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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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NORTH EAST PROFESSIONAL REGISTRY OF NURSES |
201287349 | 10 | No | 0 | 0 | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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| FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS | DESCRIPTION: INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 15,182. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 15,182. |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES | DESCRIPTION: INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 15,182. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 15,182. |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III, PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE - | AS PART OF BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AT HOME, THE PRIMARY MISSION OF CAREGROUP PARMENTER HOME CARE & HOSPICE (CPHCH) IS TO PROVIDE HOME HEALTH CARE, HOSPICE AND BEREAVEMENT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS OTHER BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AFFILIATES. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES (LHSS), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC) WHICH INCLUDES BEVERLY, ADDISON GILBERT AND BAYRIDGE HOSPITALS, NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL CORPORATION (NBHC), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH), JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER AND THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK (BILHPN). THE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION IN TURN SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC INC, AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC). THE ENTITIES LISTED HERE MAY HAVE ALSO, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER TO OTHER NETWORK AFFILIATES. BILH IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT CARE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ADVANCING THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE BILH SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF ACADEMIC AND TEACHING HOSPITALS, A PREMIER ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL, PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS, AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS, URGENT CARE CENTERS, COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, HOMECARE SERVICES, OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERS AND ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAMS. BILH'S COMMUNITY OF CLINICIANS, CAREGIVERS AND STAFF INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PHYSICIANS AND 35,000 EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | AS PART OF BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AT HOME, THE PRIMARY MISSION OF CAREGROUP PARMENTER HOME CARE & HOSPICE (CPHCH) IS TO PROVIDE HOME HEALTH CARE, HOSPICE AND BEREAVEMENT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS OTHER BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AFFILIATES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AT HOME CARED FOR PATIENTS THROUGH ITS AFFILIATE, NORTHEAST PROFESSIONAL REGISTRY OF NURSES D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AT HOME (BILH AT HOME). BILH AT HOME PROVIDED CARE TO PATIENTS BY PARTNERING WITH PHYSICIANS, HOSPITALS AND SKILLED FACILITIES, TO HELP PATIENTS MAKE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION BACK HOME IN THE EVENT OF A HOSPITALIZATION. BILH AT HOME ALSO OFFERS A RANGE OF PROGRAMS TO MEET THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES COPING WITH ADVANCED ILLNESS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE PALLIATIVE CARE, BRIDGE-TO-HOSPICE, HOSPICE AT HOME, AND RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE. |
| IN ADDITION, AS NOTED FURTHER BELOW, THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) | NETWORK OF AFFILIATES ENGAGED IN SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN THE PRIMARY CARE AND OTHER HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AS WELL AS OTHER HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES FOR THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 SINCE COMING TOGETHER AS A HEALTH SYSTEM, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH ("BILH") HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS AND UNDERTAKE INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR PATIENTS AND SUPPORT ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IN FY 2022 ALONE, BILH INVESTED OVER $8 MILLION IN ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PARTNERS AND SAFETY NET AFFILIATES, DEVELOPED