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SCHEDULE O
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
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 HEALTH CARE 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. HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM INCLUDES MORE THAN 1,700 PHYSICIANS, SIX HOSPITALS WITH OVER 1,000 ACUTE CARE BEDS, AND 93 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES WITH PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL CARE SYSTEM HAS MORE THAN 60 DENTISTS AND 24 DENTAL CLINICS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO CONTRACTS WITH OTHER PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES, PHYSICIAN GROUPS, HOSPITALS AND RELATED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS LOCATED PRIMARILY IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND FUNDRAISING 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 COLLABORATES 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 2015 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 ASSOCIATION, 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 93 MULTI-SPECIALTY CLINICS OWNED AND OPERATED BY GHI, KNOWN AS HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP (HPMG), PNC CLINICS, 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 2015, THESE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE, PREPAID HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO 973,213 FULLY INSURED MEMBERS, ENCOMPASSING BOTH MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRODUCTS. THESE MEMBERS FIT WITHIN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: 325,736 FULLY INSURED COMMERCIAL GROUP MEDICAL MEMBERS; 52,857 FULLY INSURED INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS; 49,882 MEDICARE (INCLUDES COST, SUPPLEMENT/SELECT, AND MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN, BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL) MEMBERS; 104,292 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 436,445 DENTAL MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, THROUGH HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS, INC. (HPAI), TO 440,446 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 24 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 THE 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 (85,334 MEMBERS); MINNESOTACARE, A STATE-FUNDED PLAN FOR RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE (13,981 MEMBERS); MINNESOTA SENIOR CARE PLUS (MSC+), A STATE- AND FEDERALLY-FUNDED PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALS OVER AGE 65 (1,757 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 (3,220 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: - MINNESOTA SOCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION - MINNESOTA RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE - MINNESOTA AGE AND DISABILITIES ODYSSEY - VARIOUS COUNTY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AT THESE EVENTS, HEALTHPARTNERS DISTRIBUTED SUNGLASSES AND ICE PACKS AS GIVEAWAYS, TOTALING $500 FOR 500 GIVEAWAYS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | HEALTHPARTNERS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS PROMOTES PREVENTIVE SERVICES THROUGH INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTED A TOTAL OF $170,843 FOR THESE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS IN 2015. - THE WELL BABY INCENTIVE PROGRAM. THE WELL BABY INCENTIVE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED AS AN OUTREACH PROGRAM AIMED AT CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PMAP OR MNCARE TO ENCOURAGE CAREGIVERS TO BRING INFANTS AGES 0 TO 15 MONTHS IN FOR ALL SIX WELL CHILD EXAMS. KEEPING UP TO DATE ON THESE VISITS NOT ONLY KEEPS THE CHILD UP TO DATE ON IMMUNIZATIONS, BUT SUPPORTS ONGOING PREVENTIVE 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 SIX GIFT CARDS. HEALTHPARTNERS DISTRIBUTED 13,501 GIFT CARDS AND INVESTED $137,158 ON THIS PROGRAM IN 2015. - THE PRE-TEEN IMMUNIZATIONS INCENTIVE PROGRAM. THE PRE-TEEN IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM ENCOURAGES PMAP AND MNCARE YOUTH TO GET THEIR MENINGOCOCCAL AND TDAP IMMUNIZATIONS. ONCE HEALTHPARTNERS RECEIVES THE CLAIM FOR BOTH OF THESE VACCINES, MEMBER RECEIVES A $25 GIFT CARD IN THE MAIL. HEALTHPARTNERS DISTRIBUTED 927 GIFT CARDS AND INVESTED $4,300 ON THIS PROGRAM IN 2015. - MSHO INCENTIVES: TO ENCOURAGE PREVENTATIVE SCREENING IN OUR SENIOR POPULATION, MSHO MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE A COLORECTAL, MAMMOGRAPHY, OR OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING RECEIVE A $15 GIFT CARD. HEALTHPARTNERS DISTRIBUTED 934 GIFT CARDS AND INVESTED $8,052 ON THIS PROGRAM IN 2015. - CAR SEAT PROGRAM: PMAP AND MNCARE MEMBERS AGES 8 AND YOUNGER OR WOMEN WHO ARE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS PREGNANT ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A CAR SEAT WITH THE COMPLETION OF A CAR SEAT SAFETY AND EDUCATION COURSE. IN 2015, HEALTHPARTNERS DISTRIBUTED 94 CAR SEATS AND INVESTED $21,333 IN 2015. CHILDREN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE PROMOTE EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT - READ, TALK, SING - WE'VE IMPLEMENTED REACH OUT AND READ-A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO HELP YOUNG CHILDREN DEVELOP THE SKILLS TO LEARN TO READ BY AGE FIVE-IN EVERY PRIMARY CARE CLINIC ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION AND HAVE GIVEN OUT OVER 95,000 BOOKS. - SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCREENING HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AT VARIOUS INTERVALS FROM BIRTH TO 3 YEARS THROUGHOUT ALL OUR CLINICS. - CHEMICAL-FREE BEGINNINGS - ALL HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS ARE UNIVERSALLY SCREENING AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR EVERY PREGNANT WOMAN WE SERVE, INCLUDING HELP TO QUIT SMOKING AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT. PARK NICOLLET AND