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OMB No. 1545-0047
2018
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Inspection
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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 HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS "HEALTHPARTNERS". FOUNDED IN 1957, AND IS PART OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATION ("HEALTHPARTNERS"). FOUNDED IN 1957, HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH PLAN FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION, AND IS THE LARGEST CONSUMER-GOVERNED NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION 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. HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITH HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY OPERATING IN MINNESOTA, WESTERN WISCONSIN AND EXPANDING INTO OTHER MIDWESTERN STATES. 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 PLANS SERVE MORE THAN 1.8 MILLION MEDICAL AND DENTAL MEMBERS NATIONWIDE. HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM INCLUDES MORE THAN 1,800 PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS, SEVEN OWNED HOSPITALS WITH OVER 1,000 ACUTE CARE BEDS, OVER 100 OWNED AND LEASED PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES AND 25 DENTAL FACILITIES WITH PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO CONTRACTS WITH OTHER PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES, PHYSICIAN GROUPS, HOSPITALS AND RELATED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS LOCATED PRIMARILY IN MINNESOTA, WESTERN WISCONSIN AND EXPANDING INTO OTHER MIDWESTERN STATES. 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 HEALTHPARTNERS, 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 2018 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). HPI IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF HEALTHPARTNERS AND IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(4). HPI IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF HPI-RAMSEY, A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). IN TURN, HPI-RAMSEY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF RIHS AND ITS SISTER ORGANIZATIONS, REGIONS HOSPITAL (REGIONS), REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, RH-WISCONSIN, INC., STILLWATER HEALTH SYSTEM (LAKEVIEW HEALTH), AND CAPITOL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER, ALL OF WHICH ARE NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). 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 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 SEVEN HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITALS: REGIONS HOSPITAL (REGIONS), 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 (LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL), A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN STILLWATER, MINNESOTA; HUTCHINSON HEALTH A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN HUTCHINSON 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 100 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 HPIC PROVIDE COMMERCIAL GROUP, COMMERCIAL INDIVIDUAL, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PRODUCTS TO THEIR MEMBERS. IN 2018, THESE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE, PREPAID HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO 1,112,626 FULLY INSURED MEMBERS, ENCOMPASSING BOTH MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRODUCTS. THESE MEMBERS FIT WITH THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: 302,319 FULLY INSURED COMMERCIAL GROUP MEDICAL MEMBERS; 58,667 FULLY INSURED INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS; 65,298 MEDICARE (INCLUDES COST, SUPPLEMENTAL, AND MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN, BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL) MEMBERS; 160,953 PREPAID STATE HEALTHCARE PROGRAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING HMO PRODUCTS FOR MEDICARE/MEDICAID DUAL ELIGIBLE, LOW-INCOME ADULTS; AND 525,389 DENTAL MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, THROUGH HPAI, TO 504,136 SELF-INSURED COMMERCIAL MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY: COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES: HEALTH PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT WHEN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) REQUIRED ALL PUBLIC HOUSING TO GO SMOKE FREE BY JULY 2018, DAKOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES EXPRESSED CONCERNS TO THEIR PARTNERS AT THE DAKOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND NONPROFIT PARTNER, LIVE SMOKE FREE, BECAUSE THE MANDATE FROM HUD DID NOT INCLUDE FUNDING TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS WHO WISHED TO QUIT SMOKING. ALTHOUGH MINNESOTA OFFERS A FREE PHONE/INTERNET BASED CESSATION PROGRAM (QUITPLAN SERVICES), THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BARRIERS FOR USE THAT PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS FACE, INCLUDING LIMITED OR NO PHONE/INTERNET ACCESS. AFTER SURVEYING RESIDENTS, PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES (PHAS) IN DAKOTA COUNTY WISHED TO OFFER ON-SITE, IN-PERSON CESSATION PROGRAMMING FOR THEIR RESIDENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS STEPPED UP TO MEET THIS NEED. IN 2018, AT NO COST, HPI PROVIDED CESSATION PROGRAMMING AT THREE PUBLIC HOUSING BUILDINGS IN DAKOTA COUNTY. PROGRAMMING INCLUDED INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS FOR RESIDENTS AND NUMEROUS OTHERS DURING THE SMOKE FREE CELEBRATIONS/HEALTH FAIR EVENTS. ONE ON-SITE GROUP COACHING SESSION THAT FOCUSED ON QUIT STRATEGIES AND GOAL SETTING INCLUDED SEVEN PARTICIPANTS. FIVE SPRING CESSATION SUPPORT SESSIONS FOCUSED ON ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT. PROVISION OF MANAGED CARE TO STATE PUBLIC PROGRAMS BENEFICIARIES HPI CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO PROVIDE MANAGED CARE SERVICES FOR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: PRE-PAID MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PLAN (PMAP), A STATE- AND FEDERALLY-FUNDED PLAN FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (126,793 MEMBERS); MINNESOTACARE, A STATE- AND FEDERALLY-FUNDED PLAN FOR RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE (22,285 MEMBERS); MINNESOTA SENIOR CARE PLUS (MSC+), A STATE- AND FEDERALLY-FUNDED PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALS OVER AGE 65 (2,641 MEMBERS); MINNESOTA SENIOR HEALTH OPTIONS (MSHO), A STATE- AND FEDERALLY-FUNDED PLAN THAT PROVIDES COORDINATED MEDICAL AND DRUG BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS OVER AGE 65 (3,319 MEMBERS); AND SPECIAL NEEDS BASIC CARE (SNBC), A STATE- AND FEDERALLY-FUNDED PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE 18-64 YEARS OLD (5,915 MEMBERS). HPI 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 FINANCIAL WORKER AND CASE AIDE ASSOCIATION MINNESOTA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION MINNESOTA SOCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION VARIOUS COUNTY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS HPI PROMOTES PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR STATE PUBLIC PROGRAM PLAN MEMBERS THROUGH INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. HPI INVESTED A TOTAL OF $360,250 IN THESE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS IN 2018. 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 CURRENT ON IMMUNIZATIONS, IT SUPPORTS PREVENTIVE CARE THROUGHOUT THE CHILD'S LIFE. MEMBERS RECEIVE A $25 GIFT CARD AFTER THE FIRST THREE VISITS, AND A $50 GIFT CARD UPON COMPLETION OF ALL SIX. HPI DISTRIBUTED 8,572 GIFT CARDS AND INVESTED $20,971 IN THIS PROGRAM IN 2018. THE PRE-TEEN IMMUNIZATIONS INCENTIVE PROGRAM. THE PRE-TEEN IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM ENCOURAGES PMAP AND MNCARE YOUTH TO GET THEIR HPV, MENINGOCOCCAL AND TDAP IMMUNIZATIONS. ONCE HPI RECEIVES THE CLAIM FOR THESE VACCINES, MEMBERS RECEIVE A $25 GIFT CARD IN THE MAIL. HPI DISTRIBUTED 519 GIFT CARDS AND INVESTED $25,216 IN THIS PROGRAM IN 2018. POSTPARTUM INCENTIVE. PMAP AND MNCARE MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE A POSTPARTUM EXAM THREE TO EIGHT WEEKS AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR CHILD RECEIVE A $25 GIFT CARD. HPI DISTRIBUTED 307 GIFT CARDS AND INVESTED $7,472 IN THIS PROGRAM IN 2018. MSHO INCENTIVES. TO ENCOURAGE PREVENTATIVE SCREENING IN OUR SENIOR POPULATION, MSHO MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL WELLNESS VISIT, COLORECTAL, MAMMOGRAPHY, OR OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING RECEIVE A $25 GIFT CARD. HPI DISTRIBUTED 1,583 GIFT CARDS AND INVESTED $39,571 IN THIS PROGRAM IN 2018. SNBC INCENTIVES. TO ENCOURAGE AN ANNUAL PRIMARY CARE VISIT, SNBC MEMBERS WHO COMPLETE THEIR ANNUAL PRIMARY VISIT RECEIVE A $25 GIFT CARD. MEMBERS ALSO RECEIVE A $25 GIFT CARD FOR DOING A CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING. HPI DISTRIBUTED 677 GIFT CARDS AND INVESTED $19,244 IN THESE TWO PROGRAMS IN 2018. CAR SEAT PROGRAM. PMAP AND MNCARE MEMBERS AGES EIGHT 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. HPI DISTRIBUTED CAR SEATS AND INVESTED $243,566 IN 2018. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WORK FOCUSED ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH INITIATIVES, PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, AND MENTAL HEALTH. THROUGHOUT THOSE PROGRAMS AND OTHER HEALTH PLAN AND CLINIC INITIATIVES, WE ALSO WORK TO ADDRESS THE SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THROUGH WORK IN OUR CLINICS, HOSPITALS, AND IN THE COMMUNITY. THE EAST METRO ROUNDTABLE, A GROUP OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LEADERS, WORKED THIS YEAR TO CREATE ADDITIONAL RESPITE CAPACITY FOR PATIENTS LEAVING THE HOSPITAL, AND CREATED A PROGRAM TO OFFER VERY SPECIALIZED CARE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THE HIGHEST USERS OF SHELTER BEDS IN THE EAST METRO. A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCIENCE MUSEUM LAUNCHED IN 2016, CREATING A WONDERFUL SPORTSOLOGY EXHIBIT THAT FEATURES THE SCIENCE OF SPORTS ALONG WITH OUR EXPERTISE IN HEALTH. CLINICIANS FROM ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION ARE FEATURED AT THE EXHIBIT WITH FUN AND INTERESTING MESSAGES ON TOPICS RANGING FROM CONCUSSION PREVENTION TO HEALTHY EATING FOR SPORTS. THE EXHIBIT FOLLOWED A YEAR OF WORK WITH THE SCIENCE MUSEUM AND IS PART OF A FIVE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP. CHILDREN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE READ, TALK, SING - TO BUILD ON OUR ORGANIZATION-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF REACH OUT & READ, HPI NOW GIVES EXPECTANT MOTHERS A BOOK AT THEIR 32-WEEK OB VISIT. THIS STARTS THE CONVERSATION ABOUT BOOSTING A CHILD'S BRAIN POWER EARLIER WITH READING, TALKING AND SINGING. ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION, WE GAVE OUT OVER 95,000 BOOKS IN 2018. DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SCREENING - HPI HAS EXPANDED EARLY CHILDHOOD SCREENING ACROSS ALL PRIMARY CARE CLINICS AT REGULAR INTERVALS USING CONSISTENT TOOLS. EARLY DETECTION AND INTERVENTIONS HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL IMPACT ON ADDRESSING THE EFFECTS OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT. IN 2018, HPI IMPLEMENTED STANDARDIZED WELL-CHILD CHECK SMARTSETS IN EPIC THAT HELP CLINICS ENSURE THEY ARE COMPLETING THE APPROPRIATE SCREEN AND ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO TRACK AND REVIEW THE DATA THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS. THE GROUP WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CONNECT WITH THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY (DAYCARES, SCHOOLS, NON-PROFITS, ETC.) WHO ALSO HAVE A ROLE IN THIS WORK. POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING - ALL HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS NOW SCREEN NEW MOTHERS FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AT THEIR INFANT WELL-CHILD VISIT IN ADDITION TO EXISTING OB SCREENINGS. MOTHERS WHO SCREEN POSITIVE ARE OFFERED SUPPORT THROUGH CARE COORDINATION OR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. BREASTFEEDING - THE CHI BREASTFEEDING WORK GROUP PARTNERED WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BREASTFEEDING AND LACTATION EDUCATION (IABLE) TO TRAIN STAFF AS AN OUTPATIENT BREASTFEEDING CHAMPION (OBC) IN EFFORTS TO EXPAND OUR LACTATION SUPPORT ACROSS OUR CLINICS. IN 2018, CHI HOSTED TWO TRAININGS WHICH WERE ATTENDED BY 90 STAFF, INCLUDING OUR WIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE PLAN TO HOST TWO MORE TRAININGS IN 2019, WHICH WOULD THEN ENSURE WE HAVE AN OBC AT EACH OF OUR PEDS AND OB CLINICS, GIVING PATIENTS THE IMMEDIATE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION THEY MAY NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUCCESSFULLY BREASTFEED. HEALTHY BEGINNINGS - ALL HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS ARE UNIVERSALLY SCREENING WOMEN FOR SUBSTANCE USE AT THEIR INITIAL OB VISIT. THOSE WHO SCREEN POSITIVE ARE OFFERED THE 1:1 SUPPORT OF A HEALTHY BEGINNINGS SPECIALIST, WHO HELPS THE PATIENT REACH HER SOBRIETY GOALS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | ADOLESCENT SEXUAL HEALTH - THE CHI ADOLESCENT SEXUAL HEALTH WORK GROUP IMPLEMENTED THE TEEN QUESTIONNAIRE IN CLINICS AND DEVELOPED RESOURCES TO SUPPORT CLINICIANS HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH ADOLESCENTS AND PARENTS ABOUT SEXUAL HEALTH (IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ANNEX TEEN CLINIC) IN 2018. THE GROUP WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON EXPANDING ACCESS TO LONG ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION BY IMPLEMENTING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS, AND WORK WITH THE PATIENT PRIVACY WORK GROUP TO SUPPORT CLINICAL GUIDANCE FOR MINOR CONSENT. BRIGHT FUTURES - HPI BEGAN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY IN 2016, HOSTING A BRIGHT FUTURES "READ, TALK, SING" INITIATIVE TO ENCOURAGE EARLY INTERACTION AND READING TO OPTIMIZE EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD HEALTH. OUR FOCUS IS ON BUILDING A MEDIA AND COMMUNITY GRASSROOTS APPROACH TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO SPEND TIME INTERACTING WITH THEIR BABIES, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF LIFE. IN 2018, WE HELD OUR THIRD BRIGHT FUTURES/NOW LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT (LMC) COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENT, IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, HPI HAS PLANNED AND FUNDED THREE ANNUAL CONVENINGS ON THE TOPIC OF EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. A FOURTH IS PLANNED FOR FALL 2019. NOW CALLED LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT, THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING WORKING WITH THE THINK SMALL PARENT POWERED TEXTING PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO EASILY ENGAGE WITH THEIR CHILDREN TO OPTIMIZE EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. LMC FITS UNDER CHI'S EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT FOCUS AND IS ALSO PROMOTED THROUGH OUR REACH OUT AND READ PROGRAM AT WELL CHILD CHECKS. LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT IS A STATEWIDE AWARENESS BUILDING CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS AND CARETAKERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN TO PRACTICE FREQUENT SERVE AND RETURN INTERACTION TO HELP A CHILD'S BRAIN OPTIMALLY DEVELOP. OPTIMAL BRAIN DEVELOPMENT HELPS BUILD THE PARENT/CARETAKER-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND PAVE THE WAY FOR FUTURE READING AND MATH ACADEMIC SUCCESS, MENTAL WELL-BEING, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND OTHER MARKERS OF SUCCESS. OPTIMAL EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ALSO HELPS MITIGATE TOXIC STRESS FOR THE CHILD AND IS AN IMPORTANT UPSTREAM FACTOR THAT HELPS REDUCE FUTURE CHRONIC DISEASE AND MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE HEALTH RISKS. HPI IS THE CONVENER FOR THE STATEWIDE LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT WORK, HOSTING LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEETINGS SIX TIMES EACH YEAR WITH 25 OTHER COMMUNITY AND STATE-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS. HPI ALSO CONVENES AN EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT CULTURAL CONSULTING GROUP AND BRINGS LARGE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS FROM ACROSS MINNESOTA TO PLAN COLLECTIVE ACTION ON EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. OTHER LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT FACTS: HPI WAS A CO-SPONSOR IN JANUARY 2019 OF THE NO SMALL MATTER PREMIERE SCREENING - A FILM CREATED TO ELEVATE THE NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF ACTION AND FUNDING FOR EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. FROM THAT SCREENING, MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO CREATED A RECORDING OF THE PANEL DISCUSSION THAT AIRED IN MARCH 2019. OUR LMC CULTURAL CONSULTING GROUP HAS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN, HMONG, SOMALI AND LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. HEALTHPARTNERS CEO ANDREA WALSH IS LEADING COORDINATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS ACTION, HAVING CONVENED THREE SYSTEM CEO MEETINGS TO DATE. A SEPARATE OPERATIONS-FOCUSED SYSTEM GROUP IS ALSO MEETING TO SUPPORT COORDINATED ACTION AND IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS OUR STATE. FAMILY AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - IN MINNESOTA AND NATIONWIDE, LARGE DISPARITIES IN CARE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES EXIST FOR NEW BABIES AND MOMS IN LOW INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. PRENATAL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAMS HAVE PROVEN SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING THESE DISPARITIES BY IMPROVING HEALTH AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES. DUE TO ELIGIBILITY LIMITATIONS OF MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS, NOT ALL OF OUR PATIENTS/MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. IN 2018, A SYSTEM-WIDE COMMITTEE WAS FORMED TO ASSESS AND POSSIBLY EXPAND ON METHODIST'S MATERNAL NEWBORN HOME VISIT PROGRAM. THE COMMITTEE HAS RECEIVED A RED GRANT THAT WILL ALLOW IT TO PARTNER WITH THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE TO COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT. THIS COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN STRENGTHEN OUR CURRENT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE OUR PATIENTS RECEIVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED. REDUCING DISPARITIES IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH - IN EFFORTS TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES, A SYSTEM-WIDE PERINATAL MEASUREMENT COMMITTEE WAS FORMED TO REVIEW CURRENT STATE PERINATAL SAFETY MEASURES, DEVELOP CONSISTENT DEFINITIONS AND ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICE IN THE IDENTIFICATION, METHOD OF TREATMENT AND PREVENTION MODELS TO REDUCE COSTS AND COMPLICATION RATES. FAMILY CENTERED CARE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT AND OPTIMIZATION IS CONSIDERED A KEY ISSUE WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION. REGIONS WAS ACCREDITED BY BABY-FRIENDLY USA IN JANUARY 2015 AND LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WAS ACCREDITED IN 2018. ALTHOUGH NOT DESIGNATED, METHODIST HOSPITAL COMPLETED ALL THE BABY-FRIENDLY USA PATHWAY AND PREPARATION ACTION IN 2017. IN 2016, WE LAUNCHED A WEEKLY BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP, CALLED THE MOM & BABY CAFE, AT COMO CLINIC (MODELED AFTER OUR EXISTING SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM AT METHODIST HOSPITAL). WE ALSO LAUNCHED THE PARTNERS IN BREASTFEEDING PRENATAL BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION CLASS AT THE HEALTHPARTNERS ST. PAUL CLINIC. IN ADDITION, 45 DESIGNATED LACTATION LOUNGES ARE AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS CARELINE AND BABYLINE TEAM MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE 24/7 LACTATION SUPPORT FOR MOTHERS OVER THE PHONE. ON THE HEALTH PLAN SIDE, HPI HAS PROVIDED EMPLOYER SUPPORT TO OPTIMIZE BREASTFEEDING ENVIRONMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. INTERNALLY, HEALTHPARTNERS HAS WORKED WITH MDH AND HAS BECOME A BREASTFEEDING-FRIENDLY DESIGNATED EMPLOYER. HP HAS ALSO CREATED CONTENT ON THE BUSINESS CASE, BEST PRACTICES AND LAWS THAT SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING. OTHER SUPPORTS DEVELOPED INCLUDE A WAY TO PURCHASE WORKSITE LACTATION ROOM EQUIPMENT THROUGH OUR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (DME) TEAM, A ROOM EVALUATION GRID AND SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS FOR COMPANIES TO USE TO GET STARTED. IN 2016, LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ALSO RECEIVED A WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (SHIP) GRANT TO ENHANCE THE DESIGNATED LACTATION SPACE AND MAKE MILK EXPRESSION FOR TRAVELING EMPLOYEES EASIER. MN WIC HAS IDENTIFIED FORMULA SUPPLEMENTATION OF BABIES OF COLOR IN HOSPITALS AS A KEY ISSUE TO ADDRESS. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH MN WIC, IT HAS PROVIDED OUR HP HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC WIC INFANT OF COLOR SUPPLEMENTATION DATA FOR OUR REVIEW. THIS IS CO-MONITORED OVER TIME. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS ELIMINATED NON-MEDICAL NEED FORMULA DISTRIBUTION ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATIONS. GIVING NON-MEDICALLY NEEDED SAMPLES HAS BEEN SHOWN TO DECREASE A FAMILY'S CONFIDENCE IN THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE ENOUGH MILK FOR THEIR BABY AND SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD FOR A BABY TO BE PROVIDED NON-MEDICALLY NEEDED SUPPLEMENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDED FREE HEALTHPARTNERS MARKET RESOURCE TEAM HOURS TO HELP CREATE A METRO OUTPATIENT CLINIC SURVEY ON NON-MEDICAL NEED FORMULA DISTRIBUTION PRACTICES AND EDUCATION NEEDED. IN 2017, HPI WAS A KEY SUPPORT FOR STARTING A TWIN CITIES REGIONAL BREASTFEEDING COALITION TO ADDRESS EQUITY AND CREATE AN IMPROVED BREASTFEEDING CARE CONTINUUM FOR THE COMMUNITY. HPI ALSO PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE ON THE STATEWIDE BREASTFEEDING COALITION, AS WELL AS MANY COUNTY COALITIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN 2018, HPI PROVIDED DIRECTION AND HMONG EQUITY STAFF RESOURCE TO SUPPORT A MDH CDC-FUNDED HMONG BREASTFEEDING RATE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. BREASTFEEDING OPTIMIZATION AND SUPPORT IS IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF OUR KEY CHILDREN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE (CHI) PRIORITIES. GIVEN THIS, MANY INTERNAL STREAMS OF CONSISTENCY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORK ARE UNDERWAY, WITH THE OVERALL GOAL TO HELP OPTIMIZE BREASTFEEDING IN OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE COMMUNITY: ACROSS OUR SYSTEM, BREASTFEEDING PATIENT EDUCATION HAS BEEN EDITED AND CONSISTENT MESSAGES ARE NOW BEING USED. HPI HAS ROLLED OUT A NEW CLINICAL OUTPATIENT BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT ROLE - THE OUTPATIENT BREASTFEEDING CONSULTANT (OBC). THIS ROLE IS MEANT TO BE AN ON-THE-SPOT TRIAGE AND BASIC SUPPORT ASSIST IN EVERY OUTPATIENT CLINIC SETTING THAT SEES POSTNATAL MOMS AND BABIES. TELEPHONIC POSTNATAL BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT IS BEING TESTED/PILOTED ACROSS OUR MIDWIFE TEAMS TO ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE TIMELY SUPPORT TO INCREASE EXCLUSIVITY AND DURATION IN THE IMMEDIATE POSTPARTUM. A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT HAS BEEN SEEN IN PATIENTS OF COLOR. THIS MODEL IS NOW BEING LOOKED AT TO SEE HOW IT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM-WIDE AND HAS BEEN PRESENTED AT SEVERAL STATEWIDE FORUMS TO ENCOURAGE OTHER SYSTEMS TO IMPLEMENT IT. OB-PEDIATRIC-FAMILY MEDICINE COLLABORATION - HPI PROGRESS IN THE OTHER NINE AREAS OF FOCUS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT STRONG COLLABORATION AMONG OB, PEDIATRICS AND FAMILY MEDICINE. WE HAVE A GROUP OF DEDICATED CLINICIANS MEETING REGULARLY WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING COORDINATED CARE FOR FAMILIES ACROSS SPECIALTIES. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIP 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. 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 HOSPITAL AND HEALTHPARTNERS. A COMMUNITY ADVISORY TEAM WAS CREATED OF LEADERS FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE TEAM WORKED TO IDENTIFY LOCAL STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE AND IS CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING ITS INITIAL EFFORTS. ENGAGING COMMUNITY LEADERS AND MEMBERS IN A SHARED VISION FOR CHANGE; BEARPOWER PROMOTES THE BELIEF THAT EATING WELL AND BEING ACTIVE CAN BE FUN. POWERUP POWERUP IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE HEALTH INITIATIVE THAT INSPIRES AND ENGAGES THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE BETTER EATING AND ACTIVE LIVES SO YOUTH CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, CLASSES, EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, POWERUP ENGAGES MORE THAN 70,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY THROUGHOUT THE ST. CROIX VALLEY AREA AND 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 LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL AND LAKEVIEW HEALTH 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. FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT POWERUP, SEE LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 990. CONTINUING EDUCATION: HEALTH PARTNERS INSTITUTE (INSTITUTE), A RELATED ORGANIZATION OF HPI, 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. 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 AND HPMG. FOR A FULL REPORT ON THE INSTITUTE'S 2018 RESEARCH, PLEASE SEE THE INSTITUTE'S FORM 990 RETURN. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES: SUPPORTING NAMI MN HEALTHPARTNERS HAS A LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS, MINNESOTA CHAPTER. FOR OVER 10 YEARS, HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES HAVE DONATED TIME BY BEING NAMI BOARD MEMBERS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO HELPED ORGANIZE AND SUPPORT THE FIRST NAMI GALA AND THE FIRST NAMI WALK. AGAIN IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS WAS A GOLD SPONSOR OF MINNESOTA'S NAMI WALK, AN EVENT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND REDUCE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTED OVER $25,000 TOWARD THE WALK. MAKE IT OK AND HILARIOUS WORLD OF DEPRESSION HEALTHPARTNERS TEAMED WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) MINNESOTA AND TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TV TO CREATE A CAMPAIGN TO ELIMINATE STIGMA ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESSES. THE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED ARE COMMITTED TO CHANGE THE MISPERCEPTIONS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES BY ENCOURAGING OPEN CONVERSATIONS AND EDUCATION ON THE TOPIC. IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS ADDED FUNCTIONALITY TO THE MAKE IT OK.ORG WEBSITE TO ACCEPT PERSONAL STORIES FROM VISITORS WHO WISH TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH STIGMA AND ELIMINATING IT. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO CONTINUED FUNDING FOR A 0.5 FTE STAFF PERSON DURING 2018 TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGNS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND DECREASE STIGMA. WEB ENHANCEMENTS WERE ADDED IN 2017 TO HELP MONITOR WEBSITE USE AND CREATE MORE INFORMED STRATEGIC PLANS TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY AND USE OF THE WEBSITE. THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR MAKE IT OK CONTINUES TO USE THE WEB ANALYTICS AND THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THOSE UPGRADES TO MEASURE OUR IMPACT AND CREATE NEW STRATEGIES. WORK IS PROGRESSING TO ENGAGE A PROMINENT AFRICAN AMERICAN FAITH GROUP, THE MINNESOTA STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION, WHICH REPRESENTS 28 AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES IN MINNESOTA WITH PLANNING COMPLETED FOR 2019 INITIATIVES. AT THE 134TH NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION IN SEPTEMBER 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS WAS RECOGNIZED FOR OUR OUTSTANDING WORK IN DEVELOPING MAKE IT OK AND REACHING OUT TO AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES IN MINNESOTA. SEVERAL OF OUR TOP LEADERS, INCLUDING ANDREA WALSH PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HEALTHPARTNERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE, ALONG WITH JOYCE COLEMAN, LADC AND KAREN LLOYD, PHD LP, WHO PROVIDED THREE YEARS OF ONGOING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO THESE CHURCHES. IN 2017, HEALTHPARTNERS SPONSORED MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S FIRST SEASON OF THE HILARIOUS WORLD OF DEPRESSION, WHICH CONSISTED OF PODCASTS OF COMEDIANS TALKING ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES OF COPING WITH DEPRESSION. THE SUCCESSFUL PODCASTS CONTINUED IN 2018, WITH THE ADDITION OF MUSICIANS AND ACTORS SUCH AS AIMEE MANN, JEFF TWEEDY AND JULIE KLAUSNER SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH DEPRESSION. MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MHDAP) HEALTHPARTNERS WAS A FOUNDER OF THE MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MHDAP), WHICH HELPS 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. MHDAP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008 AS A COLLABORATIVE BETWEEN UNITED, ST. JOSEPH'S, AND REGIONS HOSPITAL IN ST. PAUL; THE CRISIS SERVICES OF RAMSEY, DAKOTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES; AND THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ALLIANCE. PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS WORK WITH A GROUP OF EAST METRO PHARMACIES THAT FILL PRESCRIPTIONS, WAIVING THE FULL PRICE OR CO-PAY AS NECESSARY. THE PHARMACIES THEN BILL MHDAP FOR THE PRESCRIPTIONS OR CO-PAYS, AND THE GROUP PAYS FOR THEM USING FUNDS RAISED. PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE A TOTAL OF THREE MONTHS' WORTH OF ASSISTANCE. SOCIAL WORKERS AND CARE PROVIDERS ENSURE THAT PATIENTS APPLY FOR OTHER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BEFORE RECEIVING PRESCRIPTIONS. IN THIS WAY, PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ONGOING FUNDING FOR MEDICATIONS. IN 2018, 308 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MEDICATIONS ASSISTANCE TOTALING $36,672 IN ASSISTANCE. THE PROGRAM HELPED THESE INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN 851 PRESCRIPTIONS. PROGRAM RECORDS DOCUMENTING PATIENTS APPROVED FOR SUBSIDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT LESS THAN ONE PERCENT DO NOT ACCESS THEIR SUBSIDIZED MENTAL HEALTH MEDICATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IMPROVING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH SUPPORTS FOR TREATMENT ADHERENCE HEALTHPARTNERS IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AT SUPPORTING MEMBERS IN INCREASING TREATMENT ADHERENCE. 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). OUR PROGRAM TARGETING A FIFTH CATEGORY OF MEDICATION SEEKS TO REDUCE BENZODIAZEPINE USE AMONG MEMBERS WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS. IN 2018 THERE WERE OVER 227,000 COMMUNICATIONS WITH HEALTHPARTNERS MEMBERS REGARDING MEDICATION REFILLS, HEALTH EDUCATION AND WITH THEIR PRESCRIBERS REGARDING OVERDUE REFILLS. THE PROGRAMS EACH HAVE DIFFERENT CONTENT BASED ON THE CONDITION BEING TARGETED AND THE OUTCOME GOALS. MEDICATION REFILL REMINDER LETTERS AND HEALTH EDUCATION NEWSLETTERS WERE SENT TO OVER 66,500 MEMBERS TO HELP SUPPORT ADHERENCE TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICATIONS FOR DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR DISORDER, SCHIZOPHRENIA, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND ANXIETY DISORDERS. A PROGRAM HELPS MEMBERS WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS AVOID PROLONGED USE OF BENZODIAZEPINES AND PROMOTES COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THESE POTENTIALLY ADDICTING MEDICATIONS. PHONE CALLS WERE PLACED TO SELECTED HIGH RISK PATIENTS SERVED WITHIN HPMG, TO ASSIST THEM WITH GETTING MEDICATIONS. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS PROGRAM WAS APPROXIMATELY $183,000. REDUCING PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS HEALTHPARTNERS PLANS EMPLOY STAFF TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COACHING AND CARE COORDINATION TO SUPPORT APPROXIMATELY 13,000 NEW HIGH-RISK MEMBERS TO PREVENT CRISES THAT LEAD TO EMERGENCY HOSPITALIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO HELPS THOSE LEAVING THE HOSPITAL GET PROMPT TREATMENT FROM AN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER. THE 2018 ANALYSIS INDICATES A 2.7 TO 1 RETURN ON INVESTMENT WITH GROSS SAVINGS OF $10.7M AND NET SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY $6.3M DUE TO FEWER HOSPITALIZATIONS. THE COST OF THIS PROGRAM WAS APPROXIMATELY $4.4M WITH 94% USED FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR STAFF. IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY AND REDUCING INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC READMISSIONS HEALTHPARTNERS PLANS EMPLOY STAFF TO PROVIDE AFTERCARE COORDINATION, WHICH CONSISTS OF PHONE CALLS TO MEMBERS AFTER THEY ARE DISCHARGED FROM INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY UNITS. THE CALLS HELP COORDINATE THEIR CARE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO ATTEND OUTPATIENT AFTERCARE APPOINTMENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTED NEARLY $348,000 IN THIS PROGRAM DURING 2018 AND SUPPORTED OVER 4,068 MEMBERS. IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY AND REDUCING DRUG RELATED OVER USE AND MISUSE HEALTHPARTNERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESTRICTED RECIPIENT PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED SOME EIGHT YEARS AGO AND IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE MEDICATION OVERUSE AND MISUSE. FOLLOWING SPECIFIC PROGRAM PROTOCOLS FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTHPARTNERS PLANS PROVIDED OVERSIGHT AND GUIDANCE FOR OVER 200 MEMBERS WHO WERE RESTRICTED TO A SINGLE PHYSICIAN, PHARMACY AND HOSPITAL IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE MEDICATION-SEEKING FROM MULTIPLE PHYSICIANS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE 2018 COSTS OF THE PROGRAM WERE NEARLY $200,000. RESEARCH: INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT (ICSI) A TRUSTED INFLUENCER IN HEALTH CARE FOR OVER 25 YEARS, ICSI CONVENES ORGANIZATIONS TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO HEALTH CARE'S TOUGHEST CHALLENGES. AS ICSI, HEALTH CARE LEADERS WORK TOGETHER TO FIND WAYS TO INITIATE POSITIVE CHANGE AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. ICSI IS ACTIVATED BY AN INDEPENDENT, OBJECTIVE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH ONE CLEAR GOAL - IMPROVING HEALTH TOGETHER. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT ICSI.ORG. FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS HEALTHPARTNERS GIVES PRIORITY TO FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH ITS 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. HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES GAVE WITH THEIR MILLION DOLLAR HEARTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND OUR FOUNDATION MISSIONS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY GIVING AND ONE (FORMERLY SHARING AT WORK) CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING IN FUNDRAISING WALKS. ADDITIONALLY, HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS PROVIDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH TOPICS, INCLUDING GLBTQ, STROKE, AIDS, CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD PRESSURE, IMMUNIZATIONS AND MORE. COMMUNITY EVENTS MARCH FOR BABIES (APRIL 28, 2018) - HEALTHPARTNERS WALK TEAM INCLUDED 120 WALKERS WHO RAISED $11,441 FOR MOMS AND BABIES. OUR MARKETING ENGAGEMENT INCLUDED AN ART ACTIVITY AREA WHERE 104 CARDS WERE DECORATED BY PARTICIPANTS AND DONATED TO MARCH OF DIMES, 276 COLORING BOOKS WERE HANDED OUT, 110 POLAROID PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF WALK ATTENDEES AND FIVE PET THERAPY DOGS AND THEIR HANDLERS VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME ON SITE. NAMI WALK (SEPTEMBER 22, 2018) - HEALTHPARTNERS HAS HAD A LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH NAMI AND HAS BEEN ONE OF THE FIRST SPONSORS SINCE ITS INAUGURAL WALK IN 2007. IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS RAISED OVER $23,700 AND HAD 428 REGISTERED WALKERS. TWENTY HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERED A TOTAL OF 44 HOURS AT THE PICNIC AND THE INTERACTIVE BOOTH. POWERUP BIKE DEPLOYMENT - POWERUP BIKES WERE DEPLOYED TO SEVEN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROMOTE BETTER-FOR-YOU SNACKS FOR KIDS. THE EVENTS INCLUDED CYCLEHEALTH KIDAROD, KENNY FESTIVAL, CYCLEHEALTH BREAKAWAY, ARDEN HILLS FAMILY FEST, WASHBURN GAMES, CYCLEHEALTH RESILINATOR AND THE MINNESOTA ZOO JACK-O-LANTERN SPECTACULAR. VOLUNTEERS HANDED OUT 11,365 POWERUP SNACKS THAT INCLUDED APPLES, BANANAS, CARROTS AND CHEESE STICKS. WALK TO END ALZHEIMERS - SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS MONTH. EACH YEAR A WALK IS HOSTED AT TARGET CENTER TO RAISE AWARENESS AND DONATIONS SUPPORTING RESEARCH, CARE AND SUPPORT. HEALTHPARTNERS CENTER FOR MEMORY AND AGING INCLUDED 15 WALKERS WHO RAISED $3,170 FOR THIS EVENT. ST. PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE EVENTS - FOR 100 YEARS, THE ST. PAUL BOOKMOBILE HAS BEEN THE ONLY URBAN BOOKMOBILE IN MINNESOTA. THE BOOKMOBILE IS A BELOVED AND VISIBLE AMBASSADOR FOR THE POWER OF READING AND LEARNING. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS SPONSORED THE ST. PAUL BOOKMOBILE SINCE 2014. OVER 135,000 PEOPLE VISIT THE BOOKMOBILE EACH YEAR. IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED AT THE PEACE FESTIVAL, RONDO DAY PARADE AND RICE STREET FESTIVAL PARADE. THE THREE EVENTS REACHED OVER 5,000 ST. PAUL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FORTY-FIVE VOLUNTEERS GAVE AWAY POWERUP MAGAZINES, COLORING BOOKS AND FRISBEES AT THE EVENTS. CAMP 5210 - CAMP 5210 FOCUSES ON LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND THE PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE, SUCH AS TYPE 2 DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS WITH CHILDREN AGES 7-17. SEVENTY-NINE CAMPERS REGISTERED TO EXPERIENCE FIVE DAYS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, NUTRITION EDUCATION AND COUNSELING SESSIONS. PARK NICOLLET AND HEALTHPARTNERS TEAMS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED THE CAMP CURRICULUM. HALLOWEEN CANDY TRADE-IN - HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL LOCATIONS ACCEPTED HALLOWEEN CANDY DONATIONS FROM PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. A TOTAL OF 2,100 POUNDS OF CANDY, 700 TOOTHBRUSHES AND TOOTHPASTE AND 268 HAND WRITTEN CARDS WERE DONATED OVERSEAS TO THE SPARTANNASH, MINNESOTA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, OPERATION GRATITUDE. MINNESOTA STATE FAIR HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD EXHIBIT - HEALTHPARTNERS CREATED AND LAUNCHED A POWERUP PLAY AREA THAT WELCOMED FAMILIES DURING ALL 12 DAYS OF THE STATE FAIR. POWERUP ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN THE PLAY AREA WERE A VEGGIE GUESSING GAME, HOPSCOTCH, A VEGGIE GRAND PRIX RACE, PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AND A SPINNER WHEEL FEATURING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE QUESTIONS. TWENTY HEALTHPARTNERS VOLUNTEERS HELPED MAKE THIS A FUN AND INTERACTIVE AREA FOR FAIR GOERS AND THEIR KIDS. MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY - FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR DEDICATED A DAY TO FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS. VISITORS WERE ABLE TO EXPLORE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCES THROUGH INSPIRING STAGE PERFORMANCES, MUSIC, AND DEMONSTRATIONS. OVER 30 ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE DAY'S ACTIVITIES. NAMI AND THE MINNESOTA STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL LED THIS EFFORT ON MENTAL HEALTH & SUBCOMMITTEE ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH. HEALTHPARTNERS HAD 31 VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS ACTIVITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | PRIDE FESTIVAL - HEALTHPARTNERS HAS BEEN A LONGTIME ADVOCATE OF THE PRIDE FESTIVAL. IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS RECEIVED THE CORPORATE CHAMPION OF PRIDE AWARD. THE AWARD RECOGNIZED HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES' WORK TO END THE LGBTQ HEALTH DISPARITIES. THE EFFORTS INCLUDED MANY INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIPS IN HEALTHPARTNERS GENDER SERVICES, ONGOING INTERNAL EMPLOYEE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT AND CONTINUED RELATIONSHIPS WITH LGBTQ ORGANIZATIONS AND EFFORTS. ADDITIONALLY, 96 VOLUNTEERS WALKED THE PRIDE PARADE AND OVER 60 VOLUNTEERS INTERACTED WITH OVER 4,000 ATTENDEES AT THE HEALTHPARTNERS BOOTH. MN AIDS WALK - THE MINNESOTA AIDS PROJECT (MAP) AND RAINBOW HEALTH INITIATIVE HAVE JOINED FORCES TO FORM JUSTUS HEALTH, A LEADER IN HIV PREVENTION, ADVOCACY, AWARENESS, AND SERVICES. THE MINNESOTA AIDS WALK EVENT HELPS EDUCATE AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL AS PROVIDE NECESSARY RESOURCES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV AND AIDS. FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR (PREVIOUS WALK WAS HELD IN FEB. 2018), HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN THE AIDS WALK. WITH A FUNDRAISING GOAL OF $50,000, JUSTUS HEALTH EXCEEDED ITS GOAL FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL MINNESOTA AIDS WALK. MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH - HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO WORK TO REDUCE MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA. MENTAL ILLNESSES WILL AFFECT ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE, BUT MANY PEOPLE WON'T SEEK TREATMENT FOR YEARS BECAUSE THEY FEEL SHAME. FOR 2018'S MAY MENTAL HEALTH MONTH, HEALTHPARTNERS PARTNERED WITH THE SCIENCE MUSEUM ON EXHIBIT CALLED MIND MATTERS. A MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO (MPD) DISCUSSION WAS ALSO HOSTED ON MAY 16. IN ADDITION, OUR REAL MEN WEAR GOWNS CAMPAIGN HAD A MENTAL HEALTH FOCUS FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, INFERTILITY STRUGGLES AND SLEEP APNEA. OUR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH COMMUNICATIONS REACHED 4.3 MILLION IMPRESSIONS GENERATED BY PAID DIGITAL MEDIA, 21,000+ VISITS TO THE MAKE IT OK WEBSITE AND 80,000+ VIEWS OF MAKE IT OK VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE. FREEDOM SCHOOL HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCE FAIR SINCE 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS, AS A COMMUNITY PARTNER OF SAINT PAUL PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD, HAS COORDINATED AN ANNUAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR FOR THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM. WE HAD OVER 20 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED $10 TOWARDS PRODUCE WITH OUR FRUIT AND VEGGIE RX PROGRAM. SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, CULTURALLY-RELEVANT SUMMER AND AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT TO CHILDREN IN HIGH-POVERTY AREAS. THE PROGRAM HELPS CHILDREN FALL IN LOVE WITH READING, INCREASES THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, GENERATES MORE POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD LEARNING AND CONNECTS THEIR FAMILIES WITH NEEDED RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM IS PROVEN TO CURB SUMMER LEARNING LOSS AND HELP CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP. OVER 500 CHILDREN IN GRADES K-8 PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMER OF 2018! STUDENTS READ FROM A WIDE SELECTION OF BOOKS, WHICH REFLECT THEIR OWN IMAGES, AND HELPS STRENGTHEN SELF-ESTEEM. FREEDOM SCHOOLS ALSO HELP CHILDREN IMPROVE THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS, INTERACT WITH ROLE MODELS WHO LOOK LIKE THEM, UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF SOCIAL ACTION, PROMOTE THEIR CHARACTER-BUILDING SKILLS AND GAIN ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS. RONDO COMMEMORATIVE PLAZA AND RONDO PARADE IN THE 1930S, THE RONDO NEIGHBORHOOD WAS A THRIVING AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY. BY THE 1950S ABOUT 85% OF SAINT PAUL'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATION LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE COMMUNITY BOND WAS STRONG, LOCAL BUSINESSES WERE THRIVING, AND RESIDENTS WERE GAINING FINANCIAL STABILITY THAT COMES WITH HOME OWNERSHIP. IN THE 1960S, HOWEVER, THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF RONDO WAS REMOVED FROM THE MAP FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF INTERSTATE 94. SIX HUNDRED FAMILIES LOST THEIR HOMES AND NUMEROUS BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS WERE DESTROYED. IN THE SUMMER OF 2018, THE RONDO COMMEMORATIVE PLAZA WAS INSTALLED TO CAPTURE THE HISTORY OF LOSS ENDURED, LESSONS LEARNED AND THE WILL TO RECONNECT. HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTED $20,000 TO SPONSOR 10 PANELS THAT SHOW PHOTOS AND STORIES SHARED BY RESIDENTS. THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, THE COMMUNITY WORKED TO HEAL RONDO WITH THE RONDO DAYS PARADE. IT TAKES PLACE EACH YEAR IN JULY TO SHARE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, WITH MANY IMMIGRANTS CELEBRATING RONDO'S MULTI-CULTURAL HERITAGE AND BOND. MAXIMIZING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ST. PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE, OUR 21 VOLUNTEERS WALKED IN THE PARADE. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WHEN HEALTHPARTNERS AND PARK NICOLLET COMBINED IN 2012, OUR ORGANIZATIONS USED VOLUNTEERISM AS A MEANS TO LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER AND SHARE OUR VALUES. PARK NICOLLET HAD A HISTORY OF BUILDING HOMES WITH H4H SINCE 2002, AND HEALTHPARTNERS HAD A HISTORY SINCE 2010. SO SWEATING TOGETHER TO BUILD A HOME FOR FAMILY WAS A NATURAL, BECAUSE HOUSING AND HEALTH GO HAND IN HAND. ACCORDING TO THE POSITIVE IMPACTS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON HEALTH A RESEARCH SUMMARY, WHEN FAMILIES PAY EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF THEIR INCOME FOR HOUSING, THEY OFTEN HAVE INSUFFICIENT FUNDS REMAINING TO MEET OTHER ESSENTIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING FOOD, MEDICAL INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE. IN 2018, WE HAD TWO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILDS. OUR SPRING BUILD WAS HELD TOWARDS THE END OF MAY AND HAD 80 VOLUNTEERS, TOTALING 640 HOURS. OUR FALL BUILD WAS HELD DURING THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST AND HAD 79 VOLUNTEERS, TOTALING 632 HOURS. COLON CANCER AWARENESS FOR THIS YEAR'S COLON CANCER AWARENESS, OUR GOAL WAS TO INCREASE COLON CANCER AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE SERVE. ELEVEN OF OUR HEALTHPARTNERS LOCATIONS WERE LIT BLUE TO PROMOTE COLON CANCER AWARENESS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. THROUGH OUR OVERALL ORGANIZATION EFFORTS ON COLON CANCER AWARENESS, WE SENT 25,977 COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING REMINDER LETTERS MAILED DIRECTLY TO MEMBERS AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS REACHED 92,525 IMPRESSIONS. BREAST HEALTH MONTH OUR EFFORTS TO INCREASE BREAST HEALTH AWARENESS INCLUDED 13 HEALTHPARTNERS LOCATIONS LIGHTED UP IN PINK THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. WE ALSO HAD FOUR EVENTS: 1) COUNTRY MUSIC CONCERT PART OF JAMES J HILL DAYS EVENT - KICK OFF FOR SELLING COUNTRY 4 A CAUSE TICKETS WHERE WE HANDED OUT PINK GLOW STICKS WITH BUZN 102.9; 2) A BREAKFAST TO BENEFIT THE JANE BRATTAIN BREAST CENTER (JBBC) AT WAYZATA COUNTRY CLUB (HOSTED BY PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION), WHICH HAD OVER 300 ATTENDEES AND RAISED $120,000 FOR JBBC; 3) LADIES NIGHT OUT, A WOMEN'S HEALTH EVENT HOSTED BY SMG AT OAK GLEN GOLF COURSE IN STILLWATER THAT WAS ATTENDED BY 100 PEOPLE AND 4) COUNTRY 4 A CAUSE CONCERT AT THE MYTH FEATURING NEW ARTISTS BENEFITTING JBBC AT THE MYTH IN MAPLEWOOD THAT WAS ATTENDED BY 2,200 PEOPLE AND RAISED $13,000 FOR JBBC. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS HAD A REACH OF OVER 23,000 BOTH PAID AND ORGANIC POSTS. DROP-IN VOLUNTEERING & MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE DROP-IN VOLUNTEERING ARE VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES ORGANIZED BY HEALTHPARTNERS COMMUNITY RELATIONS TO CONTINUE OUR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. ONE-HOUR DROP-IN VOLUNTEERING SESSIONS ARE ORGANIZED ON SITE AND EMPLOYEES DONATE THEIR TIME TO SUPPORT THE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY. VOLUNTEER TIMES HAVE RANGED ANYWHERE FROM FIVE MINUTES UP TO 120 MINUTES DEPENDING ON THE EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER AVAILABILITY. IN 2018, OVER 40 COLLEAGUES PARTICIPATED IN THE 5TH ANNUAL DROP-IN VOLUNTEERING EVENT, IN HONOR OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE, SPONSORED IN PARTNERSHIP BY HEALTHPARTNERS AND SEIU HEALTHCARE MINNESOTA. PARTICIPANTS CONTRIBUTED OVER 16 VOLUNTEER HOURS, REPACKAGED 589 BAGS OF TWO-LOAD LAUNDRY DETERGENT (1,178 LOADS), UPCYCLED 45 T-SHIRTS INTO REUSABLE GROCERY BAGS AND HANDMADE OVER 30 THOUGHTFUL CARDS FOR FAMILIES. THESE ITEMS WERE DONATED TO THE SHERIDAN STORY, THE FOOD GROUP, ONE HEARTLAND AND THE MINNESOTA BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE. HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS ALSO HOSTED A FOOD DONATION DRIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SHERIDAN STORY, WHOSE MISSION IS TO FIGHT CHILD HUNGER. MANY COLLEAGUES WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO STAY AT THE EVENT CONTRIBUTED BY DROPPING OFF BAGS OF FOOD. WE COLLECTED OVER 2,000 POUNDS OF FOOD, WHICH PROVIDES 435 CHILDREN WITH A WEEK'S WORTH OF FOOD! THE SHERIDAN STORY BEGAN BY PROVIDING ONE BAG OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD TO 27 KINDERGARTENERS EACH WEEKEND IN 2010. TODAY, THE SHERIDAN STORY HAS SEEN INCREDIBLE GROWTH IN ITS IMPACT AND SERVES MORE THAN 5,400 STUDENTS IN 144 SCHOOLS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | DONATIONS & VOLUNTEERISM ACTIVITIES THE FOOD GROUP HEALTHPARTNERS HAS HAD A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOOD GROUP, A FULL-SERVICE FOOD BANK WITH OVER 200 HUNGER RELIEF PARTNERS STATEWIDE PROVIDING FREE FOOD, ACCESS TO BULK FOOD PURCHASING, AND FORMALIZED FOOD DRIVE PROGRAMS. THE FOOD GROUP ALSO OFFERS FOOD SHELVES FREE DELIVERY, AND OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES. UNLIKE SOME FOOD BANKS, THE FOOD GROUP DOES NOT CHARGE MEMBERSHIP OR HANDLING FEES TO OUR NETWORK OF HUNGER-RELIEF PROGRAMS. IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS CONTRIBUTED 1,888 POUNDS OF DONATIONS AND $911.98. THIRTY-THREE VOLUNTEERS FROM HEALTHPARTNERS CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 67 HOURS AND PACKED 12,130 POUNDS OF FOOD. 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 ONE (FORMERLY SHARING AT WORK) CAMPAIGN, WHICH OCCURS DURING THE SPRING AND THE COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN, WHICH OCCURS DURING THE FALL. IN 2018, EMPLOYEES FROM HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS DONATED $1,215,256 TO THE ONE CAMPAIGN, WHICH RAISES FUNDS FOR PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. THE TOTAL INCLUDED A $500,000 HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH. THE ONE CAMPAIGN ALSO RAISED MONEY FOR HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS, INCLUDING ITS SIX HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONS - REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, AMERY REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, HUDSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, AND WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION. THE FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN SUPPORTED EIGHT 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, COMMUNITY HEALTH FUND AND THE MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND. IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS' COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN RAISED $274, 061, 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 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS DONATED OFFICE SUPPLIES AND FURNITURE TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING 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. TOYS FOR TOTS RECEIVED BOXES OF TOYS FROM OUR ANNUAL TOY DRIVE OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON. 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. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS BEEN DEVELOPING AND USING THE MEASURES FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS. SUSTAINABILITY OUR 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, MINIMIZING OUR IMPACT ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND INTERACTING WITH THE INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND IN THE COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS IS COMMITTED TO CARING FOR THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVE AND WORK SO WE CAN PROVIDE A HEALTHIER, CLEANER AND MORE LIVABLE ENVIRONMENT 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, CHAMPION OR SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES, BOTH AT WORK AND AT HOME. MEASURE AND MONITOR OUR PROGRESS TOWARD OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. LEAD, ADVOCATE OR IMPLEMENT INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS MANY GREEN TEAMS ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION THAT WORK HARD ON LEADING OUR SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES. GREEN TEAMS ARE BASED AT OUR HEALTHPARTNERS HEADQUARTERS IN BLOOMINGTON, HUDSON HOSPITAL & CLINIC, LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL, METHODIST HOSPITAL, REGIONS, WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL & CLINIC, AMERY HOSPITAL & CLINIC, THE PARK NICOLLET MAIN CAMPUS CLINIC COMPLEX IN ST. LOUIS PARK AND SEVERAL OF OUR CLINICS. IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS SPONSORED AN ENTERPRISE-WIDE EARTH DAY EVENT WHERE WE HELD PUBLIC SHOE COLLECTION EVENTS AT SEVERAL OF OUR SITES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. WE PARTNERED WITH GOOD IN THE HOOD, A LOCAL NON-PROFIT THAT PROVIDES FOOTWEAR AND FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED. WE COLLECTED OVER 4,800 PAIRS OF SHOES FROM OUR COLLEAGUES AND THE PUBLIC, ENOUGH TO PROVIDE OVER 16,500 DAYS' WORTH OF GROCERIES FOR THOSE IN NEED. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | 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 BEGAN IN 2011 TO COLLECT UNNEEDED AND UNUSED MEDICATION FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR FREE. IN 2018, WE DEPLOYED AN ADDITIONAL 14 MEDICINE TAKE-BACK KIOSKS. THESE KIOSKS CAN ACCEPT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND OTHER MEDICATIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS IS ABLE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THESE MEDICATIONS SO THEY ARE NOT DISCHARGED TO THE ENVIRONMENT OR END UP BEING MISUSED. IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS COLLECTED OVER 7,300 POUNDS OF MEDICATION FROM THE PUBLIC THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. SINCE 2011, WE HAVE COLLECTED OVER 22,000 POUNDS OF MEDICINES. TO DATE THE ORGANIZATION HAS SPENT ABOUT $80,000 OR $3.60 PER POUND FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF MEDICINES. IN 2018, OUR SOLAR PANELS PRODUCED THE EQUIVALENT OF OVER 740 HOUSES' WORTH OF ELECTRICITY, AND WE HAVE SIGNED AGREEMENTS THAT WILL PRODUCE OVER 2,000 HOUSES' WORTH OF SOLAR ELECTRICITY STARTING IN 2019. HEALTHPARTNERS WON A 2018 SUSTAINABILITY AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH, THE LEADING HEALTH CARE SUSTAINABILITY ORGANIZATION IN NORTH AMERICA. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL HIGH HONORS NATIONALLY FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH, WINNING 19 AWARDS IN 2018. AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, HUDSON HOSPITAL AND WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL HAVE ALL RECEIVED A GREEN MASTERS AWARD FROM THE WISCONSIN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS COUNCIL. IN 2018, SIX OF OUR HOSPITALS WERE NAMED TO THE BECKER'S GREENEST HOSPITAL IN AMERICA LIST. HEALTHY EQUITY SPONSOR GROUP OUR HEALTH EQUITY SPONSOR GROUP PROVIDES STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP IN PLANNING AND EXECUTING ACTIVITIES AIMED AT IMPROVING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH REDUCING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES, IMPROVING ACCESS, AND SUPPORTING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE. THE GROUP ALIGNS HEALTH EQUITY ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH INCLUSION IN ANNUAL PLANS, AND SUPPORTS TRACKING AND MONITORING OF PROGRESS. THE HEALTH EQUITY SPONSOR GROUP: PROVIDES ORGANIZATION-WIDE APPROACH TO MEASURE AND REDUCE HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES SUPPORTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AIMED AT REINFORCING CULTURAL HUMILITY AND RESPECT, AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF CULTURAL ISSUES IMPROVES CARE AND SERVICE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND PATIENTS WHO ARE HEARING IMPAIRED INVOLVES PATIENTS AND MEMBERS IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH EQUITY APPROACHES ENGAGES COMMUNITIES IN STRATEGIES AND PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS AND DIRECTION FOR DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION COMMUNICATES PROGRESS ON INITIATIVES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, AND EXTERNALLY AS APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO GAIN INSIGHTS AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY WE HAVE BUILT A CULTURE OF HEALTH EQUITY IN OUR ORGANIZATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. OUR 2018 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND PLANS, CONDUCTED BY EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS, FRAMED HEALTH EQUITY AS AN UNDERLYING DRIVER FOR ALL OF THE HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. DURING THAT PROCESS, WE ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND OUR OWN CLINICIANS TO MORE DEEPLY UNDERSTAND HOW WE MIGHT IMPACT THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IS A CORE STRATEGY IN OUR WORK TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY. WE INVEST IN SIX GENERAL AREAS: HEALTHY CHILDREN, MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION AND FITNESS, HEALTH EQUITY, WELLNESS AND PREVENTION AND RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. WE ALSO HAVE LARGER, MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIPS AND CAMPAIGNS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPACT HEALTH DETERMINANTS, SUCH AS THE MAKEITOK CAMPAIGN, POWERUP AND LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERS INCLUDE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE WILDER FOUNDATION/ ST. PAUL PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE YWCA, NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE, NAMI, OVER 60 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, HUNGER SOLUTIONS, AND MANY OTHERS. WE CONTINUE OUR WORK WITH THE ITASCA PROJECT. THIS IS AN EMPLOYER-LED ALLIANCE TO ADDRESS REGIONAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR FUTURE COMPETITIVENESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE. A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE ITASCA PROJECT IS CLOSING THE GAP ON SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN THE REGION THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION BY BUSINESSES. HEALTHPARTNERS SPONSORED THE TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION PRODUCTION, "OUT NORTH," THE FIRST-EVER FILM TO HONOR OUR STATE'S LGBTQ HISTORY. THE FULL-LENGTH FILM FEATURES THE STORIES OF MANY LGBTQ MINNESOTANS; SHEDS LIGHT ON THE PAST AND PRESENT OF MINNESOTA'S LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY; AND INSPIRES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. THE FILM DEBUTED ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2017. THE DOCUMENTARY AND RESOURCES ARE STILL AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AT: HTTPS://WWW.TPT.ORG/OUT-NORTH/VIDEO/OUT-NORTH-MNLGTBQ-HISTORY-06SPOT / FOR MANY YEARS, HEALTHPARTNERS HAS BEEN A SPONSOR OF THE YWCA OF MINNEAPOLIS' IT'S TIME TO TALK: FORUMS ON RACE. OVER 1,000 DIVERSE LEADERS FROM BUSINESS, EDUCATION, ARTS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE CAME TOGETHER TO MOVE MINNESOTA FORWARD THROUGH HONEST CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE. THE FOCUS OF THIS EVENT WAS TO EDUCATE ABOUT FACETS OF RACISM, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE, DISCUSSION AND SELF-REFLECTION, AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO LEAD SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. IN LATE 2018 AND INTO 2019, HEALTHPARTNERS SPONSORED AND PARTNERED WITH THE YWCA MINNEAPOLIS TO MOVE FROM CONVERSATION TO ACTION WITH A FOUR PART SERIES CALLED IT'S TIME TO ACT. THE SERIES FOCUSED ON HONEST CONVERSATIONS TO EMPOWER PARTICIPANTS TO ENGAGE IN DEEPER CONVERSATIONS AROUND RACE, EQUITY, FAITH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. TOPICS INCLUDED: SYSTEMIC RACISM: IDENTIFYING IT AND DISMANTLING IT WITH DR. NELL IRVIN PAINTER; WHITE FRAGILITY: UNPACKING PRIVILEGE WITH DR. ROBIN DIANGELO; BEFORE JESUS WAS WHITE: UNLEARNING OUR TRUTHS WITH REV DR. CURTISS DE YOUNG AND ANTHONY GALLOWAY; AND RACISM AND SEXISM: REVEALING THE INTERSECTIONALITY WITH JOHN BIEWEN. FOR THE SECOND YEAR, OUR CROSS CULTURAL LEADERSHIP NETWORK PARTNERED WITH GIRLS SCOUTS TO INTRODUCE GIRLS (AGES 10 TO 12) TO CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE. MORE THAN 30 GIRLS ATTENDED TO LISTEN, ENGAGE, AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS YEAR'S THEME "G.I.R.L.: GO-GETTER, INNOVATOR, RISK-TAKER AND LEADER." WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO FURTHER SUPPORT OUR MOST VULNERABLE PATIENTS AND MEMBERS. WE WORK TO IDENTIFY AND REFER OUR ELIGIBLE MOTHERS WHO ARE PATIENTS OR MEMBERS TO NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS SPONSORS AND IS A KEY PLAYER IN THE GREATER MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL INITIATIVE CALLED MAKE IT. MSP, WHICH IS AN INITIATIVE TO HELP MAKE THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL REGION A TOP PERFORMER IN ATTRACTING AND RETAINING PEOPLE. AS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE, WE HAVE REPRESENTATION ON (1) THE MAKE IT. MSP PEOPLE OF COLOR COHORT, WHICH IS FOCUSING ON RECRUITING AND RETAINING PEOPLE OF COLOR TO POSITIONS IN THE REGION AND (2) THE ENTERPRISE TALENT TEAM, WHICH FOCUSES ON RECRUITMENT INTO THE REGION. HEALTHPARTNERS ATTENDED BITCON2018 (BLACKS IN TECHNOLOGY, NOW TECHQUITY). HTTPS://WWW.BITCON2018.COM/), HOSTING A SPONSOR TABLE AT THE EVENT FOR RECRUITING. EQUITABLE CARE CHAMPIONS IN 2016, THE EQUITABLE CARE CHAMPION WAS LAUNCHED (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE EQUITABLE CARE FELLOWS PROGRAM). "A CHAMPION IS A PERSON WHO VOLUNTARILY TAKES EXTRAORDINARY INTEREST IN THE ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION AND SUCCESS OF A CAUSE, POLICY OR PROGRAM THROUGHOUT AN ORGANIZATION. ALSO CALLED CHANGE ADVOCATE, CHANGE AGENT OR IDEA CHAMPION." THIS IS HOW WE DEFINE OUR EQUITABLE CARE CHAMPIONS ACROSS THE HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATION. EQUITABLE CARE CHAMPIONS MEETS ANNUALLY. 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. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE WE PROVIDE INTERPRETER SERVICES IN ALL KEY LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY PATIENTS AND HAVE ACCESS TO OVER 200 LANGUAGES THROUGH TELEPHONE AND THE USE OF VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETATION. WE CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY FACE-TO-FACE (INCLUDING DEDICATED STAFF IN HIGH-VOLUME LOCATIONS), TELEPHONE AND VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETER SERVICES TO OUR PATIENTS IN THEIR PREFERRED LANGUAGE FOR HEALTH CARE. 100% OF EMPLOYED INTERPRETERS AT HEALTHPARTNERS HAVE A MINIMUM OF 40 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND 66% HOLD SOME NATIONAL CERTIFICATION. UPDATED ANNUALLY, OUR LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PLAN SETS ORGANIZATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AND EXPECTATIONS, AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRACTICAL YOUR GUIDE TO INTERPRETER SERVICES. YOUR GUIDE PROVIDES ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS SUCH AS HOW TO ACCESS AN INTERPRETER AND HOW TO TALK WITH PATIENTS WHO WISH TO RELY ON FAMILY MEMBERS TO INTERPRET. TRAINING IS CONDUCTED ON THESE TOOLS TO SUPPORT CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH AND EXPERIENCE OUTCOMES. MOST RECENTLY, IT HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE VIDEO REMOTE TECHNOLOGY WE USE FOR INTERPRETATION SERVICES, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE ON NOTIFICATION TO MEMBERS AND PATIENTS ON THEIR RIGHT TO LANGUAGE SERVICES (ACA 1557), AND STATE (MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES) GUIDANCE ON HEALTH PLAN LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PLANS. OUR BIENNIAL INTERPRETER SATISFACTION SURVEY ALLOWS STAFF AND PROVIDERS TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON ALL INTERPRETER TYPES (AGENCY, STAFF, TELEPHONIC, VIDEO). THE RESULTS OF THESE SURVEYS ARE REVIEWED AND ACTED UPON TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENT. MEETINGS ARE HELD QUARTERLY WITH ALL CONTRACTED INTERPRETER AGENCIES TO REVIEW SATISFACTION SURVEYS AND PERFORMANCE, AND TO CONTINUE AGENCY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTCOMES THAT SUPPORT THE TRIPLE AIM. VOCERA UNITS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED AND DUAL HANDSET PHONES DEPLOYED AT ADMISSION AT OUR LARGEST HOSPITAL TO SUPPORT