ACCESSIBLE PATIENT MESSAGING AND EDUCATION, AND INVESTED OVER $5 MILLION IN SEVERAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH-FOCUSED INITIATIVES. BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK ("BILHPN") CONTINUES TO OPTIMIZE ITS POPULATION HEALTH-FOCUSED INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THOSE FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SYSTEM'S EFFORTS INCLUDE: ENHANCED ACCESS FOR MASSHEALTH PATIENTS - TO MITIGATE BARRIERS IN ACCESS TO CARE AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MASSHEALTH PATIENTS THAT BILH SERVES, THE SYSTEM COMMITTED TO UNIVERSAL NETWORK-WIDE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION IN MASSHEALTH. SPECIFICALLY, AS OF OCTOBER 2020, ALL BILH HOSPITALS AND PROVIDERS EMPLOYED BY BILH OR ON WHOSE BEHALF BILH JOINTLY CONTRACTS HAVE APPLIED TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME FORM OF MASSHEALTH. IN FY 2022, BILH SIGNED A NEW MASSHEALTH ACO CONTRACT WITH BMC HEALTHNET PLAN / WELLSENSE HEALTH PLAN THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN APRIL 2023. AS PART OF THIS CONTRACT, BILHPN WILL EXTEND PARTICIPATION TO ALL ELIGIBLE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS ("PCPS") WHO WERE NOT OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN A MASSHEALTH ACO. WHILE ALL ELIGIBLE BILHPN PCPS WERE PARTICIPANTS IN A FORM OF MASSHEALTH, SOME PCPS HAVE PREVIOUSLY NOT PARTICIPATED IN A MASSHEALTH ACO. - DURING FY 2022, BILH DEVELOPED AND REFINED A MULTICULTURAL MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND OUTREACH PLAN WITH THE PURPOSE OF EXPANDING ACCESS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING MASSHEALTH PATIENTS, IN TARGETED BILH SERVICE AREAS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT PLAN WILL OCCUR IN FY 2023. INVESTMENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES - BILH HOSPITALS HAVE CREATED STRONG CONNECTIONS TO A NETWORK OF AFFILIATED HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CENTERS THAT PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED CARE TO HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. IN THE REGIONS THAT THEY SERVE, THE SAFETY NET AFFILIATES ("SNAS") AND COMMUNITY CARE ALLIANCE ("CCA") COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS ("CHCS") ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF BILH'S DELIVERY SYSTEM REGARDING COMMUNITY-BASED CARE FOR MASSHEALTH AND HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED PATIENTS. - CCA CHCS INCLUDE BOWDOIN STREET HEALTH CENTER, CHARLES RIVER COMMUNITY HEALTH, THE DIMOCK CENTER, FENWAY HEALTH, AND SOUTH COVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER. - SNAS INCLUDE CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE AND SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE BROCKTON HOSPITAL. - BILH CONTINUES TO INVEST IN THE CCA CHCS AND SNAS, ENABLING THEM TO EXPAND THEIR CAPABILITIES AND CARE FOR MORE HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED PATIENTS. IN FY 2022, BILH INVESTED OVER $8 MILLION IN ITS CHCS AND SNAS, IN ADDITION TO ENGAGING IN REGIONAL PLANNING AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. THESE INVESTMENTS REPRESENT ONLY A PORTION OF A MUCH LARGER COMMUNITY BENEFITS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO THAT IS DESCRIBED IN GREATER DETAIL IN THIS AND OTHER BILH NETWORK TAX FILINGS. - BILH IS EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES WITH CHCS IN ESSEX AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES. FOR EXAMPLE, BILH HAS ESTABLISHED A TELEHEALTH PILOT PROGRAM BETWEEN PHYSICIANS AT ADDISON GILBERT AND BEVERLY HOSPITALS AND PATIENTS AT NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER. COMMITMENT TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE - BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES IS THE LARGEST MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER NETWORK IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. WITH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITY HEALTH, BILH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS THROUGH A RANGE OF OPTIONS, FROM INPATIENT CARE TO COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. - IN FY 2022, BILH INVESTED OVER $5 MILLION IN THE FOLLOWING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVES: THE COLLABORATIVE CARE MODEL, CENTRALIZED BED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND MEDICATION ASSISTED THERAPY ("MAT") - AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, 60 OF 78 EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES2 ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE IMPACT MODEL, WITH 12 NEW SITES