STILLWATER MEDICAL GROUP WILL BEGIN IN 2016. PROVIDE FAMILY CENTERED CARE - PROMOTE BREASTFEEDING - REGIONS HOSPITAL WAS ACCREDITED BY BABY-FRIENDLY USA IN JANUARY 2015, AND METHODIST HOSPITAL IS ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE DESIGNATION IN EARLY 2016. WE TRAINED OUR CARELINE AND BABYLINE TEAM MEMBERS, AND THEY ARE READY TO PROVIDE 24/7 LACTATION SUPPORT FOR MOTHERS OVER THE PHONE. - POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION - ALREADY IN PLACE AT OUR PARK NICOLLET CLINICS, WE'VE SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED EXPANDING A MODEL TO SCREEN MOTHERS FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION DURING PEDIATRIC VISITS AT THREE HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS AND ONE STILLWATER MEDICAL GROUP CLINIC. FURTHER EXPANSION IS PLANNED FOR 2016. STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES - TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION - WE'RE MAKING LONG-TERM, REVERSIBLE BIRTH CONTROL METHODS MORE READILY AVAILABLE AND DEVELOPING STANDARDS FOR TALKING TO TEENAGERS ABOUT SEXUAL HEALTH. - SUPPORT HIGH-RISK FAMILIES -- THIS WORK REQUIRES COLLABORATION WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS SUCH AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, POLICY MAKERS, AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS. WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY WORKING TO BUILD STRONGER CONNECTIONS WITH PROGRAMS SUCH AS NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, WILDER AND LIFETRACK RESOURCES. OUR WORK IN THE PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD AS THE LEADING HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON HIGH RISK FAMILIES, HEALTH, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. - EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE - WE'RE EXPLORING THE RESEARCH AND PILOTS AROUND THE COUNTRY ON ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES). WE WILL BE PULLING TOGETHER AN EXPERT PANEL TO INFORM OUR WORK IN EARLY 2016. 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. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIP-- BEAR POWER AND VIDA SANA OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND CLINICS FOCUSED ON TWO COMMUNITIES-WHITE BEAR LAKE AND THE PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD IN MINNEAPOLIS. THE BEARPOWER INITIATIVE IN WHITE BEAR INVOLVES OUR CLINICS, WHITE BEAR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FESTIVAL FOODS AND THE YMCA TO FEATURE A COMMUNITY/SCHOOL APPROACH TO HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN. AN INNOVATIVE SCHOOL CHALLENGE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES KEY AREAS OF HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOOL CHANGE SCORE SHOWS THAT WHITE BEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS INCREASED THEIR HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT SCORE BY 13 POINTS TO 73 (OUT OF 100 POSSIBLE POINTS) IN 2015. THAT MEANS THAT WHITE BEAR SCHOOLS ARE IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN TO BE HEALTHY. IN ADDITION, BEARPOWER COMPLETED ONE OF TWO FOOD SHELF "MAKEOVERS AND INTRODUCED A "WELLNESS RX" TO ENCOURAGE CLINICS TO REFER TO THE YMCA. 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 2015, 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 2015 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 BRINGS 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 2014-2015 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. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | - 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. - OPEN GYMS: FAMILIES GOT TOGETHER AT WHITE BEAR LAKE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL TO SHOOT HOOPS, RUN, PLAY, CLIMB, ETC. WE REACHED OVER 100 FAMILIES BETWEEN JANUARY AND APRIL. - BEARPOWER RX: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CAN NOW GET BEARPOWERED BECAUSE OF A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE YMCA, HEALTHPARTNERS CLINIC, AND BEARPOWER TO GIVE FAMILIES WITH AN IDENTIFIED NEED FOR MORE EXERCISE A THREE-MONTH FAMILY PASS TO THE YMCA TO GET THEM MOVING AND GROOVING! AFTER THE THREE-MONTH RX IS DONE THE YMCA WORKS WITH INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES TO HELP THEM SUSTAIN THEIR MEMBERSHIP. POWERUP 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 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, NEW RICHMOND AND AMERY 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. - WORKING 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. 2015 KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: - POWERUP EXPANDED A STRONG ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND AND DEEPEN OUTREACH EFFORTS. - POWERUP SCHOOL CHALLENGE REACHED MORE THAN 11,000 STUDENTS AND STAFF AT 26 SCHOOLS, ENGAGING MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS IN THE LAKEVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM SERVICE AREA. RESULTS INDICATE THAT TEACHERS, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS ARE HIGHLY ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAM WITH A 75 PERCENT OF FAMILY AND STAFF SURVEY RESPONDENTS REPORTING THAT CHILDREN ATE MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM. - MORE THAN 24,000 FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WERE REACHED THROUGH EVENTS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, PROVIDING 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. - MORE THAN 140 OPEN GYM AND/OR POOL EVENTS WERE OFFERED IN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SIX COMMUNITIES. OPEN GYMS ARE WELL-ATTENDED AND PROVIDE FREE AND LOW-COST OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR FAMILIES WITH NEARLY 6,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING IN 2015. - POWERUP KIDS COOKING CLASSES EXPANDED TO 70 OFFERINGS IN 2015 BASED ON INCREASED DEMAND. THESE LOW-COST CLASSES TEACH KIDS AGES 3-14 BASIC FOOD PREPARATION