IMPROVED ACCESS TO AND USE OF TELEPHONIC LANGUAGE SERVICES. SEVERAL CLINIC SITES ALSO MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORK FLOW TO OFFER IMPROVED TELEPHONIC LANGUAGE SERVICES, AND VIDEO REMOTE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE WIDELY THROUGHOUT OUR HOSPITALS AND CLINICS. INTERPRETER AWARENESS EDUCATION CONTINUES TO BE OFFERED IN MULTIPLE NEW EMPLOYEE SETTINGS AS A REGULAR PART OF THE AGENDA, INCLUDING PROVIDER NEO AT HEALTHPARTNERS, HSC NEW, REGIONS NEO, AND NEW RESIDENT ORIENTATION. HEALTHPARTNERS MEMBER SERVICES, SALES, CASE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES ALSO ARE TRAINED IN HOW TO USE TELEPHONIC INTERPRETER SERVICES. HEALTHPARTNERS AND PARK NICOLLET ALSO SPONSOR SEVERAL INTERPRETER CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS EACH YEAR FOR BOTH EMPLOYED AND CONTRACTED INTERPRETERS. IN 2018, WORKSHOPS WERE OFFERED ON (1) NOTETAKING FOR HEALTH CARE INTERPRETERS; (2) CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS, DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND TREATMENT; (3) OB/GYN TOPICS, INCLUDING RACE AND PREGNANCY, THE ROLE OF NURSE MIDWIVES, HYSTERECTOMIES, AND PRENATAL TESTING FOR CONGENITAL ANOMALIES; AND 4) SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSING EXAMS FOR AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS. HEALTHPARTNERS INTERPRETERS ARE INVOLVED IN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT OUR PATIENTS, MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY. IN 2018, THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: PROVIDING INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERPRETING STUDENTS FROM CENTURY COLLEGE (SPOKEN LANGUAGE) AND ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY (AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE). PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING: PROVIDING CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC EXPERTISE IN PROGRAM OR RESEARCH DESIGN PRESENTING AT CAREER FAIRS PROVIDING CULTURAL EDUCATION TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. REVIEWING TRANSLATED STROKE EDUCATION MATERIALS TO ENSURE CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC APPROPRIATENESS TWENTY-SIX STAFF INTERPRETERS TRAINED IN SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING BEGAN PROVIDING SERVICES IN SEVEN LANGUAGES FOR MENTAL HEALTH GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS IN EARLY 2017. SERVICES WERE AIMED AT IMPROVING LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT (LEP) PATIENT ACCESS TO THE FULL ARRAY OF AVAILABLE INPATIENT THERAPIES, WITH AN ULTIMATE GOAL OF REDUCING EXCESS INPATIENT DAYS FOR LEP PATIENTS. THIS NEW PROGRAM CONTRIBUTED TO A FOUR-DAY IMPROVEMENT IN LENGTH OF STAY FOR LEP PATIENTS FROM PROGRAM INCEPTION THROUGH 2018. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH HEALTHWISE, MORE THAN 3,600 PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN EPIC IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE ADDED TO THE AFTER VISIT SUMMARY/DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS AND PRINTED FOR PATIENTS. 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. MEMBER MATERIALS & COMMUNICATIONS MEMBER MATERIALS ARE CREATED USING A CONSUMER-FRIENDLY CHECKLIST TO ENSURE THAT COMMUNICATIONS ARE UNDERSTANDABLE, CONVERSATIONAL AND CONSISTENT. BENEFIT SUMMARIES ARE AVAILABLE IN SPANISH, HMONG AND SOMALI, OR OTHER LANGUAGES AS NEEDED, UPON REQUEST. PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS REFLECT THE DEMOGRAPHICS THAT EXIST IN THE POPULATION, MAKING PHOTOS RACIALLY, ETHNICALLY AND AGE DIVERSE. MANY CUSTOM COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPED FOR EMPLOYER GROUPS HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED TO BETTER SERVE OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING MEMBERS. OPEN ENROLLMENT MATERIALS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH. WE MAINTAIN A SPANISH-LANGUAGE MICROSITE (HEALTHPARTNERS.COM/ESPANOL) TO BETTER SERVE OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING MEMBERS. HEALTHPARTNERS CARE AND MSHO LANGUAGE BLOCKS: WE USE A LANGUAGE BLOCK TEMPLATE OUR ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 1557 OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA). THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES A REVISED LANGUAGE BLOCK THAT ADDS LANGUAGES, UPDATES THE DISCRIMINATION LANGUAGE, INCLUDES INFORMATION ON WHERE DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS CAN BE FILED, AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON FREE LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE AND AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES. THE LANGUAGE BLOCK IS USED ON HEALTHPARTNERS CARE AND MSHO MEMBER MATERIALS AND COMMUNICATIONS WHEN MODEL REQUIRES IT. THE HPCARE AND MSHO MATERIALS ARE TRANSLATED UPON REQUEST, INCLUDING THE MEDICAID/MSHO/SNBC WELCOME SHEET AND WELCOME LETTER. THE MSHO SALES COVER LETTER IS TRANSLATED UPON REQUEST. THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SECTION 1557 NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE AND TAGLINES ARE PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS. 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 THE APPLYSMART SYSTEM WAS PURCHASED BY APERTURE IN 2016 AND CONTINUES TO BE A WEB-BASED SECURE CREDENTIALING APPLICATION (APPLYSMART) FOR PRACTITIONERS, CLINICS, HOSPITALS AND HEALTH PLANS. ALL MINNESOTA-BASED HEALTH PLANS AND SEVERAL HOSPITALS USE THE SYSTEM. DENTAL APPLICATION COLLABORATION THE MN UNIFORM CREDENTIALING APPLICATION WAS STREAMLINED THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN HEALTHPARTNERS AND DELTA DENTAL SO IT WAS MORE USER FRIENDLY FOR DENTISTS. THE RESULT IS A SHORTENED, MORE STREAMLINED APPLICATION THAT WILL BE USED BY DENTISTS JOINING HEALTHPARTNERS OR DELTA DENTAL NETWORKS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | 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 2018 FOR GETTING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND STAYING FIT THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS FREQUENT FITNESS PROGRAM. 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 2017 AND GOT REIMBURSED. POWERUP (FORMERLY YUMPOWER) AND POWERUP SCHOOL CHALLENGE IN 2011, HEALTHPARTNERS LAUNCHED YUMPOWER, A COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE INTAKE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND BETTER-FOR-YOU FOOD CHOICES. AS PART OF THIS LAUNCH, HEALTHPARTNERS CREATED 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 PEOPLE 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 POWERUP SCHOOL CHALLENGE. THE GOALS OF THE POWERUP 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. SCHOOL CHALLENGE THE SCIENCE IS CLEAR: HABITS FORMED IN CHILDHOOD LAST A LIFETIME, EATING AT LEAST FIVE FRUITS AND VEGGIES AND BEING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE EVERY DAY IS THE BEST WAY FOR KIDS TO BE HEALTHY, HEALTHY STUDENTS ARE BETTER LEARNERS AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS IS STRONGLY LINKED TO GOOD HEALTH IN ADULTHOOD. THE SCHOOL CHALLENGE ENCOURAGES STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE TO TRY TO EAT FIVE FRUITS AND VEGGIES AND TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE EVERY DAY. THE SCHOOL CHALLENGE REACHES NEARLY 25,000 KIDS EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM ENGAGES WITH OVER 50 SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE KIDS TO "TRY FOR 5" FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, INCLUDING SAMPLING VEGGIES RIGHT IN THE CLASSROOM. SCHOOL PARTICIPATION RATES REMAINED HIGH, EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE YEARS OF THE PROGRAM. SURVEYS SHOWED THAT 70 PERCENT OF FAMILIES AND MORE THAN 85 PERCENT OF SCHOOL STAFF OBSERVED THAT KIDS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN TRYING OR EATING FRUITS AND VEGGIES AS A RESULT OF THE THREE-WEEK SCHOOL CHALLENGE. SCHOOLS IN THE EAST METROPOLITAN AREA ARE GOING EVEN FURTHER TO CREATE A CULTURE OF HEALTH AT SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY. SCHOOLS FOCUS ON EVIDENCED-BASED STRATEGIES TO MAKE LASTING CHANGE. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT SCHOOLS ARE DOING: USE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS A REWARD REDUCE OR ELIMINATE SUGARY BEVERAGES IN SCHOOL AND AT SCHOOL EVENTS INCLUDE A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BREAK IN CLASSROOMS EVERY DAY LIMIT SCREEN TIME TO SCHOOL WORK PROMOTE ACTIVITY-BASED CELEBRATIONS, FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS MORE INFO ABOUT POWERUP AT THIS LINK: HTTPS://WWW.HEALTHPARTNERS.COM/HP/HEALTHY-LIVING/POWERUP-TEACHER/INDEX. FRUIT AND VEGGIE RX WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND THE FRUIT AND VEGGIE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM (FRUITS AND VEGGIE RX). THE NUMBER OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE "PRESCRIPTIONS" (VOUCHERS) WE DISTRIBUTED INCREASED FROM 16,550 IN 2016 TO 29,758 IN 2018. THE PROGRAM IS POPULAR WITH FAMILIES AND OUR CLINICIANS, WITH THE MESSAGE TO TRY NEW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. CUB FOODS IS OUR PARTNER IN THE METRO AREA FOR THE FRUIT AND VEGGIE VOUCHER REDEMPTION. OUR DISTRIBUTION CONTINUES TO GROW EACH YEAR, AS DOES THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS WERE WE WILL USE THE VOUCHERS. EXPANSION HAS INCLUDED SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS AND OUR WELL@WORK CLINICS. 