ADDED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE IMPACT MODEL (ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE "COLLABORATIVE CARE" MODEL) IS A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION MODEL, WHICH INVOLVES INTRODUCING PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED THROUGH SCREENINGS AND DIRECT REFERRALS TO AN EMBEDDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIAN. - BILH HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS BRIDGE CLINICS AT ADDISON GILBERT AND BEVERLY HOSPITALS, INCREASING SAME-DAY ADMISSION FOR MAT PATIENTS FROM 24 TO 40 HOURS PER WEEK, OBTAINING ADDITIONAL STAFF, AND EXPANDING ITS INDUCTION PROGRAM. - BILH HAS EXPANDED ITS SYSTEM-WIDE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TASKFORCE, DEFINING NEW PATHWAYS FOR CONNECTING BILH PRIMARY CARE TEAMS WITH COMMUNITY ACUTE DETOX AND OTHER ADDICTION-BASED SERVICES, INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF BILH PCPS TO PRESCRIBE MEDICATIONS IN SUPPORT OF OFFICE-BASED ADDICTION TREATMENT, AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL TRAININGS TO PCPS TO SCREEN AND TREAT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. - THE PRACTICE OF MAT INDUCTION AND REFERRAL IN THE ED AT BID-PLYMOUTH CONTINUED IN FY 2022, WITH RECOVERY NAVIGATORS, AN ADDICTION LPN NURSE, AND A PSYCHIATRIC NP AS AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO PATIENTS. BID-PLYMOUTH ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH AREA COALITIONS TO HAND OUT SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING NARCAN, TO THOSE PATIENTS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA AND WHO PRESENT TO THE BID-PLYMOUTH EMERGENCY ROOM WITH AN OPIOID OVERDOSE. - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS BELOW. POPULATION HEALTH INITIATIVES - BILHPN SUPPORTS AND IMPROVES ACCESS, QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF PATIENT-CENTERED CARE BY LEVERAGING BEST PRACTICES IN CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND DATA ANALYTICS TO HELP PROVIDERS IMPROVE PATIENT HEALTH OUTCOMES. FOR EXAMPLE, BILHPN'S CARE MANAGEMENT TEAM WORKS WITH THE HIGHEST-RISK PATIENTS IN AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE THEM ON THEIR DISEASE, IMPROVE MEDICATION COMPLIANCE, AND HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. THE GOAL OF BILHPN'S CARE MANAGERS IS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WHILE AVOIDING UNNECESSARY EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS OR HOSPITAL STAYS. - DURING FY 2022, BILH UNDERTOOK SEVERAL INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH AND PATIENT CARE, INCLUDING: - BILHPN'S QUALITY TEAM DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED EIGHT TEXT-BASED OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS FOR PATIENTS, ADDRESSING CANCER SCREENINGS, IMMUNIZATIONS, AND DIABETES CARE TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH METRICS. - BILHPN CONTINUED TO OPTIMIZE ITS ENTERPRISE-WIDE POPULATION HEALTH DATA WAREHOUSE TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS WITH CARE GAPS. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH BILH PHYSICIAN LEADERS, BILHPN MODIFIED PRACTICE WORKFLOWS AND CREATED OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO CLOSE IDENTIFIED GAPS. THESE EFFORTS RESULTED IN BILH REACHING MORE PATIENTS. - DURING FY 2022, BILHPN AND THE BILH OFFICE FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION CO-LED EFFORTS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON CLOSING DISPARITIES IN DIABETES CARE FOR BLACK AND HISPANIC PATIENTS. ONE AREA OF COLLABORATION CENTERED AROUND A $1.8 MILLION GRANT FROM THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT / BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS THAT ALLOWED THE SYSTEM TO HIRE AND EMBED PATIENT NAVIGATORS WITHIN ITS MOST DIVERSE PRACTICES TO ASSIST PATIENTS ALONG THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. BILH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK (BILH) IS COMMITTED TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVICED. BELOW ARE SOME OF ACTIVITIES THAT BILH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES (BILHBS) HAS PROVIDED TO THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVED BY BILH AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. BILHBS (WHICH INCLUDES THE ACTIVITIES OF BILH'S TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATE NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORP) IS THE LARGEST NETWORK OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. BILHBS' NETWORK OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE INCLUDES SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS RANGING FROM INPATIENT TREATMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. |
