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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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| Yes | No | |||||
| (A)
LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION INC |
042323457 | 3 | Yes | 142,977,263 | 0 | |
| (B)
NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION |
042121317 | 3 | Yes | 47,221,416 | 0 | |
| (C)
WINCHESTER HOSPITAL |
042104434 | 3 | Yes | 37,682,051 | 0 | |
| (D)
NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION |
042777145 | 10 | Yes | 6,085,583 | 0 | |
| (E)
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - MILTON |
042103604 | 3 | Yes | 15,120,198 | 0 | |
| (F)
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL-NEEDHAM |
043229679 | 3 | Yes | 13,408,029 | 0 | |
| (G)
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - PLYMOUTH INC |
222667354 | 3 | Yes | 34,018,329 | 0 | |
| (H)
ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL INC |
042104338 | 3 | Yes | 16,176,892 | 0 | |
| (I)
NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL |
042103612 | 3 | Yes | 24,921,487 | 0 | |
| (J)
MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL |
042103606 | 3 | Yes | 45,878,507 | 0 | |
| (K)
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER |
042103881 | 3 | Yes | 174,320,761 | 0 | |
| (L)
LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES INC |
043178972 | 10 | Yes | 14,501,068 | 0 | |
| (M)
JOSLIN CLINIC INC |
222984590 | 3 | Yes | 3,695,817 | 0 | |
| (N)
EXETER HEALTH RESOURCES INC |
020222126 | 3 | Yes | 382,452 | 0 | |
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Total 14
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576,389,853 | 0 | ||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 | ||||
| e |
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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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 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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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 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-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, 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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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. 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 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 1: | BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. IS ORGANIZED AND IS OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - MILTON, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - NEEDHAM, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - PLYMOUTH, INC., NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, INC., LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, INC., NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL, INC., NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION, AND THEIR AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE, AND CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) OR 509(A)(2) OF THE CODE. AS REPORTED IN THIS FORM 990 SCHEDULE A, PART I LINE 12G, DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. PROVIDED SUPPORT TO BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - MILTON, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - NEEDHAM, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - PLYMOUTH, INC., NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, INC., LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, INC., NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL, INC., NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO AFFILIATES OF THESE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS, EACH OF WHICH WAS DESIGNATED BY CLASS AND PURPOSE AS STATED IN THAT GOVERNING DOCUMENT AS AN "AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION" EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE. |
| SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SECTION D, LINE 3: | AS PART OF THE CREATION OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) SYSTEM, THE BILH BY-LAWS CREATED AN INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE BILH BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THIS IS THE INITIAL FILING FOR BILH, AND THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE IS DEVELOPING A SYSTEM-WIDE INVESTMENT METHODOLOGY TO ALLOW FOR A CONSISTENT INVESTMENT APPROACH FOR ALL BILH AFFILIATES. |
| SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 3A: | AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2019, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - MILTON, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - NEEDHAM, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - PLYMOUTH, INC., NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, INC., LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, INC., NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL, INC., AND NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION. AS SOLE MEMBER, BILH HAS THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO (A) APPOINT AND REAPPOINT TRUSTEES, (B) FILL ANY VACANCIES IN THE OFFICES OF TRUSTEES, AND (C) ACTING BY VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN THREE QUARTERS (3/4) OF THE MEMBER'S TRUSTEES THEN IN OFFICE, REMOVE, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, A TRUSTEE. |
| SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 3B: | AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2019, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - MILTON, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - NEEDHAM, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - PLYMOUTH, INC., NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, INC., LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, INC., NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL, INC., AND NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION. AS SOLE MEMBER, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) HAS THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO (A) APPOINT AND REAPPOINT TRUSTEES, (B) FILL ANY VACANCIES IN THE OFFICES OF TRUSTEES, AND (C) ACTING BY VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN THREE QUARTERS (3/4) OF THE MEMBER'S TRUSTEES THEN IN OFFICE, REMOVE, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, A TRUSTEE. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1: | BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC.'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR HEALTHCARE MISSIONS, TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. BILH STRIVES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO ITS AFFILIATES WHICH SUPPORT THE DELIVERING THE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE THAT EVERY PATIENT DESERVES. BILH BELIEVES THAT EFFECTIVE CARE IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND SIMPLE TO ACCESS SO IT IS BILH'S FOCUS TO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH CARE THAT IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND CONVENIENT REGARDLESS OF WHERE PATIENTS LIVE, THEIR HEALTH HISTORY OR STAGE OF LIFE. BILH IS A PURPOSE-DRIVEN, VALUES-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT UNITES 38,000 PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE TO EVERYONE SERVED BY THE NETWORK. |
| PART I, LINE 1 PRIMARY MISSION: | BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT ITS AFFILIATES AND THOSE AFFILIATES' MISSIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. BILH STRIVES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO ITS AFFILIATES WHICH SUPPORT THE DELIVERING THE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE THAT EVERY PATIENT DESERVES. BILH BELIEVES THAT EFFECTIVE CARE IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND SIMPLE TO ACCESS SO IT IS BILH'S FOCUS TO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH CARE THAT IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND CONVENIENT REGARDLESS OF WHERE PATIENTS LIVE, THEIR HEALTH HISTORY OR STAGE OF LIFE. BILH IS A PURPOSE-DRIVEN, VALUES-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT UNITES 38,000 PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE TO EVERYONE SERVED BY THE NETWORK. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) IS THE PARENT AND A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF THE BILH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. THE NETWORK IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT CARE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ADVANCING THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE BILH SYSTEM INCLUDES 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 4,800 PHYSICIANS AND 38,000 EMPLOYEES. THE BILH NETWORK IS DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE TO BILH PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND ACCESS AND PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY CARE, WHILE ALSO ADVANCING MEDICINE THROUGH DISCOVERY AND EDUCATION. BILH IS ACCOMPLISHING THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ITS AFFILIATES WHICH INCLUDE: 1. A PHYSICIAN ENTERPRISE THAT ENCOMPASSES THE SYSTEM'S NETWORK OF EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS LOCATED THROUGHOUT OUR REGION; 2. A HOSPITAL AND AMBULATORY SERVICES GROUP THAT INCLUDES WORLD-CLASS ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS AND TEACHING HOSPITALS WITH AFFILIATIONS WITH HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; LEADING COMMUNITY HOSPITALS; A RENOWNED ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL; AND COMPREHENSIVE AMBULATORY CENTERS; 3. A POPULATION HEALTH ENTERPRISE THAT EMBRACES A MODEL OF CARE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL THOSE SERVED BY BILH; THE POPULATION HEALTH DOMAIN INCLUDES THE SYSTEM'S CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK OF AFFILIATED PROVIDERS AND VITAL SERVICES, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HOME CARE SERVICES; 4. A ROBUST NETWORK OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES TO ADVANCE STRATEGIC GOALS, BOTH LOCALLY AND AT THE SYSTEM LEVEL, THAT OFFERS EXPERTISE AND STANDARDIZED RESOURCES BASED ON BEST PRACTICES. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, 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), THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK (BILHPN), THE JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER AND THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY. THE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION IN TURN SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC INC, AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC). IN ADDITION, AS OF JULY 1, 2023, BILH BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF EXETER HEALTH RESOURCES, INC WHICH IN TURNS SERVES AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF EXETER HOSPITAL. THE ENTITIES LISTED HERE MAY HAVE ALSO, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER TO OTHER NETWORK AFFILIATES. AS A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF THESE ENTITIES, BILH PROVIDES CENTRALIZED SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO ITS AFFILIATES IN AREAS SUCH AS MANAGEMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING, HUMAN RESOURCES AND BENEFITS, DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING, LEGAL SERVICES, FINANCE, TREASURY, INVESTMENT, INSURANCE, COMPLIANCE AND TAXATION AS WELL AS PATIENT CARE CONTRACTING AND OTHER SERVICES. FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING BILH, INC. PROVIDED SERVICES TO ITS AFFILIATES IN THE AMOUNT OF $578,459,204. BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES - FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 BILH'S SUPPORT OF ITS AFFILIATES ENABLES THE NETWORK AS A WHOLE TO ACCOMPLISH ITS PRIMARY MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. BILH STRIVES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION BY DELIVERING THE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE THAT EVERY PATIENT DESERVES. BILH BELIEVES THAT EFFECTIVE CARE IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND SIMPLE TO USE SO IT IS BILH'S FOCUS TO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH CARE THAT IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND CONVENIENT REGARDLESS OF WHERE PATIENTS LIVE, THEIR HEALTH HISTORY OR STAGE OF LIFE AND BILH IS ACCOMPLISHING