HEALTH GUIDE AND OFFERED OPEN ENROLLMENT MEETINGS IN SPANISH. MINNESOTA HEALTH LITERACY PARTNERSHIP: HEALTHPARTNERS IS A MEMBER OF THE MINNESOTA HEALTH LITERACY PARTNERSHIP (THE PARTNERSHIP), A COLLABORATIVE OF HOSPITALS, CLINIC SYSTEMS, HEALTH PLANS AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES THAT SHARE INFORMATION AND ENGAGE IN JOINT PLANNING ON HEALTH LITERACY ISSUES. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT NEARLY HALF OF AMERICANS HAVE TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING AND USING HEALTH INFORMATION, WHICH HAS HUGE IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES, QUALITY, PATIENT SAFETY, AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE. MULTILINGUAL HEALTH RESOURCES EXCHANGE (EXCHANGE): THE EXCHANGE IS A COLLABORATION AMONG MANY MINNESOTA ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING HOSPITALS, CLINIC SYSTEMS, HEALTH PLANS, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS) TO SHARE TRANSLATED HEALTH MATERIALS AND INFORMATION TO MEET THE HEALTH EDUCATION AND INFORMATION NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP). HEALTHPARTNERS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING THE EXCHANGE IN 2001. EACH MEMBER OF THE EXCHANGE CONTRIBUTES MATERIALS TRANSLATED BY THEIR ORGANIZATION TO THE EXCHANGE WEBSITE WHERE ALL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS CAN DOWNLOAD IT FOR USE WITH THEIR CLIENTS AND PATIENTS. THIS GREATLY INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AVAILABLE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH FOR ALL PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTRIBUTE $2,500 ANNUALLY TO THE EXCHANGE. MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF HEALTH PLANS DELEGATION COLLABORATIVE: THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF HEALTH PLANS DELEGATION COLLABORATIVE PROVIDES EFFICIENCY FOR DELEGATED MEDICAL GROUPS THROUGH A SINGLE ANNUAL ON-SITE CREDENTIALING FILE REVIEW AND SHARING OF FILE DATA AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE DELEGATED CREDENTIALING OVERSIGHT. MINNESOTA CREDENTIALING COLLABORATIVE: EFFORTS IN 2014 FOCUSED ON THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF HEALTH PLANS, THE MINNESOTA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, AND THE MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TO INCREASE USE OF OUR STATEWIDE, WEB-BASED SECURE CREDENTIALING APPLICATION (APPLYSMART) FOR ALL PRACTITIONERS, CLINICS, HOSPITALS AND HEALTH PLANS TO UTILIZE. ALL MINNESOTA-BASED HEALTH PLANS AND SEVERAL HOSPITALS USE THE SYSTEM. OVER 27,000 APPLICATIONS WERE TRANSMITTED THROUGH APPLYSMART TO HOSPITALS AND HEALTH PLANS IN 2014. THAT REPRESENTS A 47% INCREASE IN SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS OVER 2013. THE EBAN EXPERIENCE: THE EBAN EXPERIENCE IS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO LINK QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WITH THE HEALTH OF POPULATIONS. AS PART OF THE EBAN EXPERIENCE, HEALTHPARTNERS WORKS TO TEST AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DISPARITIES USING LANGUAGE, RACE AND OTHER DATA. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUED ITS SECOND ITERATION OF THE EBAN EXPERIENCE, CALLED THE 3D COLLABORATIVE, TO IMPROVE DIABETES OUTCOMES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND EAST AFRICAN POPULATIONS. IT BRINGS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER TO REDUCE DIABETES DISPARITIES. FIVE TEAMS WILL IDENTIFY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE DIABETES HEALTH EDUCATION, EXPLORE HEALTHY LIFE STYLE CHOICES, AND ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO CARE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN AND EAST AFRICAN POPULATIONS. THE TEAMS WILL LEARN AND APPLY BASIC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THEY WILL REVIEW CURRENT KNOWLEDGE, LEARN FROM PEER ORGANIZATIONS, ASSESS CURRENT DIABETES EDUCATION TOOLS, AND DESIGN CULTURALLY SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS. THEY WILL IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. OUTCOMES DATA WILL BE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE WHETHER IMPROVEMENTS ARE OCCURRING FOR EACH POPULATION. ONCE BEST PRACTICES ARE IDENTIFIED, THEY WILL BE SPREAD ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND COMMUNITIES. LUNCHTIME LEARNING SESSION: THESE EDUCATIONAL FORUMS FOR HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES ADDRESS THE SOCIAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT HEALTH SUCH AS CULTURE, INCOME, HOUSING AND DISCRIMINATION. FORUMS WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT VARIOUS HEALTHPARTNERS LOCATIONS AND OPEN TO ALL EMPLOYEES. SPEED VOLUNTEERING: HEALTHPARTNERS OFFERS A VARIETY OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS EMPLOYEES. AS A WAY TO CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, HEALTHPARTNERS BRING IN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR ORGANIZATION SITES AND ORGANIZE SPEED VOLUNTEERING EVENTS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES CAN DROP IN FOR AS LONG AS THEY'D LIKE DURING THE 11AM -1PM LUNCH HOUR AND LEARN ABOUT THE PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION. IN 2014, SPEED VOLUNTEERING PROJECTS INCLUDED; - MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE: FOLDING AND STRINGING CRANES FOR THE MINNESOTA BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE - SEED PACKING WITH GARDENING MATTERS - FILLING DRAWSTRING BACKPACKS WITH GOODIES AND COUPONS FOR THE TWIN CITIES ALS SUPER HERO 5K/10K DASH WORKPLACE DIVERSITY: IN 2014, THE HEALTHPARTNERS RECRUITMENT TEAM VOLUNTEERED WITH WAND (WOMEN ACHIEVING NEW DIRECTIONS), A DIVISION OF RESOURCE, AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS HELPING TO IMPROVE THE WORK LIVES OF LOW-INCOME, SINGLE, WORKING MOTHERS FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS. HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTED TO A MOCK INTERVIEW DAY AND CONDUCTED FIVE MOCK INTERVIEWS WITH INDIVIDUALS FROM THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS GIVING A PRESENTATION ON RESUME AND INTERVIEW TIPS. MLK CAREER FAIR: HEALTHPARTNERS ACTIVELY SEEKS TO HIRE A DIVERSE STAFF AND OUR RECRUITMENT TEAM PARTICIPATED IN THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DIVERSITY CAREER FAIR. THIS EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, WHICH OFFERED CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, MINORITIES, VETERANS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND MEMBERS OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY. OVER 250 DIVERSE CANDIDATES PARTICIPATED AT THIS CAREER FAIR. STEP-UP PROGRAM: HEALTHPARTNERS HIRED TWENTY STEP-UP INTERNS IN 2014. HP INVESTED $25,172 IN THE STEP UP PROGRAM FOR 2014. THE STEP-UP PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY ACHIEVE MINNEAPOLIS, IS FOR STUDENTS AGED 14 TO 21. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT CAREER OPTIONS IN VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES. HONORING CHOICES: HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HONORING CHOICES, A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE LED BY THE TWIN CITIES MEDICAL SOCIETY. THIS INITIATIVE PROMOTES COMMUNITY-BASED CONVERSATIONS REGARDING END-OF-LIFE CARE PLANNING OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM USES VIDEOS, TEXT AND WEB RESOURCES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN ONGOING SPONSOR OF THIS INITIATIVE, ALONG WITH TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION AND THE CITIZENS LEAGUE. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATION AND INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES ABOUT HONORING CHOICES AT HEALTH FAIR EVENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | BARAZA - A BLACK WOMAN'S HEALTH GATHERING: HEALTHPARTNERS COLLABORATED WITH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM IN BRINGING AN EVENT TARGETING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. THE CONFERENCE GOALS WERE TO INCREASE THE COMMUNITY'S KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF HEALTH ISSUES AFFECTING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND TO CONTINUE AN ONGOING DIALOGUE AND EXCHANGE BETWEEN AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WELLNESS: HEALTHPARTNERS OFFERED INCENTIVES IN 2014 FOR GETTING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND STAYING FIT THROUGH HEALTHPARTNERS FREQUENT FITNESS AND FREQUENT FITNESS CHALLENGE PROGRAMS. THE FREQUENT FITNESS PROGRAM PROVIDES FULLY INSURED MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO $20 ON THEIR MONTHLY FITNESS CLUB DUES AT OVER 5000 HEALTH CLUB LOCATIONS IF THEY ACHIEVE AT LEAST 12 WORKOUTS IN THE MONTH (SELF-INSURED MEMBERS HAD ACCESS TO THE FREQUENT FITNESS PROGRAM IF THEIR EMPLOYER ELECTED TO OFFER THE PROGRAM). MORE THAN ONE OUT OF THREE MEMBERS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM MET THE MONTHLY WORKOUT GOAL IN 2014 AND GOT REIMBURSED. THE FREQUENT FITNESS CHALLENGE OFFERS MEMBERS AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE BY AWARDING THEM FOR MEETING THEIR VISIT CRITERIA AND GETTING REIMBURSED FOR 8 OUT OF 12 MONTHS. YUMPOWER & YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE: IN 2011, HEALTHPARTNERS LAUNCHED YUMPOWER, A COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE INTAKE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND BETTER-FOR-YOU FOOD CHOICE. AS PART OF THIS LAUNCH, HEALTHPARTNERS RELEASED WWW.YUMPOWER.COM, A WEBSITE WITH MANY BETTER-FOR-YOU EATING TOOLS, TIPS, AND