| SERVICES INCLUDE: | - INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC AND DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT; - EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC AND MOBILE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAMS; - OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT; - INDIVIDUAL/COUPLE/FAMILY THERAPY; - MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PROGRAMS; AND - SCHOOL-BASED AND HOME-BASED COUNSELING FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, SINCE ITS CREATION IN MARCH 2019, BILH HAS CONTINUED TO INVEST SIGNIFICANTLY IN IMPROVING ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH A SYSTEM-WIDE APPROACH TO CARE DELIVERY. AS ONE OF SEVERAL ONGOING INITIATIVES, BILH HAS MADE A MULTI-YEAR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO ITS EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES USING AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH KNOWN AS THE IMPACT MODEL. BY THE END OF FY 2022, BILH HAD IMPLEMENTED THE IMPACT MODEL IN 74.36% OF ITS EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES AS PART OF ITS COLLABORATIVE CARE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. IN MARCH 2021, BILHBS LAUNCHED ITS CENTRALIZED BED FINDING TEAM. THIS TEAM IS PART OF A BILHBS CENTRAL CALL CENTER, WHICH CENTRALIZES CALLS TO BILHBS' THREE EMERGENCY SERVICE PROGRAM (ESP) CATCHMENT AREAS REDUCING REDUNDANCIES ACROSS THE AGENCY AND STREAMLINING ALL CALLS TO ONE CENTRAL SERVICE. THIS CENTRALIZED BED FINDING TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING BED SEARCHES FOR PATIENTS SEEN THROUGH THE ESP AND WHO ARE AWAITING AN INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC PLACEMENT. THIS TEAM DIRECTLY INCREASES THE AVAILABILITY OF CLINICIANS TO CONTINUE TO SEE PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) AND THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CRISIS WHILE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS SEARCH FOR AVAILABLE INPATIENT PLACEMENTS. THIS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS DECREASED RESPONSE TIME TO RESPONDING TO NEW PATIENTS IN CRISIS AND REDUCES ED BOARDING TIME FOR PATIENTS WHO CAN BE SAFELY MANAGED IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FY2022, THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS SET FORTH THE MASSACHUSETTS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ROADMAP TO INCLUDE FOUR PRIMARY OUTCOMES IN EFFORTS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY: (1) THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERS (CBHCS); (2) SHIFTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; (3) TREATMENT ON DEMAND (OUTPATIENT EVALUATION AND TREATMENT); AND (4) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HELP LINE. IN RESPONSE TO THIS MOVEMENT, BILHBS RECEIVED AN AWARD TO OPERATE A CBHC IN THE LAWRENCE LOCATION AND BEGAN THE PLANNING TO PIVOT EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAMS TO SERVE THE BILH SYSTEM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. BILHBS SERVES APPROXIMATELY 35,000 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY, OFFERING A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. SERVICES RANGE FROM INPATIENT TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. BILHBS OPERATES OVER 250 BEDS IN 9 FACILITIES FOR CLIENTS REQUIRING ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC CARE, DETOXIFICATION AND RESIDENTIAL STEP-DOWN SERVICES. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES INCLUDED MOBILE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAMS IN THREE CATCHMENT AREAS AND HOME-BASED COUNSELING FOR ADULTS, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. BILHBS ALSO PROVIDED SERVICES IN 63 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS 9 POLICE DEPARTMENTS. IN ADDITION, BILH'S COMMUNITY CRISIS STABILIZATION ("CCS") UNITS IN LAWRENCE AND SALEM, WHICH TYPICALLY CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCREASED THEIR ABILITY TO TREAT PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE CCS UNITS CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO INDUCT PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) ON BUPRENORPHINE AND ARE ALSO ABLE TO MAINTAIN PATIENTS WHO ARE ALREADY ON ANY OF THE THREE FDA APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OUD. THESE UNITS ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH METHAMPHETAMINE DISORDERS AND HAVE DEVELOPED A PROTOCOL TO MANAGE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS IN THIS POPULATION. |
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