SKILLS WITH A FOCUS ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. - POWERUP PRESS NEWSLETTER REACHED MORE THAN 8,000 FAMILIES SEVEN TIMES DURING THE YEAR WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES TO EAT BETTER AND BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. - POWERUP TRAINED MORE THAN 900 STUDENT ATHLETES, COACHES AND PARENTS, WHO RECEIVED POWERUP SPORTS NUTRITION PLAYBOOKS AND TRAINING ON SPORTS NUTRITION. - IN A POWERUP SURVEY, MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS WANT HEALTHIER FOOD AND BEVERAGES OFFERED AT SCHOOL CONCESSIONS. POWERUP CONSULTED WITH THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND BOOSTER CLUBS TO REPLACE SOME OF THE CANDY AND SODA OFFERINGS WITH HEALTHIER FOODS AND BEVERAGES. THE CHANGES WERE WELL-RECEIVED. - LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL CHANGED VENDING AND CAFETERIA OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE LESS THAN 20 PERCENT SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES AND 80 PERCENT BETTER BEVERAGES. - 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. POWERUP REPLICATED THE APPROACH AT FOUR OTHER FOOD SHELVES IN THE SERVICE AREA. MORE THAN 300 HUNGER PROFESSIONALS HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON THE THIS APPROACH AND THIS PARTNERSHIP NOW SERVES AS A MODEL FOR THE HUNGER RELIEF SYSTEM IN MINNESOTA AND THE REGION 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 AN EIGHT-WEEK HIGH-ENERGY PROGRAM BUILT TO LEARN AND PRACTICE DOUBLE DUTCH JUMP ROPING LEADING UP TO A JUMPJAM DOUBLE DUTCH CHALLENGE FINAL COMPETITION. 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 AND BEHAVIOR, AND BRINGING TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR, JUMP JAM COMPLETED ITS FOURTH YEAR AND ENGAGED 104 PARTICIPANTS. PROGRAMING WAS HELD AT FOUR SAINT PAUL PARK AND RECREATION CENTERS. JUMP JAM COACHES WERE SECURED THROUGH CITY OF SAINT PAUL RIGHT TRACK SUMMER PROGRAM, A WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED OR AT-RISK ST. PAUL YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS INTERESTED IN SUMMER EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER EXPLORATION. 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. 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 PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL, THE INSTITUTE TRAINS MORE THAN 500 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS (130 FTES) ANNUALLY IN 22 PROGRAMS AT REGIONS HOSPITAL AND THE HPMG. FOR A FULL REPORT ON THE INSTITUTE'S 2015 RESEARCH, PLEASE SEE THE INSTITUTE'S FORM 990 RETURN. 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 IN 2015, 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 $38,391 PRIMARILY IN INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | MAKE IT OK HEALTHPARTNERS TEAMED WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) MINNESOTA AND PRESTON KELLY, A CREATIVE ADVERTISING AGENCY TO CREATE "MAKE IT OK," 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. IN 2015, HEALTHPARTNERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DAKOTA COUNTY HOSTED 22 PRESENTATIONS AND TWO AMBASSADOR TRAININGS, THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK SHOWCASED MAKE IT OK AS PART OF "HEALTH IN THE PARK" WITH KARE 11 METEOROLOGIST KEN BARLOW FOR 300+ ATTENDEES. PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION HOSTED LUNCH AND LEARN SESSIONS AT METHODIST HOSPITAL. HEALTHPARTNERS PROMOTED THE MAKE IT OK WEBSITE AS PART OF ITS EMPLOYEE RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. HEALTHPARTNERS HELPED UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BOYNTON HEALTH SERVICES PLAN AND USE THE MAKE IT OK WEBSITE AS PART OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND THEIR CIRQUE DE STRESS. NAMI MINNESOTA COORDINATED 20 PRESENTATIONS IN 2015 TO HELP PUBLICIZE THE MAKE IT OK WEBSITE. REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION HOSTED TWO AMBASSADOR TRAININGS AND RED WIND SHOES INITIATED A FIVE-WEEK MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN FOR EMPLOYEES. THE MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGN AND WEBSITE WAS THE FOCUS OF ARTICLES IN THE STAR TRIBUNE, MINNPOST AND MINNESOTA BUSINESS, AND WAS THE MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM'S SELECTION FOR THE 2015 ANTI-STIGMA AWARD. MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MHDAP) HEALTHPARTNERS HELPED FOUND 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. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2008 BY THE EAST METRO MENTAL HEALTH ROUNDTABLE (CHAIRED BY HEALTHPARTNERS CEO MARY BRAINERD AND THE MAYOR OF ST. PAUL) 3,043 PATIENTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN NECESSARY MEDICATIONS IN OVER 4,675 VISITS. SINCE INCEPTION THE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED OVER $1.6M IN PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE. DONORS IN 2015 WERE HEALTHPARTNERS/REGIONS HOSPITAL, ST. PAUL FOUNDATION THROUGH RAMSEY COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ALLIANCE, DHS, HEALTHEAST AND ALLINA. 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. THE FOUR CLASSES OF PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION THAT HEALTHPARTNERS SUPPORTS THROUGH MAILED REMINDER LETTERS FOR REFILLS ARE ANTIDEPRESSANTS, ANTIPSYCHOTICS, MOOD STABILIZERS AND ANTI-CRAVING MEDICATIONS (USED IN THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTIONS.) TO SUPPORT MEDICATION ADHERENCE, IN 2015 THERE WERE 195,125 REFILL REMINDER LETTERS AND HEALTH EDUCATION NEWSLETTERS SENT TO 33,491 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.) FOR SELECTED HIGH RISK PATIENTS SERVED WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP, PHONE CALLS WERE PLACED TO MEMBERS TO ASSIST THEM WITH GETTING MEDICATIONS. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS PROGRAM WAS APPROXIMATELY $183,000. REDUCING PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS HEALTHPARTNERS STAFF PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COACHING AND CARE COORDINATION TO SUPPORT 12,869 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. 