COOKING VIDEOS, AS WELL AS A FREE SMART PHONE APP THAT HELPS TO FIND BETTER OPTIONS AT COMMONLY CHOSEN RESTAURANTS. HEALTHPARTNERS YUMPOWER WAS CREATED TO HELP MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY EAT BETTER AND, IN TURN, HELP IMPROVE HEALTH. HEALTHPARTNERS YUMPOWER IS DESIGNED TO BE A CATALYST IN CREATING A SOCIAL MOVEMENT AROUND EATING BETTER. WE KNOW A MAJOR FACTOR IN PREVENTING MANY CHRONIC DISEASES IS IMPROVING THE FOOD THAT WE EAT. HEALTHPARTNERS IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A CULTURAL MOVEMENT TOWARD BETTER EATING IN OUR SCHOOLS THROUGH ITS YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE. THE GOALS OF THE YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE PROGRAM ARE TO: - INCREASE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTAKE BY ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS. - SUPPORT BEHAVIOR CHANGE TO EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, REPLACING HIGH-CALORIE, ENERGY DENSE FOODS, SUCH AS SOFT DRINKS AND CANDY. - HELP TO SUPPORT CULTURAL CHANGE OF BETTER EATING IN THE SCHOOLS. DURING ITS FOUR-WEEK PILOT PROGRAM IN THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEARS, THE HEALTHPARTNERS YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE INCREASED STUDENTS' INTAKE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BY 16 TONS. IN 2014, YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE 3.0 WENT INTO EFFECT. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDED CURRICULUM IDEAS AND TRACKERS FOR STUDENTS TO TRACK THEIR INTAKE OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES OVER A 4 WEEK PERIOD. THE SCHOOL CHALLENGE DANCE DVD WAS USED BY SCHOOLS TO GET MORE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HAVE FUN IN THE CLASSROOM. DURING THE 2014 YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE 3.0, STUDENTS RECEIVED A FOUR-WEEK SUPPLY OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRACKERS AND INFORMATION. STUDENTS USED THE TRACKERS BY COLORING IN HOW MANY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THEY ATE EACH DAY, INCLUDING AT-HOME TRACKER PADS FOR OVER THE WEEKENDS. EACH WEEK, STUDENTS WOULD TURN IN THEIR COMPLETED TRACKER TO THEIR TEACHER. SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, TEACHERS, SCHOOL NURSES, FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS WERE ESSENTIAL IN MAKING THIS PROGRAM A SUCCESS. THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES CONSISTENT COMMUNICATIONS AND PROMOTION TO STUDENTS IN ORDER TO HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT. TAILORING THE PROGRAM TO EASILY FIT INTO TEACHERS' CURRICULUM IS ALSO PARAMOUNT TO ITS SUCCESS. HEALTHPARTNERS YUMPOWER, BEARPOWER AND POWERUP SCHOOL CHALLENGES PARTICIPATED IN THIS FUN PROGRAM TO EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND TO TRACK THEIR PROGRESS. THE 2014 YUMPOWER SCHOOL CHALLENGE 3.0 SUCCESSES RESULTED IN: - 58 SCHOOLS REACHED WITH NEARLY 20,000 KIDS IN THE METRO, SAINT CLOUD, AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. - OVER 40,500 TRACKERS WERE SUBMITTED WITHIN THE 4-WEEK CHALLENGE. - AN AVERAGE OVERALL AVERAGE OF 3.58 NUMBER OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SERVINGS EATEN BY STUDENTS DURING THE FOUR-WEEK PROGRAM. - 6-10% OF THE KIDS IN THE PROGRAM ATE MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. - 900% OF THE SCHOOL STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THE SCHOOL CHALLENGE TO OTHER SCHOOLS. - STUDENTS STAYED ENGAGED IN THE SCHOOL CHALLENGE WITH NEARLY 75% PARTICIPATION IN TRACKING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AN IMPROVEMENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. TEACHING GARDEN WITH AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION: HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TO SPONSOR A TEACHING GARDEN IN MINNESOTA. OUR TEACHING GARDEN WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE GROUNDS SHARED BY JOHN A. JOHNSON ACHIEVEMENT PLUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE TWIN CITIES YMCA EAST BRANCH LOCATED IN THE PHALEN NEIGHBORHOOD AREA OF SAINT PAUL. RAISED BEDS WERE CONSTRUCTED FOR STUDENTS TO PLANT AND HARVEST. IN ADDITION, THE TEACHING GARDENS OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE LIFELABS CURRICULUM. THE LESSONS HELP DEVELOP PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, LEADERSHIP, TEAM BUILDING, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, MATH AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT GARDENING PARTICIPANTS SHOW INCREASED CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONSUME FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THESE PROGRAMS TEACH URBAN YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA HOW TO STAY HEALTHY FOR LIFE. SAINT PAUL PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD (SPPN): IN SEPTEMBER 2010, SAINT PAUL WON A $500,000 FEDERAL GRANT TO CREATE A LONG-TERM PLAN FOR A 250-BLOCK AREA OF THE CITY CALLED THE PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S RACIAL IDENTITY IS 40 PERCENT AFRICAN AMERICAN, 31 PERCENT WHITE, 23 PERCENT ASIAN AND 6 PERCENT LATINO. THE PLAN FOCUSES ON SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE CHILDREN THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO BE SUCCESSFUL FROM "CRADLE TO CAREER." HEALTHPARTNERS HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PARTNER WORKING WITH RESIDENTS, THE CITY, THE SCHOOLS, RAMSEY COUNTY AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO PROVIDE THE FROGTOWN AND SUMMIT-UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS WITH EDUCATION, SOCIAL, MEDICAL AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES. RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO HAVE MEDICAL COVERAGE THROUGH HEALTHPARTNERS UTILIZED THE HEALTHPARTNERS MIDWAY CLINIC, WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HEALTHPARTNERS STAFF ALSO SUPPORTED HEALTH AND WELLNESS STRATEGIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S PRIMARY SCHOOLS. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES ITS COMMITMENT TO CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND DECREASING HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE SPPN NEIGHBORHOOD. COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS: COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA): IN 2012, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITAL DIVISION (HOSPITAL), HEALTHPARTNERS ENGAGED THE RESOURCES OF COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CONSULTING (CHC CONSULTING) TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE, SIX-STEP COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA). THE CHNA UTILIZED RELEVANT HEALTH DATA, FINDINGS FROM THE HEALTHIER TOGETHER - ST. CROIX COUNTY, WHICH WAS A 2009 QUALITATIVE, AND QUANTITATIVE CHNA CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ST. CROIX COUNTY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROCESS (CHIP) STEERING COMMITTEE. IT IS A STRATEGIC, COUNTYWIDE, COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL'S 2012 CHNA WORKED WITH STAKEHOLDERS BY WAY OF IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS, ELECTRONIC SURVEY RESULTS, A FOCUS GROUP, AND A TOWN HALL MEETING TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT HEALTHPARTNERS WILL ADDRESS IN ITS CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. TO FURTHER IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS IN OUR MARKET AREAS, THE HOSPITAL'S ENGAGEMENT WITH CHC CONSULTING COORDINATED AND COMPLETED THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR OUR MARKET AREA SERVING A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 250,000 RESIDENTS IN THE EASTERN TWIN CITIES' METRO AREA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN IN 2012. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE HEALTHPARTNERS CHNA UTILIZED RELEVANT HEALTH DATA, FINDINGS FROM THE ST. CROIX COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT (IN DEPTH INTERVIEWS, ELECTRONIC SURVEY RESULTS, A FOCUS GROUP, AND A TOWN HALL MEETING) TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT HEALTHPARTNERS AND ITS RESPECTIVE HOSPITALS SHOULD SEEK TO ADDRESS. THIS PROCESS CULMINATED WITH FIVE MAIN FINDINGS: 1. MANY LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH CAN BE LINKED TO UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES. POOR EATING HABITS, LACK OF EXERCISE, TOBACCO USE AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE ARE LARGE CONTRIBUTORS TO UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES. SOME OF THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE CANCER, HEART DISEASE, STROKE, DIABETES, AND CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASE. 2. OBESITY, POOR NUTRITION AND LACK OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE ARE GROWING CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY HEALTHPARTNERS. 3. ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE IS LIMITED FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS, SUCH AS THE UN-INSURED OR UNDERINSURED, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE, ELDERLY, AND CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT. 4. ACCESS TO SPECIFIC HEALTH SERVICES IS ALSO LIMITED. BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH CARE INCLUDE LITTLE AVAILABILITY, LONG WAIT TIMES, AND A SHORTAGE OF PROVIDERS. BARRIERS TO ACCESSING DENTAL CARE INCLUDE LACK OF INSURANCE, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE, EVEN THOSE WITH MEDICAL INSURANCE, EITHER CANNOT AFFORD IT OR OPT OUT OF DENTAL INSURANCE. 5. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH "SERVICE INTEGRATION" IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE IS A LACK OF COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION AMONG PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS A DISCONNECT WITHIN THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. FROM THE RESEARCH, FINDINGS AND THE TOP FIVE PRIORITIES WERE IDENTIFIED TO ADDRESS THESE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS: PRIORITY 1: INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH PRIORITY 2: PROMOTE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS TO REDUCE OBESITY (NUTRITION / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY) PRIORITY 3: INCREASE ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE PRIORITY 4: IMPROVE SERVICE INTEGRATION PRIORITY 5: PROMOTE CHANGE IN UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES (TOBACCO / ALCOHOL / SUBSTANCE ABUSE) A FULL REPORT OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS POSTED ONLINE AT WWW.HEALTHPARTNERS.COM/PUBLIC/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH (CCH): CCH IS A COLLABORATIVE WITH HEALTH PLANS, HOSPITALS AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES IN THE SEVEN-COUNTY METRO AREA IN MINNESOTA. CCH WAS FORMED FOR TWO PURPOSES: 1) TO ALIGN THE PROCESSES OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (CHNA) THAT ARE REQUIRED OF LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND HOSPITALS; AND 2) TO COLLECTIVELY ACT TO IMPACT A SHARED PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY. CCH HAS TWO WORK GROUPS TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE OBJECTIVES. THE COLLECTIVE ACTION WORKGROUP WAS TASKED WITH DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS A SHARED PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY AREA BASED ON CHNAS. THE COLLECTIVE ACTION WORKGROUP MEETS ONCE EACH MONTH AT THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF HEALTH PLANS. ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOSPITALS, HEALTH PLAN, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SECTORS. THE ASSESSMENT ALIGNMENT WORKGROUP WAS TASKED WITH ASSESSING AND DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK WITH COMMON LANGUAGE AND PROCESSES TO GUIDE MEMBERS IN CONDUCTING FUTURE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND ALLOWS FOR AGGREGATE ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES SEVEN-COUNTY METRO AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE GROUP WILL ALSO DETERMINE MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF DATA BY IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATIVE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS AND ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO DATA SHARING AMONG CCH MEMBERS. ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOSPITALS, HEALTH PLAN, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SECTORS. ORGANIZATION AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS: IN 2014, HEALTHPARTNERS RECEIVED A NUMBER OF AWARDS THAT RECOGNIZE OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CARE, COVERAGE AND SERVICE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND PATIENTS. THE RANGE OF AWARDS IS ASTOUNDING, FROM THOSE THAT RECOGNIZED TOP-NOTCH CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THOSE THAT HONOR INNOVATION, HEALTH OUTCOMES AND PATIENT SAFETY. WE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 40 DIFFERENT AWARDS AND RECOGNITION FROM THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATIONS IN 2014. THROUGH SUCH RECOGNITION, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE LEADING THE WAY AND MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD OUR MISSION - TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. SEVERAL AWARDS AND HONORS FROM THE LAST YEAR ARE OUTLINED BELOW: - J.D. POWER NAMED HEALTHPARTNERS A 2014 CUSTOMER CHAMPION. HEALTHPARTNERS WAS ONE OF 50 COMPANIES IN THE NATION TO RECEIVE THE HONOR, WHICH REFLECTS EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE. - THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA) RANKED HEALTHPARTNERS THE NO. 1 HEALTH PLAN IN MINNESOTA FOR THE 10TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE NCQA PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN RANKINGS 2014-2015-PRIVATE. NATIONALLY, HEALTHPARTNERS RANKED 26TH OUT OF 507 PLANS THAT WERE EVALUATED. HEALTH PREVENTION AND TREATMENT MEASURES MAKE UP 60 PERCENT OF A PLAN'S TOTAL SCORE, CONSUMER SATISFACTION REPRESENTS 25 PERCENT, WHILE NCQA ACCREDITATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE REMAINING 15 PERCENT. - NCQA ALSO RECOGNIZED HEALTHPARTNERS FREEDOM (COST) AS THE TOP-RANKED MEDICARE PLAN IN MINNESOTA FOR 