THIS GOAL BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO EACH OF ITS AFFILIATES, PROVIDING AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND OPERATING MODEL WHICH IS DRIVEN BY FOUR DEEPLY INTERCONNECTED DOMAINS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS, CARE SETTINGS, SPECIALTIES, AND GEOGRAPHIES TO ENSURE BILH PATIENTS RECEIVE THE CARE THEY NEED IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK. COMMUNITY BENEFITS, UNCOMPENSATED CARE, COSTS TO PROVIDE CARE TO MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PATIENTS - FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING BILH HOSPITALS PROVIDED MORE THAN $48 MILLION IN NET COST OF CHARITY CARE, INCLUDING CARE FOR EMERGENT SERVICES PROVIDED TO NON-PAYING PATIENTS AND INCLUDING PAYMENTS TO THE HEALTH SAFETY NET TRUST. IN ADDITION TO THE CHARITY CARE REPORTED ABOVE, EACH OF THE BILH HOSPITALS ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, INCLUDING PARTICULARLY THE MEDICAID PROGRAM, WHICH IS JOINTLY FUNDED BY FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS. THE MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH REFORM LAW PROVIDED AN INITIATIVE FOR EXPANSION OF MEDICAID COVERAGE TO GREATER POPULATIONS AND FOR ENROLLMENT OF UNINSURED PATIENTS IN OTHER INSURANCE PROGRAMS. PAYMENTS FROM MEDICAID AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT INSURE LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS DO NOT COVER THE COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, THE COST OF PROVIDING CARE TO MEDICAID PATIENTS ACROSS BILH EXCEEDED PAYMENTS RECEIVED FOR PROVIDING THAT CARE RESULTING IN A COMBINED SHORTFALL EXCEEDING $61 MILLION RELATED TO TREATING MEDICAID PATIENTS. MEDICARE IS THE FEDERALLY SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED PATIENTS. PAYMENTS FROM MEDICARE DO NOT COVER THE COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED. ALL BILH HOSPITALS PROVIDE CARE TO PATIENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, THE COST OF PROVIDING CARE TO MEDICARE PATIENTS ACROSS BILH EXCEEDED PAYMENTS RECEIVED FOR PROVIDING THAT CARE, RESULTING IN A COMBINED SHORTFALL EXCEEDING $144 MILLION RELATED TO TREATING MEDICARE PATIENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE COSTS NOTED ABOVE, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING BILH HOSPITALS PROVIDED COMBINED COMMUNITY BENEFITS, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES, CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS AS WELL AS COSTS INCURRED RELATED TO SUBSIDIES FOR PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AND OTHER CARE PROVIDED AT A LOSS TOTALING OVER $88 MILLION. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THESE ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS EACH HOSPITAL'S MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY, PLEASE SEE FORM 990 SCHEDULE H FOR EACH OF THE BILH HOSPITALS. ADDITIONAL BILH NETWORK ACTIVITIES - EXPANDING ACCESS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING TO UNDERSERVED PATIENT POPULATIONS IN ORDER TO REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITIES; CONTINUING TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CARE AT A LOWER COST; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 IN ADDITION, AS NOTED FURTHER BELOW, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH ("BILH") AND ITS AFFILIATES FOCUSED ON EXPANDING ACCESS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING TO UNDERSERVED PATIENT POPULATIONS IN ORDER TO REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITIES. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A STRONG FOCUS ON CONTINUING TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CARE AT A LOWER COST, WHEN APPROPRIATE, AS DEMONSTRATED BY BILH'S EFFORTS TO LEVERAGE COMMUNITY SETTINGS, KEEP CARE WITHIN THE BILH PERFORMANCE NETWORK ("BILHPN"), AND ALLOW PATIENTS TO RECEIVE CARE IN THEIR HOMES. THE FOLLOWING HIGHLIGHTS SPECIFIC EFFORTS DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING: |
| PART III, LINE 4A - CONTINUED | ACCESS & EXPANSION TO PHARMACY SERVICES - BILH PHARMACY HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS, ALLOWING MORE PATIENTS TO UTILIZE ITS PHARMACY FOR THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS. IN FY 2023, BILH PHARMACY SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED ACCESS TO THE POINT32HEALTH SPECIALTY PHARMACY NETWORK AS WELL AS THE WELLSENSE MEDICAID ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION ("ACO") PLAN. EXAMPLES OF BILH PHARMACY'S OTHER EFFORTS TO EXPAND PATIENT ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS INCLUDE: - ENHANCED MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION AND ACCESS SERVICES TO HELP PATIENTS OBTAIN NECESSARY INSURANCE AUTHORIZATIONS AND FIND CO-PAY ASSISTANCE, - EXPANDED THE MEDICATION REFILL CENTER TO ASSIST PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS IN EXPEDITING MEDICATION RENEWALS AND ENSURING PRESCRIBED MEDICATION AND DOSAGE ARE STILL APPROPRIATE, - EXTENDED PATIENT CO-PAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO THE JOSLIN ADULT DIABETES CLINIC AND NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION PATIENTS, AND - EXPANDED CLINICAL PHARMACY SERVICES IN AMBULATORY CLINICS TO HELP MANAGE AND OPTIMIZE PATIENTS' COMPLEX MEDICATION THERAPIES. - BILH PHARMACY ALSO EXPANDED ITS CLINICAL PHARMACY PRESENCE IN CLINICS TO REDUCE THE HEALTH EQUITY GAP IN THE USE OF HIGHLY IMPACTFUL MEDICATIONS TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES BY IMPROVING THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEMOGLOBIN A1C. INTERVENTIONS CENTERED AROUND PRESCRIBING EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICATIONS, EDUCATING PATIENTS ABOUT THEIR CONDITIONS, AND ENSURING ACCESS TO MEDICATION. INITIAL RESULTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN INCREASE IN THE USE OF GLP-1 AGONISTS AND SGLT-2 INHIBITORS BY 32% IN BLACK AND HISPANIC POPULATIONS, AN AVERAGE REDUCTION IN HEMOGLOBIN A1C OF 0.8, AND A DECREASE OF SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURES OF 7MMHG AND 2MMHG RESPECTIVELY. IMPROVEMENT IN LAB SERVICES - BILH OPTIMIZED THE TRANSPORTATION ROUTES OF COLLECTED LABORATORY SPECIMENS TO TESTING LABORATORIES, ENSURING