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 $196,328 IN THIS PROGRAM AND SUPPORTED 1,504 MEMBERS. RESEARCH: INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT (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. ICSI HELPS HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS APPLY EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND ALSO BRINGS CLINICAL PRACTICE LESSONS BACK FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE IMPROVEMENT. IN 2015, HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE TIME AND EXPERTISE TO ICSI INITIATIVES. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTHPARTNERS AND ICSI'S WORK TOGETHER CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.ICSI.ORG. 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 DIABETES ASSOCIATION - TOUR DE CURE - 56 RIDERS RAISED $17,748 - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEART WALK - 446 REGISTERED WALKERS (PLUS FAMILY AND FRIENDS), RAISED $51,826. - AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DONATION - - FIVE BLOOD DRIVES AT OUR HEALTHPARTNERS CORPORATE OFFICE RECEIVING 260 DONATIONS - AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION - POWER TO END STROKE GOSPEL EVENT - AMERICAN INDIAN WELLNESS FAIR - THE FOOD GROUP - 2,760 LBS OF FOOD AND $472.61 IN CASH DONATIONS, PROVIDING OVER 3,200 MEALS TO THOSE FIGHTING HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY - GROWING MATTERS - SEED PACKAGING, EMPLOYEES DONATED THEIR TIME TO HELP REPACKAGE BULK SEEDS - HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - 252 PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED BETWEEN ONE WEEK IN THE SPRING IN HUGO AND THREE WEEKS IN THE FALL IN MINNEAPOLIS - HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE - HOLIDAY PROJECTS THROUGH HANDS ON TWIN CITIES - JUMP JAM DOUBLE DUTCH CHALLENGE - YWCA, CITY OF SAINT PAUL AND HEALTHPARTNERS - MARCH OF DIMES - MARCH FOR BABIES: A WALK TEAM OF 15 RAISED $7,500 - MINNESOTA BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION - NAMI WALKS - $38,391 RAISED BY HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES TO BENEFIT THE NAMI WALKS - 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 AND THE COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN WHICH OCCURS DURING THE FALL. IN 2015, REGIONS HOSPITAL AND OTHER HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATION EMPLOYEES DONATED $475,989 TO THE REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONS' ANNUAL SHARING AT WORK CAMPAIGN, WHICH RAISES FUNDS FOR PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. WITH A HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH, THE CAMPAIGN RAISED $951,978. PATIENT CARE FUNDS FROM THE CAMPAIGN WERE SPLIT BETWEEN WISHING WELL, REACH OUT AND READ, DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS, FREE NEWSPAPERS FOR PATIENTS, COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES SUCH AS MASSAGE AND MUSIC THERAPY, AND CARE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. THIRTY-SIX PROGRAMS RECEIVED PATIENT CARE GRANT SUPPORT FOR A TOTAL OF $391,868 WORTH OF ASSISTANCE. THE 2015 SHARING AT WORK CAMPAIGN ALSO RAISED MONEY FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN HEALTHPARTNERS, INCLUDING HUDSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION AND LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | 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 2015, HEALTHPARTNERS' COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN RAISED $369,638 WHICH INCLUDED EMPLOYEE PLEDGES THROUGH AUTOMATIC PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS, $60,000 FROM HEALTHPARTNERS THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL FEDERATIONS, AND ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE FUNDRAISING DOLLARS THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. IN-KIND DONATIONS HEALTHPARTNERS SUPPORTS AND CONTRIBUTES TO NUMEROUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY PROVIDING MEETING SPACE AND DONATING USED EQUIPMENT. IN 2015, 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. PEDAL MN HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES A PARTNERSHIP WITH PEDALMN TO PROMOTE BIKING IN MINNESOTA. OUR SPONSORSHIP INCLUDES BIKE TUNE UP STATIONS IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ST. CLOUD, WITH VISIBILITY AT CITY AND TRAIL LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION, A "MOBILE" BIKE TUNE UP STATION APPEARS AT EVENTS THROUGHOUT MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL. WE WILL EXPAND THIS IN 2016 TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL STATIONS IN THE EAST METRO AND ST CROIX VALLEY AREA. 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 AND 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 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 HEALTH CARE. 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 (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' TOTAL COST OF CARE AND RESOURCE USE (TCOC) FRAMEWORK ADDRESSES ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO POPULATION HEALTH: RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS DEVELOPED A TCOC MODEL THAT IS UNIQUE IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY. IT IS A FULL-POPULATION, PERSON-CENTERED MEASUREMENT TOOL THAT ACCOUNTS FOR 100 PERCENT OF THE CARE PROVIDED TO A PATIENT. ADDITIONALLY, IT SUPPLIES A REPORTING SUITE TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF ANALYSIS, CONSIDERING THE COST OF CARE PROVIDED TO A PATIENT (OR "TOTAL COST INDEX"), AND 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 MANY YEARS. HEALTHPARTNERS FINANCIALLY INCENTS PROVIDERS THROUGH ITS TCOC PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT'S TRIPLE AIM: IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, ENHANCING THE PATIENTS EXPERIENCE AND MAKING HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS BEEN DEVELOPING HEALTH CARE COST OF CARE AND RESOURCE USE MEASURES SINCE 1995. IN JANUARY 2012, THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM ENDORSED HEALTHPARTNERS' TOTAL COST INDEX (TCI) AND RESOURCE USE INDEX (RUI). SUSTAINABILITY HEALTHPARTNERS' SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH AND FULLY SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF OUR ORGANIZATION. THE SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, MINIMIZING WASTE, PURCHASING ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED MATERIALS, WHEN APPROPRIATE, AND INTERACTING WITH THE INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS 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. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS NINE 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 HOSPITAL, METHODIST HOSPITAL, REGIONS HOSPITAL, WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, AMERY HOSPITAL, 180 EAST 5TH STREET BUILDING IN ST. PAUL AND WE HAVE ONE GREEN TEAM FOR OUR CLINICS. IN 2015, HEALTHPARTNERS SPONSORED AN ENTERPRISE-WIDE EARTH DAY EVENT IN APRIL WHERE WE HELD PUBLIC ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION EVENTS AT NINE OF OUR SITES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. WE PARTNERED WITH TECHDUMP, A LOCAL NON-PROFIT THAT PROVIDES JOBS AND TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS. WE COLLECTED OVER 37 TONS OF E-WASTE FROM THE PUBLIC, ENOUGH TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL AT TECHDUMP FULL TIME FOR ONE YEAR. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS ALSO BEEN A PIONEER IN REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF MEDICATION WASTE IN THE COMMUNITY BY CREATING A MEDICINE-TAKE-BACK PROGRAM. THIS TAKE-BACK PROGRAM, WHICH IS OPERATIONAL AT 25 HEALTHPARTNERS LOCATIONS, BEGAN IN 2011 TO COLLECT UNNEEDED AND UNUSED MEDICATION FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR FREE. HEALTHPARTNERS IS ABLE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THESE MEDICATIONS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT DISCHARGED TO THE ENVIRONMENT OR END UP BEING MISUSED. IN 2015, HEALTHPARTNERS COLLECTED OVER 2,700 POUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. SINCE 2011, WE HAVE COLLECTED OVER 7,900 POUNDS OF MEDICINES FROM OVER 7,000 PEOPLE. THIS WAS DONE AT A COST TO THE ORGANIZATION AND TO DATE WE HAVE SPENT ABOUT $18,000 OR $2.27/LB FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF MEDICINES. IN THE FALL OF 2014, WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL INSTALLED TWO SOLAR ARRAYS, AND HEALTHPARTNERS PLYMOUTH CLINIC, OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2014, HAS SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF. HEALTHPARTNERS PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES WON A 2015 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, THE LEADING HEALTH CARE SUSTAINABILITY ORGANIZATION IN NORTH AMERICA, WINNING NINE AWARDS IN 2015, AND EVEN MORE AWARDS IN 2016. REGIONS HOSPITAL RECEIVED THE XCEL ENERGY 2011, 2012 AND 2013 ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNER AWARD, AND THE SUSTAINABLE SAINT PAUL AWARD IN 2014 AND AGAIN IN 2016. HUDSON HOSPITAL AND WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL HAVE BOTH RECEIVED A GREEN MASTERS AWARD FROM THE WISCONSIN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS COUNCIL. AND, IN EARLY 2015 METHODIST HOSPITAL RECEIVED A GRANT FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY TO ESTABLISH AN ORGANICS COLLECTION PROGRAM AT THE HOSPITAL. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | 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. ORGANIZATION-WIDE PROGRAMMING FOR EQUITABLE CARE AND SERVICE ENCOMPASSES THE HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLANS, HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP AND HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL GROUP CLINICS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL. IN 2015, 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 2015. 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. 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 CONTRIBUTES $2,750 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. APPLYSMART SYSTEM EFFORTS IN 2015 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. DENTAL APPLICATION COLLABORATION IN 2015, HEALTHPARTNERS AND DELTA DENTAL COLLABORATED ON A NEW COMMON CREDENTIALING APPLICATION FOR DENTISTS. USING THE MN UNIFORM CREDENTIALING APPLICATION, WHICH IS USED BY ALL MN MEDICAL PLANS AND HOSPITALS, THE APPLICATION WAS REVISED TO BETTER SUIT DENTISTS. THE RESULT IS A SHORTENED, MORE STREAMLINED APPLICATION THAT WILL BE USED BY DENTISTS JOINING HEALTHPARTNERS OR DELTA DENTAL NETWORKS. COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO GAIN INSIGHTS AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY HEALTHPARTNERS HAS BUILT A CULTURE OF EQUITABLE CARE IN OUR ORGANIZATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. - THROUGH AHIP, HEALTHPARTNERS IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH PLAN COLLABORATIVE TO REDUCE DISPARITIES. - HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE WITH THE YWCA IN "IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT RACE." THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND CREATE UNDERSTANDING THROUGH OPEN DIALOGUE ON RACE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS WERE INVITED TO JOIN IN THESE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RACE AND RACISM. HISTORICALLY, HEALTHPARTNERS HAS HELD "IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT RACE" SESSIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. IN 2015, WE RE-LAUNCHED THIS INTERNAL SESSION TO OCCUR ANNUALLY AND OFFERED TEAMS OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE LOCAL SESSIONS ABOUT OTHER DIMENSION OF DIVERSITY. THIS HAS CREATED "IT'S TIME TO TALK" SESSIONS ABOUT LANGUAGE, POVERTY/SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, GENDER, ETC. OUR EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN COMPANY-SPONSORED DIALOGUE ON "IT'S TIME TO TALK." THIS DIALOG IS DESIGNED TO HELP EMPLOYEES IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT RACE AND OTHER CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN THE WORKPLACE AND PATIENT CARE. - HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE ITASCA PROJECT. THIS IS AN EMPLOYER-LED ALLIANCE TO ADDRESS REGIONAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR FUTURE COMPETITIVENESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE. WE WERE A LEAD COMPANY IN THE RECENT DISPARITIES TASK FORCE, RECOMMENDING EMPLOYER BASED ACTION TO REDUCE ECONOMIC DISPARITIES. - HEALTHPARTNERS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL PARTNERED WITH HISPANIC, ASIAN AND BLACK MBAS AND CREATED A PLATFORM TO DISCUSS DISPARITIES AND RECENT CHANGES RELATED TO HEALTH CARE REFORM. - HEALTHPARTNERS IS A SPONSOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS COLLEGE AND TWIN CITIES BLACK MBA 'THE FORUM ON WORKPLACE INCLUSION' WHICH OFFERS WORKSHOPS ON CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND WORKPLACE DIVERSITY. - POWER TO END STROKE: ON APRIL 15, 2015, MORE THAN 1,300 PEOPLE GATHERED AT SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH IN ST. PAUL FOR THE MOST POWERFUL GOSPEL CONCERT SPONSORED BY HEALTHPARTNERS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL. THE EVENING WAS HELD TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR STROKE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, HEALTHPARTNERS HAS TEAMED UP WITH THE AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION TO BRING THE MOST POWERFUL VOICES GOSPEL EVENT TO THE TWIN CITIES. - HEALTHPARTNERS COLLABORATED WITH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM ON BARRAZA - A BLACK WOMAN'S HEALTH GATHERING. THE CONFERENCE WAS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE COMMUNITY'S KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF HEALTH ISSUES AFFECTING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN, AND BEGIN AN ONGOING DIALOGUE AND EXCHANGE BETWEEN AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. ON OCTOBER 10, 2015, MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE ATTENDED - IN 2015, 150 GARDEN-A-BOX, KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY NETWORK OF NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND SCHOOLS IN THE METRO, DULUTH, ROCHESTER AND OTHER OUTSTATE AREAS SERVING LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND SCHOOL CHILDREN. - IN 2015, 252 TEAM MEMBERS FROM ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION DEDICATED 4 WEEKS TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. FOR TWO WEEKS IN THE SPRING, OUR TEAM WORKED ON A NEW MULTI-UNIT TOWNHOME SITE IN HUGO, MN. AND FOR ADDITIONAL TWO WEEKS IN THE FALL, OUR TEAMS WORKED ON A BUILD SITE FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN MINNEAPOLIS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | - FRUIT AND VEGGIE RX: HEALTHPARTNERS EXPANDED THE FRUIT AND VEGGIE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM IN 2015 TO INCLUDE 15 CLINICS. THROUGH OCTOBER, WE DISTRIBUTED 6,500 COUPONS FOR FRUITS AND VEGGIES AT OUR CLINICS. THE OVERALL REDEMPTION RATE IS 34.5 PERCENT FOR 2015. 56 PERCENT OF PATIENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN A SURVEY INDICATED THEY WERE BUYING MORE FRUITS/VEGETABLES SINCE USING THE $10 PRESCRIPTION. ST. PAUL PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FREEDOM SCHOOL: THE PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD (WILDER FOUNDATION, RAMSEY COUNTY AND ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS) IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND HEALTH SUPPORTS CHILDREN NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. THE FOCUS IS ON CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 5. HEALTHPARTNERS IS A PARTNER ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND LEADS THE HEALTH PLANNING WORKGROUP. HEALTHPARTNERS LEADS A RESOURCE FAIR FOR THE SUMMER FREEDOM SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILIES ARE MAKING STRONG PROGRESS. 75 PERCENT OF CHILDREN WERE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN IN 2015, THE HIGHEST IN THE ST. PAUL SCHOOLS. - MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGN: THE MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGN CONTINUED IN 2015 WITH OUR SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS, TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, AND MANY NEW COMMUNITY PARTNER AGENCIES. EXAMPLES OF NEW PARTNERS INCLUDE THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH (LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, HEALTH PLANS AND CARE SYSTEMS), THE MN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF MN, AND THE REDWING SHOE COMPANY. WE LAUNCHED A NEW ONLINE TOOL TO LEARN ABOUT STIGMA AND HEAR STORIES FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED STIGMA. OVER 2200 PEOPLE ATTENDED "AMBASSADOR" TRAININGS DURING THE YEAR, AND WE HAD OVER 80 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. MAKE IT OK RECEIVED A 2015 RECOGNITION AWARD FROM THE MN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS IN THE EFFORTS TO REDUCE STIGMA. - HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN THE HONORING WOMEN WORLDWIDE MENTORING PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON LEVERAGING WOMEN'S UNTAPPED LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES, BUILDING COMMUNITY ACROSS CULTURES AND CREATING A UNIQUE GLOBAL EDUCATION. HONORING WOMEN WORLDWIDE IS MULTICULTURAL, MULTIGENERATIONAL AND MULTIFACETED. - HEALTHPARTNERS WORKED WITH MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEIR STEP-UP ACHIEVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SUMMER INTERNSHIPS, MENTORING