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, LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL, 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 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 IN 2018, WE WORKED ON OUR NEXT CYCLE OF CHNA FOR 2019-2021. CHNA PRIORITIZATION - FIVE PRIORITY AREAS ACCESS TO CARE ACCESS TO CARE REFERS TO HAVING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE, CONVENIENT AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE. THIS INCLUDES FACTORS SUCH AS PROXIMITY TO CARE, ACCESS TO PROVIDERS, COST, INSURANCE COVERAGE, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, CARE COORDINATION WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITY AND RESPONSIVENESS. ACCESS TO HEALTH ACCESS TO HEALTH REFERS TO THE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THAT DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY AFFECT PEOPLE'S HEALTH SUCH AS HOUSING, INCOME, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND MORE. THESE FACTORS, ALSO REFERRED TO AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING REFERS TO THE INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN MENTAL ILLNESS, MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL WELL-BEING AND THE ASSOCIATED STIGMA. POOR MENTAL HEALTH IS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR QUALITY OF LIFE, HIGHER RATES OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND A SHORTER LIFESPAN. NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REFERS TO EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FOOD AND FEEDING CHOICES. POOR NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL INACTIVITY ARE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES, HEART DISEASE AND STROKE, WHICH DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACT LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION ARE THE EXCESSIVE USE OF SUBSTANCES INCLUDING ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, OPIOIDS AND OTHER DRUGS IN A MANNER THAT IS HARMFUL TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. HEALTHPARTNERS DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED ADDITIONAL OR ALTERNATIVE PRIORITIES DURING THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS, INCLUDING: OLDER ADULT HEALTH/AGING, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND INJURY AND VIOLENCE. THESE NEEDS WERE NOT SELECTED AS TOP FIVE PRIORITIES IN THE CONSENSUS BUILDING PROCESS; HOWEVER, THE THEMES WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SELECTED PRIORITY AREAS. HEALTHPARTNERS APPROACH TO EQUITY |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | AT HEALTHPARTNERS, A TOP PRIORITY IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO EXCELLENT AND RELIABLE HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES, TO WORK TOWARD A DAY WHERE EVERY PERSON, REGARDLESS OF THEIR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, HAS THE CHANCE TO REACH THEIR BEST HEALTH. THIS REQUIRES US TO IDENTIFY AND WORK TOWARDS ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES, DEFINED BY THE CDC AS "PREVENTABLE DIFFERENCES IN THE BURDEN OF DISEASE, INJURY, VIOLENCE OR INOPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH EXPERIENCED BY SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND OTHER POPULATION GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES." OUR COMMITMENT TO HEALTH EQUITY SHAPED OUR APPROACH TO OUR CHNA AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHAPE OUR APPROACH AS WE DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES CONSIDERING FACTORS SUCH AS RACE, ETHNICITY, AGE, GENDER IDENTITY, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND EDUCATION LEVELS WHEN SETTING PRIORITIES AND DEVELOPING IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. NEXT STEPS - IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REPORT OUR HOSPITALS AND HEALTHPARTNERS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP SHARED GOALS AND ACTIONS THAT ADDRESS THE TOP FIVE PRIORITY NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA. THESE SHARED GOALS AND ACTIONS WILL BE PRESENTED IN OUR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY, WHICH IS A REQUIRED COMPANION REPORT TO THE CHNA. EACH NEED ADDRESSED WILL BE TAILORED TO THE HOSPITAL'S PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, PRIORITIES, PLANS AND/OR COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENTAL, NON-PROFIT OR OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. WHILE THE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITALS JOINTLY PRIORITIZED SYSTEMS-LEVEL NEEDS, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND THE IRS REQUIRE A HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TO SEPARATELY DOCUMENT THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR EACH OF ITS HOSPITAL FACILITIES. THE BOARD OF EACH HOSPITAL MUST APPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY BY MAY 2019. 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, WHO'S NAME WAS CHANGED TO COLLECTIVE ACTION MAKING A COLLECTIVE IMPACT (CACI), WAS TASKED WITH DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS A SHARED PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY AREA BASED ON CHNAS. THEIR FOCUS HAS BEEN ON MENTAL HEALTH. 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 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. THE WORKGROUP MEETS ONCE EACH MONTH AND ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOSPITALS, HEALTH PLAN, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SECTORS. MORE ABOUT CCH AT WWW.MNMETROCCH.ORG WORKPLACE DIVERSITY 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. MORE ABOUT WORKPLACE DIVERSITY CAN BE FOUND ON THE 2018 GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. 990. ORGANIZATION AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS THAT RECOGNIZE OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CARE, COVERAGE AND SERVICE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND PATIENTS AND FOR OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE WASTE. THE RANGE OF AWARDS IS ASTOUNDING, FROM THOSE THAT RECOGNIZED TOP-NOTCH CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THOSE THAT HONOR INNOVATION, HEALTH OUTCOMES AND PATIENT SAFETY. 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: TOP HEALTH SYSTEM FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW, IBM WATSON HEALTH NAMED HEALTHPARTNERS A TOP 15 HEALTH SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING INFECTIONS AND COMPLICATIONS, SHORTER EMERGENCY WAIT TIMES, LOWER SPENDING AND HIGHER PATIENT SATISFACTION. FOR 14 YEARS THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE HAS RECOGNIZED HEALTHPARTNERS AS THE HIGHEST OR ONE OF THE HIGHEST PERFORMING COMMERCIAL HEALTH PLANS IN MINNESOTA FOR CARE AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. HEALTHPARTNERS IS THE HIGHEST RANKED PLAN IN OVERALL MEMBER SATISFACTION IN THE MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN REGION, ACCORDING TO THE J.D. POWER 2018 U.S. COMMERCIAL MEMBER HEALTH PLAN STUDY. HIGH-QUALITY CLINICAL CARE HEALTHGRADES NAMED REGIONS HOSPITAL ONE OF AMERICA'S 50 BEST HOSPITALS (2016-2019) PUTTING IT IN THE TOP 1 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. METHODIST IS AMONG AMERICA'S 100 BEST HOSPITALS (2017-2018) PUTTING IT IN THE TOP 2 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. HEALTHPARTNERS IS ONE OF THE TOP-RATED PRIVATE COMMERCIAL HEALTH PLANS IN THE STATE AND ONE OF THE HIGHEST-RATED HEALTH PLANS IN THE NATION WITH A RATING OF 4.5 OUT OF 5, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA).* THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (AHA) NAMED METHODIST HOSPITAL A 2018 CITATION OF MERIT AWARD RECIPIENT AS PART OF THE ANNUAL QUEST FOR QUALITY. LEADERSHIP MODERN HEALTHCARE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN HEALTHCARE - ANDREA WALSH MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL WOMEN IN BUSINESS - ANDREA WALSH TWIN CITIES BUSINESS MAGAZINE OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR - DONALD LEWIS MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL CFO OF THE YEAR - DAVE DZUIK MINNESOTA MONTHLY 500 MOST POWERFUL BUSINESS EXECUTIVES - ANDREA WALSH, STEVE CONNELLY, MEGAN REMARK MODERN HEALTHCARE TOP 25 COOS IN HEALTHCARE - NANCE MCCLURE THOMAS KOTTKE, MD, A HEALTHPARTNERS CARDIOLOGIST AND EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR WELL-BEING, IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2018 PRESIDENT'S AWARD FROM THE MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES DR. KOTTKE'S WORK TO IMPROVE HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES INCLUDING TOBACCO CESSATION, TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION, BIKE SAFETY AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. SUSTAINABILITY HEALTHPARTNERS RECEIVED EIGHT CIRCLES OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN SEVEN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH, THE NATION'S LEADING ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN HEALTH CARE. BECKER'S GREENEST HOSPITALS INCLUDED AMERY HOSPITAL & CLINIC, METHODIST HOSPITAL, REGIONS HOSPITAL, HUDSON HOSPITAL & CLINIC, LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL AND WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL & CLINIC RECOGNIZED MEDICARE MODEL FOR TWO YEARS, BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW, A HIGHLY RESPECTED HEALTH CARE PUBLICATION, IS RECOGNIZING PARK NICOLLET AS ONE OF THE ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS TO KNOW. THIS RECOGNITION IS BASED ON FACTORS INCLUDING QUALITY AND COST. HEALTHPARTNERS IS THE TOP-RATED MEDICARE PLAN IN MINNESOTA, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA).HEALTHPARTNERS FREEDOM (COST) PLAN RECEIVED A RATING OF 5 OUT OF 5 FROM NCQA. PHARMACY THE PHARMACY QUALITY ALLIANCE (PQA) ANNOUNCED THAT HEALTHPARTNERS WAS AMONG TEN MEDICARE PLANS TO RECEIVE A PQA QUALITY AWARD FOR HIGH ACHIEVEMENT OR SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN PQA MEASURES OF MEDICATION SAFETY AND APPROPRIATE USE. HEALTHPARTNERS IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES INFUSIONS FOR BIOLOGIC MEDICATIONS IN A PATIENT'S HOME, CLINICS OR OTHER LOWER COST SITES. THE PROGRAM WAS ONE OF JUST EIGHT TO RECEIVE AN EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM THE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE AT ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON MARCH 6. HEALTHPARTNERS' PROGRAM WAS THE ONLY WINNER IN THE COST CONTAINMENT CATEGORY. CANCER CARE THE MINNESOTA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY HAS NAMED HEALTHPARTNERS AS THE CRC ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR FOR ITS EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS SURROUNDING COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | EACH HPI DIRECTOR IS ALSO A CONTRACT HOLDER OF HPI HEALTH PLAN OR A HEALTH PLAN OFFERED OR ADMINISTERED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. EACH MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE. BYLAWS, SECTION 1.1. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE MEMBERS OF HPI ELECT THE MAJORITY OF THE HPI BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO SERVE AS MEMBER-ELEXTED DIRECTORS AND WHO ALSO MUST BE CONTRACT HOLDERS AS EXPLAINED IN LINE 6A. OVER 75% OF MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE MEMBER-ELECTED DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | 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 | THE HPI BOARD MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF ITS BOARD MEMBERS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ("COVERED PERSONS") BY MAINTAINING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, COVERED PERSONS ANNUALLY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND ASKED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHPARTNERS REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES AND DEVELOPS A REPORT DETAILING ANY POTENTIALLY MATERIAL CONFLICTS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD. A VERBAL SUMMARY IS ALSO GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD OR APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE ENDING WITH A REMINDER TO COVERED PERSONS OF THE POLICY'S MANDATE THAT EACH PERSON IS OBLIGATED TO DISCLOSE ANY NEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY MAY ARISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 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 AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS -6,606,524. EARNINGS IN AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION -2,792,360. FASB 124 FAIR MARKET VALUATION ADJUSTMENT -76,201. |
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018
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