HIGH STANDARDS FOR TURNAROUND TIMES AND MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY. THIS IS FOUNDATIONAL TO THE SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO CONSOLIDATE TESTING, EXPAND ACCESS TO IN-NETWORK LABORATORY SERVICES WHICH IN TURN GENERALLY REDUCES COST, AND SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND THE CLINICIAN AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE. - FOCUS REMAINED STRONG IN DEVELOPING PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DELIVERY MODELS AND RE-OPENING PATIENT SERVICE CENTERS. THESE EFFORTS ENHANCE COMMUNITY PROVIDERS' ABILITY TO USE BILH LABS AND INCREASE PATIENT ACCESS TO BILH LABS. LEVERAGING IN-NETWORK CARE - BILH OPERATES A TRANSFER CENTER THAT FACILITATES PATIENT ACCESS TO THE APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT OF PATIENT TRANSFERS. WITH THE CREATION OF THE TRANSFER CENTER, BILH HAS BEEN ABLE TO RETAIN PATIENTS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE GONE OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM. BY EXPANDING ITS FOCUS TO COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, BILH HAS ENHANCED ITS ABILITY TO PLACE PATIENTS, INCLUDING AT LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY CLOSER TO THE PATIENTS' HOMES. - BILHPN OPERATES A CENTRALIZED REFERRAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON PATIENTS SEEKING OUT-OF-NETWORK SPECIALTY CARE AND REDIRECTING THEM TO IN-NETWORK SPECIALTY CARE, WHEN CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE. THROUGHOUT FY 2023, BILHPN REDIRECTED WELL OVER ONE THOUSAND PATIENT VISITS. IN MOST CASES, CARE RETAINED WITHIN BILH RESULTED IN ENHANCED CARE COORDINATION AT A LOWER COST OF CARE. ENABLING PATIENTS TO RECEIVE CARE AT HOME - BILH LAUNCHED ITS HOSPITAL AT HOME PROGRAM IN FY 2023, STARTING WITH LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER. THIS HAS ALLOWED ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TO BE OFFERED CARE IN THE SETTING MOST COMFORTABLE FOR THEM THEIR HOMES WHILE ALSO CUSTOMIZING CARE PLANS AND IMPROVING PATIENTS' MOBILITY EVEN WHILE THEY ARE ACUTELY ILL. - IN FY 2023, BILHPN PUT PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO MANAGE LENGTH OF STAY AT SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES ("SNFS"), REDUCE READMISSIONS, AND DISCHARGE MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE PATIENTS DIRECTLY TO THEIR HOMES WITH HOMECARE SERVICES INSTEAD OF TO A SNF, PROVIDED PATIENTS ARE MEDICALLY STABLE TO RETURN HOME AFTER AN ACUTE CARE STAY AND WILL LIKELY HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES AND LOWER COST OF CARE. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - IN FY 2023, BILH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES LAUNCHED ITS COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER ("CBHC") IN LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, CONSOLIDATING OUTPATIENT, MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND ADULT COMMUNITY CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CBHC IS A PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ROADMAP FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFORM. - IN ADDITION, AS PART OF THE ROADMAP FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFORM, BILH LAUNCHED AN EMERGENCY SERVICES REDESIGN THAT SHIFTS EMERGENCY EVALUATIONS OUT OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ("ED"). BILH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES ALSO EXPANDED ITS ED INTEGRATION EFFORTS TO A TOTAL OF SIX EDS, INCLUDING ADDISON GILBERT HOSPITAL, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL, BEVERLY HOSPITAL, LAHEY MEDICAL CENTER-PEABODY, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL-MILTON, AND WINCHESTER HOSPITAL. HEALTH EQUITY - BILH AND LAWYERS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS LAUNCHED A MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SUPPORT TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS, BEGINNING AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER. THE COLLABORATION WILL EXPAND BILH'S ABILITY TO ADDRESS HEALTH EQUITY AND EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR PATIENTS LIVING IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. - BILHPN FOCUSED ON REDUCING HEALTH EQUITY DISPARITIES IN DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT BY STRATIFYING HEALTH OUTCOMES BY RACE, ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE; SHARING PERFORMANCE DATA WITH PRIMARY CARE GROUPS; AND IMPLEMENTING CLINICAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS OFF-HOUR CLINICS, HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR DISTRIBUTION, CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING, AND OUTREACH TO PATIENTS WITH HIGHER NEEDS. ONGOING INTIATIVES: 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. ALL BILH HOSPITALS AND PROVIDERS EMPLOYED BY BILH OR ON WHOSE BEHALF BILH JOINTLY CONTRACTS PARTICIPATE IN AND/OR 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 WENT INTO EFFECT IN APRIL 2023. AS PART OF THIS CONTRACT, BILHPN EXTENDED PARTICIPATION TO ALL ELIGIBLE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS ("PCPS") WHO WERE NOT OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN A MASSHEALTH ACO. PRIOR TO THAT TIME, WHILE ALL ELIGIBLE BILHPN PCPS WERE PARTICIPANTS IN A FORM OF MASSHEALTH, SOME PCPS WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY PARTICIPATING IN A MASSHEALTH ACO. - BILH HAS DEVELOPED, REFINED AND IMPLEMENTED A MULTICULTURAL MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND OUTREACH PLAN WITH THE PURPOSE OF EXPANDING ACCESS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING MASSHEALTH PATIENTS, IN TARGETED BILH SERVICE AREAS. INVESTMENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES - BILH HOSPITALS HAVE CREATED AND MAINTAIN 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 CONTINUES TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL 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. |