AND CAREER COACHING FOR 12 DIVERSE STUDENTS IN 2015. IN ADDITION, WE OFFERED TRAINING ON MICROSOFT OUTLOOK AND RESUME BUILDING. - HEALTHPARTNERS PARTNERED WITH MINNESOTA RESOURCE CENTER, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS ALL JOB SEEKERS ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS THROUGH ITS SPECIALIZED JOB-SKILLS TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR CANDIDATES, TO PROVIDE THEIR JOB SEEKERS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF ENTRY-LEVEL CORPORATE AND CLINIC POSITIONS. WE ALSO PRESENTED ON RESUME BUILDING, PROVIDING INTERVIEW TIPS AND WALKED THROUGH OUR ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS. - STARTING IN 2011 AND CONTINUING THROUGH 2015, HEALTHPARTNERS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A CORPORATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM THROUGH CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL (PART OF THE NATIONWIDE CRISTO REY NETWORK OF 30 HIGH SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDE A QUALITY, CATHOLIC, COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN URBAN COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS). THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH REAL WORLD WORK EXPERIENCE. EACH YEAR, BOTH HEALTHPARTNERS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL EMPLOY A TEAM OF FOUR STUDENTS TO WORK THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. - HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED WITH MINNESOTA COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT (MNCM), A COLLABORATIVE TO IMPROVE HEALTH BY PUBLICLY REPORTING HEALTH CARE INFORMATION. THE 2015 MNCM HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES REPORT INCLUDES 12 PUBLICLY REPORTED MEASURES. 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 WERE 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 BRINGS IN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR ORGANIZATION SITES AND ORGANIZES SPEED VOLUNTEERING EVENTS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES CAN DROP IN FOR AS LONG AS THEY'D LIKE DURING THE LUNCH HOUR AND LEARN ABOUT THE PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION. TEN TO THIRTY HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES DONATED TIME BETWEEN 15-30 MINS FOR THE SPEED VOLUNTEERING EVENTS. WORKPLACE DIVERSITY CAREER FAIRS: - MLK JOB FAIR - THE FORUM CAREER FAIR - VETERAN'S CAREER FAIR - DIVERSITY CAREER FAIR HEALTHPARTNERS ACTIVELY SEEKS TO HIRE A DIVERSE STAFF AND OUR RECRUITMENT TEAM PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL CAREER FAIRS THAT FOCUSED ON DIVERSITY. THESE EVENTS PARTNER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THEIR EVENTS AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RECRUITERS TO MEET WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE DIVERSE HIRING. HONORING WOMEN WORLDWIDE WE PARTICIPATED IN THIS MENTORING PROGRAM FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON LEVERAGING WOMEN'S UNTAPPED LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES, BUILDING COMMUNITY ACROSS CULTURES AND CREATING UNIQUE GLOBAL EDUCATION. THIS PROGRAM IS MULTICULTURAL, MULTIGENERATIONAL AND MULTIFACETED. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION MEET AND GREET HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT THAT PULLED TOGETHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON SERVING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISABLED. THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT IMPROVING AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN EFFORTS TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS. HONORING CHOICES HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES 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. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WELLNESS HEALTHPARTNERS OFFERED INCENTIVES IN 2015 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 5,000 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 2015 AND GOT REIMBURSED. THE FREQUENT FITNESS CHALLENGE OFFERS MEMBERS AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE BY AWARDING THEM FOR MEETING THEIR VISIT CRITERIA AND GETTING REIMBURSED FOR EIGHT 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. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | SCHOOL CHALLENGE OVER 20,000 CHILDREN IN MN AND WI JOINED THE SCHOOL CHALLENGE IN 57 SCHOOLS (SEVEN NEW IN 2015). MANY PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS TO PROMOTE "TRY FOR 5" FRUITS AND VEGETABLES RESULTED IN HIGH PARTICIPATION RATES. 78 PERCENT OF FAMILIES AND 86 PERCENT OF STAFF WHO RESPONDED TO A FOLLOW-UP SURVEY INDICATED CHILDREN SHOW MORE INTEREST IN TRYING OR EATING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AS A RESULT OF THE THREE-WEEK CHALLENGE. 800 $10 CUB FOODS GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGGIES WERE DISTRIBUTED AT THE NOVEMBER 2015 PARK NICOLLET SPECIALTY CENTER OPENING. ALMOST 70 PERCENT OF THESE CERTIFICATES WERE REDEEMED. OVER 1,300 VEGGIE TASTINGS WERE ALSO PROVIDED. ALSO, AS PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION'S BETTER BEVERAGE COMMITMENT, PARK NICOLLET MAPLE GROVE OPENED AS THE FIRST HEALTHPARTNERS FACILITY TO BE 100-PERCENT SUGARY BEVERAGE-FREE. YUMPOWER AND THE ST. PAUL SAINTS HEALTHPARTNERS SPONSORSHIP OF THE ST PAUL SAINTS AT THE NEW STADIUM THIS YEAR FEATURED THE SECOND MOST POPULAR BOOTH AT THE STADIUM! THE BOOTH FEATURED OVER 60 PERCENT BETTER-FOR-YOU ITEMS AND SHOWCASED HEALTHPARTNERS AND YUMPOWER MESSAGING. IN AUGUST, YUMPOWER HOSTED A YUMPOWER VEGGIE TASTING EVENT AND GAVE AWAY 2,000 TASTINGS AND COUPONS FOR YUMPOWER ITEMS. YUMPOWER ALSO HELPED THE SAINTS DEVELOP AND OFFER THEIR FIRST-EVER BETTER-FOR-YOU KID'S MEAL. YUMPOWER COOKING CLASSES HEALTHPARTNERS INTRODUCED OUR YUMPOWER COOKING CLASSES FOR OUR SENIOR MEMBERS IN STATE PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND MEDICARE FEATURING COOKS OF CROCUS HILL CHEFS AND OUR