2014-2015, ACCORDING TO ITS HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN RANKINGS-MEDICARE. THE FREEDOM (COST) PLAN RANKED 11TH NATIONALLY, WHICH PLACES IT IN THE TOP 2 PERCENT OF 408 PLANS THAT WERE EVALUATED. - MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL RECOGNIZED HEALTHPARTNERS AS THE NO. 1 BEST PLACE TO WORK AMONG LARGE COMPANIES IN MINNESOTA, BASED ON THE RESULT OF AN EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION SURVEY THAT WAS ADMINISTERED BY QUANTUM WORKPLACE AND DISTRIBUTED TO 22,500 COLLEAGUES THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION. - HEALTHPARTNERS WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 'MOST WIRED' HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY BY HOSPITALS AND HEALTH NETWORKS MAGAZINE. THE HONOR RECOGNIZES USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS AND TECHNOLOGY AT FIVE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITALS (AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, HUDSON HOSPITAL, LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, REGIONS HOSPITAL AND WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL), AND AT HEALTHPARTNERS CLINIC LOCATIONS, WHICH INCLUDED STILLWATER MEDICAL GROUP CLINICS. - HEALTHPARTNERS ONLINE CLINIC, VIRTUWELL.COM, WAS RECOGNIZED BY MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL THROUGH ITS INAUGURAL EUREKA! AWARDS PROGRAM, WHICH HONORS ORGANIZATIONS THAT INTRODUCE GROUND-BREAKING IDEAS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ACROSS MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES. - VIRTUWELL.COM WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED BY MINNESOTA BUSINESS MAGAZINE WITH ITS ANNUAL LEADERS IN HEALTH CARE AWARDS, RECEIVING THE TOP HONOR IN THE SOFTWARE/WEB APPLICATION CATEGORY. THE AWARD IS BASED ON SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO IMPROVED HEALTH CARE IN MINNESOTA. - FOR THE 10TH STRAIGHT YEAR, HEALTHPARTNERS COMMERCIAL HEALTH PLAN SCORED IN THE NATION'S TOP 10 PERCENT IN MORE HEDIS MEASURES THAN OUR REGIONAL COMPETITORS. HEDIS, OR THE HEALTHCARE EFFECTIVENESS AND DATA INFORMATION SET, IS A TOOL CREATED AND USED BY THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE TO MEASURE HOW EFFECTIVELY HEALTH PLANS ACROSS THE NATION ARE PROVIDING CARE AND SERVICE TO MEMBERS. - PRACTICE GREENHEALTH RECOGNIZED HEALTHPARTNERS WITH SEVEN ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS, WHICH RECOGNIZE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ACHIEVE HIGH BENCHMARKS IN RECYCLING, MERCURY POLLUTION REDUCTION, POLLUTION PREVENTION AND ENERGY CONSERVATION. FOUR HOSPITALS IN TOTAL WERE HONORED, INCLUDING HUDSON HOSPITAL, LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, REGIONS HOSPITAL AND WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS AWARD AND RECOGNITION HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2014 INCLUDE: - FORTY-FOUR HEALTHPARTNERS, HEALTHPARTNERS CENTRAL MINNESOTA, PARK NICOLLET AND STILLWATER MEDICAL GROUP CLINICS WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE MINNESOTA HEALTH ACTION GROUP AS PART OF THE MINNESOTA BRIDGES TO EXCELLENCE PROGRAM AND THE MINNESOTA QUALITY INCENTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM. THE CLINICS FOCUSED ON MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN DIABETES, VASCULAR AND DEPRESSION CARE, WHICH ARE KNOWN TO BE PRIMARY DRIVERS OF HEALTH CARE COSTS. - HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP AND PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES WERE TWO OF THE TOP FIVE HIGHEST PERFORMING MEDICAL GROUPS FOR PRIMARY CARE IN THE MINNESOTA COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT 2014 HEALTH CARE QUALITY REPORT. - MINNESOTA MONTHLY'S "BEST DOCTORS" RECOGNIZED 131 PHYSICIANS SPANNING 38 SPECIALTIES ACROSS HEALTHPARTNERS, PARK NICOLLET, TRIA ORTHOPEDIC CENTER AND LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE. - THE FIVE-PART 'MAKE IT OK: STIGMA & MENTAL ILLNESS' DOCUMENTARY SERIES, PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP BY HEALTHPARTNERS, TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION AND THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI), WAS AWARDED A BOARD OF GOVERNOR'S EMMY AWARD. - AMERICAN HEART, A DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE RESILIENCE, STRENGTH AND COURAGE OF THREE IMMIGRANT PATIENTS WHO SEEK MEDICAL CARE AT THE HEALTHPARTNERS CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND REGIONS HOSPITAL, RECEIVED A 2014 UPPER MIDWEST REGIONAL EMMY AWARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | HPI MEMBERS ARE EACH CONTRACT HOLDER OF HPI OR ITS RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. EACH MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE. BYLAWS, SECTION 1.1. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE MEMBERS OF HPI ELECT CERTAIN MEMBERS AS "MEMBER-ELECTED DIRECTORS" OF THE HPI BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 13 OF THE 19 MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE MEMBER-ELECTED DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | HPI'S 990 RETURN HAS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS THAT IS FOLLOWED BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF HPI. THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES A LAYERED REVIEW BY THE INTERNAL TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM, THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND HPI'S OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS BACK TO THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF HPI. HPI MAKES AVAILABLE, TO THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A COPY OF THE 990 FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990 RETURN. THIS COPY IS PROVIDED IN THE HEALTHPARTNERS BOARDEFFECT PORTAL FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990, AND IS AN AGENDA ITEM AT A COMMITTEE MEETING. THIS PROCESS IS NOTED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. THESE MINUTES ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | HPI'S BOARD MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO IT'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ANNUALLY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES AND PROVIDES A REPORT TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE REPORT IDENTIFIES ANY SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS DISCLOSED IN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES. A WRITTEN REPORT IS PROVIDED TO THE CHAIR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO). BOARD AGENDAS AND EXECUTIVE DECISIONS ARE MONITORED IN RELATION TO THIS POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | HPI HAS NO EMPLOYEES. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY GHI OR PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES, BOTH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. GHI HAS AN ANNUAL PROCESS TO REVIEW THE MARKET COMPARABILITY OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF ITS CEO AND ITS OTHER OFFICERS. EVERY THREE YEARS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GHI BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (COMPENSATION COMMITTEE), A TOTAL COMPENSATION MARKET REVIEW IS COMPLETED. THE REVIEW INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS OF COMPENSATION; BASE SALARY, ANNUAL INCENTIVES, BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES. THE MARKET SURVEY RESULTS ARE PRESENTED TO, REVIEWED BY AND APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. IN INTERIM YEARS, GHI'S HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, UPDATES CHANGES IN THE SALARY STRUCTURE BASED ON THE SAME INDEPENDENT STUDIES PERFORMED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE. FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CERTAIN OTHER POSITIONS FULL INDEPENDENT REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED. IN ALL CASES, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY TO ASSURE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' INDEPENDENCE, STAFF IS NOT IN ROOM DURING DELIBERATIONS OR VOTE INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE KEPT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND THE MARKET COMPARABILITY DATA, APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BOARD HAD DELEGATED TO THE CEO (WITH AUTHORITY TO FURTHER DELEGATE) THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONDUCT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OTHER OFFICERS WITHIN THE COMPENSATION RANGES DETERMINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. ANY EXCEPTIONS NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. TOTAL COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED ON THE FORM 990 AND W2S. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | HPI'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 RETURNS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION FROM HPI. HPI'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. HPI'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS.COM WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECT. A, COL. B, AVERAGE HOURS - RELATED ORGANIZATION | ALL OFFICERS OF HPI ARE EMPLOYED AND COMPENSATED BY GHI AND PNHS. REPORTED AVERAGE HOURS WORKED ARE BASED ON TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR ALL RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | FASB 124 FAIR MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT -403,969. ROUNDING -2. |
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2014
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