| FORM 990 PART III CONTINUED | IN ADDITION TO BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC.'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND AS NOTED FURTHER BELOW, THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK ENGAGED IN SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE AND SERVICES, INCLUDING UNDERSERVED PATIENT POPULATIONS IN ORDER TO REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITIES. THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG FOCUS ON CONTINUING TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CARE AT A LOWER COST, WHEN APPROPRIATE. BILH CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITIES AS WELL. BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH ("BILH") AND ITS AFFILIATES FOCUSED ON EXPANDING ACCESS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING TO UNDERSERVED PATIENT POPULATIONS IN ORDER TO REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITIES. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A STRONG FOCUS ON CONTINUING TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CARE AT A LOWER COST, WHEN APPROPRIATE, AS DEMONSTRATED BY BILH'S EFFORTS TO LEVERAGE COMMUNITY SETTINGS, KEEP CARE WITHIN THE BILH PERFORMANCE NETWORK ("BILHPN"), AND ALLOW PATIENTS TO RECEIVE CARE IN THEIR HOMES. THE FOLLOWING HIGHLIGHTS SPECIFIC EFFORTS DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING: ACCESS & EXPANSION TO PHARMACY SERVICES BILH PHARMACY HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS, ALLOWING MORE PATIENTS TO UTILIZE ITS PHARMACY FOR THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS. IN FY 2023, BILH PHARMACY SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED ACCESS TO THE POINT32HEALTH SPECIALTY PHARMACY NETWORK AS WELL AS THE WELLSENSE MEDICAID ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION ("ACO") PLAN. EXAMPLES OF BILH PHARMACY'S OTHER EFFORTS TO EXPAND PATIENT ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS INCLUDE: ENHANCED MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION AND ACCESS SERVICES TO HELP PATIENTS OBTAIN NECESSARY INSURANCE AUTHORIZATIONS AND FIND CO-PAY ASSISTANCE, EXPANDED THE MEDICATION REFILL CENTER TO ASSIST PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS IN EXPEDITING MEDICATION RENEWALS AND ENSURING PRESCRIBED MEDICATION AND DOSAGE ARE STILL APPROPRIATE, EXTENDED PATIENT CO-PAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO THE JOSLIN ADULT DIABETES CLINIC AND NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION PATIENTS, AND EXPANDED CLINICAL PHARMACY SERVICES IN AMBULATORY CLINICS TO HELP MANAGE AND OPTIMIZE PATIENTS' COMPLEX MEDICATION THERAPIES. BILH PHARMACY ALSO EXPANDED ITS CLINICAL PHARMACY PRESENCE IN CLINICS TO REDUCE THE HEALTH EQUITY GAP IN THE USE OF HIGHLY IMPACTFUL MEDICATIONS TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES BY IMPROVING THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEMOGLOBIN A1C. INTERVENTIONS CENTERED AROUND PRESCRIBING EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICATIONS, EDUCATING PATIENTS ABOUT THEIR CONDITIONS, AND ENSURING ACCESS TO MEDICATION. INITIAL RESULTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN INCREASE IN THE USE OF GLP-1 AGONISTS AND SGLT-2 INHIBITORS BY 32% IN BLACK AND HISPANIC POPULATIONS, AN AVERAGE REDUCTION IN HEMOGLOBIN A1C OF 0.8, AND A DECREASE OF SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURES OF 7MMHG AND 2MMHG RESPECTIVELY. IMPROVEMENT IN LAB SERVICES BILH OPTIMIZED THE TRANSPORTATION ROUTES OF COLLECTED LABORATORY SPECIMENS TO TESTING LABORATORIES, ENSURING HIGH STANDARDS FOR TURNAROUND TIMES AND MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY. THIS IS FOUNDATIONAL TO THE SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO CONSOLIDATE TESTING, EXPAND ACCESS TO IN-NETWORK LABORATORY SERVICES WHICH IN TURN GENERALLY REDUCES COST, AND SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND THE CLINICIAN AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE. FOCUS REMAINED STRONG IN DEVELOPING PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DELIVERY MODELS AND RE-OPENING PATIENT SERVICE CENTERS. THESE EFFORTS ENHANCE COMMUNITY PROVIDERS' ABILITY TO USE BILH LABS AND INCREASE PATIENT ACCESS TO BILH LABS. LEVERAGING IN-NETWORK CARE BILH OPERATES A TRANSFER CENTER THAT FACILITATES PATIENT ACCESS TO THE APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT OF PATIENT TRANSFERS. WITH THE CREATION OF THE TRANSFER CENTER, BILH HAS BEEN ABLE TO RETAIN PATIENTS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE GONE OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM. BY EXPANDING ITS FOCUS TO COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, BILH HAS ENHANCED ITS ABILITY TO PLACE PATIENTS, INCLUDING AT LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY CLOSER TO THE PATIENTS' HOMES. BILHPN OPERATES A CENTRALIZED REFERRAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON PATIENTS SEEKING OUT-OF-NETWORK SPECIALTY CARE AND REDIRECTING THEM TO IN-NETWORK SPECIALTY CARE, WHEN CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE. THROUGHOUT FY 2023, BILHPN REDIRECTED WELL OVER ONE THOUSAND PATIENT VISITS. IN MOST CASES, CARE RETAINED WITHIN BILH RESULTED IN ENHANCED CARE COORDINATION AT A LOWER COST OF CARE. ENABLING PATIENTS TO RECEIVE CARE AT HOME BILH LAUNCHED ITS HOSPITAL AT HOME PROGRAM IN FY 2023, STARTING WITH LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER. THIS HAS ALLOWED ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TO BE OFFERED CARE IN THE SETTING MOST COMFORTABLE FOR THEM THEIR HOMES WHILE ALSO CUSTOMIZING CARE PLANS AND IMPROVING PATIENTS' MOBILITY EVEN WHILE THEY ARE ACUTELY ILL. IN FY 2023, BILHPN PUT PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO MANAGE LENGTH OF STAY AT SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES ("SNFS"), REDUCE READMISSIONS, AND DISCHARGE MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE PATIENTS DIRECTLY TO THEIR HOMES WITH HOMECARE SERVICES INSTEAD OF TO A SNF, PROVIDED PATIENTS ARE MEDICALLY STABLE TO RETURN HOME AFTER AN ACUTE CARE STAY AND WILL LIKELY HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES AND LOWER COST OF CARE. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN FY 2023, BILH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES LAUNCHED ITS COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER ("CBHC") IN LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, CONSOLIDATING OUTPATIENT, MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND ADULT COMMUNITY CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CBHC IS A PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ROADMAP FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFORM. IN ADDITION, AS PART OF THE ROADMAP FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFORM, BILH LAUNCHED AN EMERGENCY SERVICES REDESIGN THAT SHIFTS EMERGENCY EVALUATIONS OUT OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ("ED"). BILH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES ALSO EXPANDED ITS ED INTEGRATION EFFORTS TO A TOTAL OF SIX EDS, INCLUDING ADDISON GILBERT HOSPITAL, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL, BEVERLY HOSPITAL, LAHEY MEDICAL CENTER-PEABODY, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL-MILTON, AND WINCHESTER HOSPITAL. HEALTH EQUITY BILH AND LAWYERS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS LAUNCHED A MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SUPPORT TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS, BEGINNING AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER. THE COLLABORATION WILL EXPAND BILH'S ABILITY TO ADDRESS HEALTH EQUITY AND EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR PATIENTS LIVING IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. BILHPN FOCUSED ON REDUCING HEALTH EQUITY DISPARITIES IN DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT BY STRATIFYING HEALTH OUTCOMES BY RACE, ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE; SHARING PERFORMANCE DATA WITH PRIMARY CARE GROUPS; AND IMPLEMENTING CLINICAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS OFF-HOUR CLINICS, HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR DISTRIBUTION, CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING, AND OUTREACH TO PATIENTS WITH HIGHER NEEDS. ONGOING INTIATIVES: 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. ALL BILH HOSPITALS AND PROVIDERS EMPLOYED BY BILH OR ON WHOSE BEHALF BILH JOINTLY CONTRACTS PARTICIPATE IN AND/OR 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 WENT INTO EFFECT IN APRIL 2023. AS PART OF THIS CONTRACT, BILHPN EXTENDED PARTICIPATION TO ALL ELIGIBLE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS ("PCPS") WHO WERE NOT OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN A MASSHEALTH ACO. PRIOR TO THAT TIME, WHILE ALL ELIGIBLE BILHPN PCPS WERE PARTICIPANTS IN A FORM OF MASSHEALTH, SOME PCPS WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY PARTICIPATING IN A MASSHEALTH ACO. - BILH HAS DEVELOPED, REFINED AND IMPLEMENTED A MULTICULTURAL MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND OUTREACH PLAN WITH THE PURPOSE OF EXPANDING ACCESS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING MASSHEALTH PATIENTS, IN TARGETED BILH SERVICE AREAS. |
| FORM 990 PART III CONTINUED | INVESTMENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BILH HOSPITALS HAVE CREATED AND MAINTAIN 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 CONTINUES TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL 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. 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. 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. 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. MORE THAN 75% OF BILH EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES PARTICIPATED IN THIS COLLABORATIVE CARE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. BILHBS HAS A CENTRALIZED BED FINDING TEAM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING BED SEARCHES FOR PATIENTS SEEN THROUGH THE EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM 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. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, AND IN THE AREA OF ADDICTION SERVICES, BILHBS SERVES APPROXIMATELY 17,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY, PROVIDING OVER 380,000 UNITS OF SERVICE, IN A VAST ARRAY OF SETTINGS BASED ON THEIR NEEDS. BILH BS' AMBULATORY DIVISION SERVES NEARLY 4,300 PATIENTS EVERY YEAR, DELIVERING MORE THAN 108,000 UNITS OF SERVICES IN VARIOUS SETTINGS. MORE THAN 43,000 WERE DELIVERED BY TELEHEALTH AMBULATORY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED UNDER THE CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE (CBHI) INCLUDING A BROAD RANGE OF COUNSELING AND THERAPY AS WELL AS MORE INTENSIVE TREATMENT MODALITIES. ALL THERAPY PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY MEDICATION CLINICS IF THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE AN APPROPRIATE ADJUNCT TO TREATMENT. IN FY23, NBHC DELIVERED 99,419 UNITS OF AMBULATORY SERVICES, SUPPORTED BY 8,432 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY VISITS. BILH BS' EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC AND MOBILE RESPONSE TEAMS IN LAWRENCE, SALEM AND LOWELL ARE AVAILABLE AROUND THE CLOCK, PROVIDING PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENTS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN VARIOUS SETTINGS. NBHC PROVIDES THESE SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF AREA HOSPITALS, INCLUDING FACILITIES OUTSIDE OF THE BILH UMBRELLA. MOBILE CRISIS CLINICIANS ALSO RESPOND TO SCHOOLS, HOMES AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS, AND NBHC ALSO PROVIDES WALK-IN SERVICES AT THE THREE TEAM LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO EMERGENCY EVALUATION, TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDE ONGOING CRISIS COUNSELING UNTIL THE PATIENT IS STABLE AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE ESTABLISHED WITH LONGER-TERM CARE PROVIDERS. THE LAWRENCE AND SALEM LOCATIONS ALSO HOUSE 8-BED COMMUNITY CRISIS STABILIZATION UNITS, WHICH OFFER SHORT-TERM (3-5 DAY) CRISIS BEDS IN LIEU OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR MASSHEALTH, MEDICARE, AND UNINSURED CLIENTS. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, EMERGENCY SERVICE PROGRAMS HAD 13,502 ENCOUNTERS, 1,895 OF WHICH WERE DONE REMOTELY, AND THE CCS PROGRAMS RECORDED 2,546 BED DAYS. |
| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12 | THE BOSTON, MA OFFICE OF KPMG ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION ON THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. AND AFFILIATES FOR FISCAL PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. THESE STATEMENTS WERE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) AND INCLUDED THE ACCOUNTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH), AND THE ENTITIES FOR WHICH BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) SERVED AS DIRECT OR INDIRECT SOLE MEMBER DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING: 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 CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF) , LAHEY CLINIC (LCI), LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NORTHEAST), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH), BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY, JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER AND THEIR AFFILIATES. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023, BILH BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF EXETER HEALTH RESOURCES, INC. (EHRI) AND THREE MONTHS OF EHRI'S ACTIVITY AS WELL AS THREE MONTHS OF EHRI'S AFFILIATES' ACTIVITY, INCLUDING EXETER HOSPITAL, ARE INCLUDED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BILH AND AFFILIATES. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM ALSO INCLUDE THE ACCOUNTS OF, HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (HMFP), THE DEDICATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OF BIDMC AND HMFP'S AFFILIATES. HMFP AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE INTEGRALLY RELATED TO HELPING BILH, BIDMC AND OTHER AFFILIATES IN THE BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISH THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. |
| FORM 990, PART V, QUESTION 7G: | BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND AS SUCH, WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 8899 |
| FORM 990, PART V, QUESTION 7H: | BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES OR OTHER VEHICLES AND AS SUCH, WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 1098-C. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) SERVED AS DIRECT OR INDIRECT SOLE MEMBER TO: 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 CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF) , LAHEY CLINIC (LCI), LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NORTHEAST), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH), BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY, JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER AND TO AFFILIATES OF THESE ENTITIES. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023, BILH ALSO BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF EXETER HEALTH RESOURCES, INC. (EHRI) AND ITS AFFILIATES', INCLUDING EXETER HOSPITAL. EACH OF THESE AFFILIATES MAY HAVE, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES WITHIN THE BILH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. IN ADDITION, HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (HMFP) IS THE DEDICATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OF BIDMC AND AN ENTITY INTEGRALLY RELATED TO HELPING BIDMC AND OTHER AFFILIATES IN THE BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISH THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. FOR THIS SAME PERIOD HMFP SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS OF HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (APHMFP) AS WELL AS SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ENTITIES. TWO OR MORE OF THE PERSONS LISTED IN THIS FORM 990 PART VII HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER BY VIRTUE OF SITTING ON ONE OR MORE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES OR BY SERVING IN AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OR MORE ENTITIES WITHIN THE NETWORK OF THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS NOTED ABOVE. ADDITIONAL DETAIL IS PROVIDED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THIS FORM 990 SCHEDULE J. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) MADE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS: INCREASED THE NUMBER OF TRUSTEES FROM 21 TO 22. ADDED A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EXETER HEALTH RESOURCES, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO THE BILH BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THIS FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH DELOITTE TAX, LLP (DELOITTE). AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES AND FUNCTIONS WITHIN BILH AND BILH'S AFFILIATES TO ENSURE THAT ALL FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES ARE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. EXAMPLES OF SUCH DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING, HUMAN RESOURCES AND PAYROLL, TREASURY, COMPLIANCE, LEGAL, COMMUNITY BENEFITS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND REIMBURSEMENT, GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, RESEARCH AND/OR RESEARCH FINANCE. BILH'S FORM 990 IS REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE BILH ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, TAXATION AND EXTERNALLY BY DELOITTE. THE BILH FORM 990, ALONG WITH THE FORMS 990 OF ALL ENTITIES IN THE BILH NETWORK, ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE BILH AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. DELOITTE SIGNS THE FINAL RETURNS. A COPY OF THE COMPLETE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BILH BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SERVES AS THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT SOLE MEMBER OF THE BILH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. BILH AND ALL ENTITIES IN THE BILH NETWORK ADHERE TO THE BILH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND MAINTAIN WRITTEN, COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AT THE ENTITY LEVEL. PURSUANT TO THESE POLICIES, ALL NETWORK ENTITIES' OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TAX QUESTIONNAIRE (COI-TQ). THE COI-TQ IS DESIGNED TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF ANY BUSINESS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS MAINTAINED BY OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, OR KEY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND WHICH MAY RESULT IN A REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE BILH OFFICE OF INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT, ADMINISTERS THE NETWORK-WIDE COI-TQ PROCESS ANNUALLY. BILH INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE COLLECTS AND REVIEWS ALL DISCLOSURES. DISCLOSURES FOR BILH EXECUTIVES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ASSIGNED APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BILH POLICY. A SUMMARY OF POSITIVE RESPONSES EACH BILH AFFILIATE IS PROVIDED TO THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THAT ENTITY FOR REVIEW FINAL DETERMINATION OF ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT. ANY ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES ACTION UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES IS SUBJECT TO ONGOING REVIEW BY THE BILH INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE OFFICE. PURSUANT TO THE BILH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD CREATE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE PROHIBITED WHILE OTHER TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS ARE PERMITTED, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH A MANAGEMENT PLAN TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE AND RECUSAL, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION IN THE MINUTES. IN ADDITION AS NOTED ABOVE, THE ANNUAL COI-TQ PROCESS OUTLINED ABOVE IS JOINTLY ISSUED BY THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT, TO ENSURE THAT THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS FORMER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COI-TQ PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO GATHER THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. TO COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY COMPLETE FORM 990 SCHEDULE L, TRANSACTIONS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS AND FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 2, FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OFFICERS, DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES THE POLICIES AND THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING BENEFITS, FOR THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES INCLUDING THE BILH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS WELL AS OTHER MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AT BILH AND ITS AFFILIATES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSURING THAT THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS IS FAIR AND REASONABLE USING CURRENT AND CREDIBLE MARKET PRACTICE INFORMATION AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL AND REGULATORY GUIDELINES. THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN SETTING COMPENSATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIES UPON PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRMS THAT REGULARLY ASSESS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE OF THE INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND AT THAT TIME REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION SURVEY DETAILS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. FOR SOME CATEGORIES OF POSITIONS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND TARGETS AS A GROUP, RATHER THAN BY INDIVIDUAL. COMPENSATION FOR THE BILH CEO AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES IS REVIEWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN VOTES TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT FOR THE BILH CEO. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE BILH CEO AS VOTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. ALL DELIBERATIONS FOR BOTH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 53.4958-6(C), REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT A TRANSACTION IS NOT AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC.'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH TAX DEPARTMENT SCHRAFFT'S CITY CENTER, 4TH FLOOR, 529 MAIN STREET CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129 |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,567,086. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,567,086. HR & BENEFITS SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,970,526. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,970,526. REVENUE CYCLE MGMT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,878,102. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,878,102. COMM & MARKETING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,687,128. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,687,128. TEMPORARY HELP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,386,179. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,386,179. FINANCE & TAX CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,283,743. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,283,743. RECRUITMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,970,252. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,970,252. MEDICAL HOME CARE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,916,665. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,916,665. HEALTHCARE MGMT CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,117,238. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,117,238. FUNDRAISING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,920,089. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,920,089. GROUP PURCHASING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,554,662. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,554,662. MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 654,427. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 654,427. MICROFILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 250,148. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 250,148. CONTRACT SERVICES SHARED: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 165,566. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 165,566. MISCELLANEOUS FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 142,289. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 142,289. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | NET ASSETS TRANSFERS TO AFFILIATES -16,928,989. CONTRIBUTION TRANSFER/ADJUSTMENT -101,000. |
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