OWN PHYSICIANS. ATTENDEES WERE ALSO GIVEN BAGS OF GROCERIES TO TRY THE RECIPES AT HOME. THE SESSIONS WON RAVE REVIEWS! COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS: COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2015, A COMPREHENSIVE, SIX-STEP COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ("CHNA") COLLABORATION WAS CONDUCTED FOR HEALTHPARTNERS AND ITS HOSPITALS (REGIONS HOSPITAL, LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, HUDSON HOSPITAL, WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, AND PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL) BY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CONSULTING TO DETERMINE THE GREATEST HEALTH NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THESE HOSPITALS SERVE SIMILAR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE OVERLAPPING STUDY AREAS. THE SYSTEM'S STUDY AREA IS DEFINED AS DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, RAMSEY, SCOTT, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA AND POLK AND ST. CROIX COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN. DATA ELEMENTS REGARDING ALL SEVEN COUNTIES IN THE SYSTEM'S STUDY AREA ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT FOR COMPARISON, AND ARE ALSO PROVIDED AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE HOSPITALS TO WORK TOGETHER TO MEET THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE OVERLAPPING COUNTIES. - DEMOGRAPHICS: CHC CONSULTING ANALYZED THE MOST CURRENT DEMOGRAPHICS OF RESIDENTS IN RAMSEY, WASHINGTON, AND DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDING: OVERALL POPULATION, POPULATION BY RACE AND ETHNICITY, MEDIAN AGE, MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, POVERTY LEVELS, FOOD INSECURITY, AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. - HEALTH DATA COLLECTION: CHC CONSULTING ANALYZED THE MOST CURRENT HEALTH DATA AVAILABLE PERTAINING TO RESIDENTS IN RAMSEY, WASHINGTON, AND DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDING: MORTALITY RATES, CHRONIC CONDITIONS, HEALTH BEHAVIORS, MENTAL HEALTH, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, PREVENTION AND NATALITY. - COMMUNITY INPUT: AS A PART OF COUNTY-WIDE ASSESSMENTS, SURVEYS AND LISTENING SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED TO GATHER INPUT FROM COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION, REGIONS HOSPITAL CONDUCTED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ON JUNE 16, 2015 AND JULY 14, 2015 TO GAIN INSIGHT SURROUNDING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS. FINAL PRIORITIZED NEEDS - MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY - CHRONIC DISEASE AND ILLNESS PREVENTION - EQUITABLE CARE 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 MEMBERS. ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOSPITALS, HEALTH PLAN, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SECTORS. ORGANIZATION AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2015, 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 2015. 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: - AMERICAN TELEMEDICINE ASSOCIATION - STAR TRIBUNE TOP WORKPLACES - MINNESOTA BUSINESS ETHICS AWARDS - ERNST & YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR - MINNESOTA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL HEALTH CARE AWARDS - MODERN HEALTHCARE: - TOP 25 WOMEN IN HEALTH CARE - 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADERS - HEALTH CARE MARKETING IMPACT AWARDS - BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU - MINNESOTA MONTHLY - BEST DOCTORS - BEST DOCTORS FOR WOMEN - TWIN CITIES BUSINESS - ST. LOUIS PARK MAGAZINE - MINNESOTA LAWYER - HEALTHMETRIX - MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL MAGAZINE OUTSTANDING NURSES - MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL: - 40 UNDER 40 - CORPORATE COUNSEL AWARDS - WOMEN IN BUSINESS - EUREKA! AWARDS - CFO OF THE YEAR |
| 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 17 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 GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. ("GHI"). 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (COMPENSATION COMMITTEE), A TOTAL COMPENSATION MARKET REVIEW IS COMPLETED BY AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. 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. BASED ON THIS MARKET DATA, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TOTAL COMPENSATION RANGES FOR EACH OFFICER. 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 COMPENSATION CONSULTANT FOR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CERTAIN OTHER POSITIONS FULL INDEPENDENT REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED TO SET SALARY RANGES BASED ON THE COMPETITIVE MARKET DATA SPECIFIC TO THOSE POSITIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES EACH YEAR'S COMPENSATION RESULTS. IN ALL CASES, COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY TO ASSURE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' INDEPENDENCE AND THIS IS UPDATED AT ANY MEETING AT WHICH DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE. STAFF (OTHER THAN THE SECRETARY TO THE BOARD) IS NOT IN THE ROOM DURING DELIBERATIONS OR VOTE INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE KEPT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE EXECUTIVE 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 HAS 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 TO COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF THE APPROVED RANGES ARE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. TOTAL COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED ON THE FORM 990 AND W2 STATEMENTS. |
| 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: | EQUITY TRANSFER TO RAMSEY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES -250,000. EQUITY TRANSFER TO HPI-RAMSEY -9,442,940. |
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
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