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        <ExplanationTxt>THREE LOCAL STAFF MEMBERS WERE INVOLVED IN THE CHNA PROJECT, ALONG WITH COLLABORATION WITH THE LINN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FURTHER, A MASTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA WAS USED TO CONDUCT THE 2016 ASSESSMENT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MANY FACTORS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS SINCE THE PREVIOUS 2013 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED HAVE GONE UNCHANGED AS INDICATED BY THE MOST CURRENT 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. OVERALL, THIS ASSESSMENT SUGGESTS THAT THE HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN LINN COUNTY ARE SUFFICIENT TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS IN THE COUNTY. HOWEVER, OUR FINDINGS INDICATED SEVERAL VULNERABILITIES IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY AND UNFAVORABLE TRENDS IN HEALTHCARE FACTORS. ONE POSITIVE FACTOR NOTED IS THE CONTINUED TREND OF A DECLINE IN UNEMPLOYMENT IN LINN COUNTY. WHILE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR LINN COUNTY REMAIN SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN STATE AVERAGES, THE TREND CONTINUES DOWNWARD. UNEMPLOYMENT IS A LARGE FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO INDIVIDUALS LACKING THE FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE. INCREASING RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT WILL RAISE THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND ADDITIONAL SAFETY-NET CLINICS IN THE COUNTY. IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC STATUS, LINN COUNTY IS WORSE OFF IN RELATION TO THE REST OF MISSOURI AND THE UNITED STATES AND HAS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. ANALYZING THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF WORKERS GIVES AN IDEA AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH INSURANCE TO THE LABOR FORCE. THE 2016 CHNA INDICATED THAT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF LINN COUNTY WORKERS ARE EMPLOYED IN THE EDUCATION, MANUFACTURING, AND RETAIL INDUSTRIES. THE 2013 CHNA INDICATED LINN COUNTY BOASTS A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS THAN BOTH MISSOURI AND THE UNITED STATES. HAVING A HIGH NUMBER OF SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS COULD MEAN THAT PORTION OF THE POPULATION HAS TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN HEALTH INSURANCE AND THE INCREASINGLY HIGH PREMIUMS AND DEDUCTIBLES COULD BE A DETERRENT. IT WOULD BE EASY FOR ONE TO FOCUS ON THE OBVIOUS HEALTHCARE FACTORS AFFECTING THE CITIZENS OF LINN COUNTY SUCH AS OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, LACK OF EXERCISE, AND LACK OF ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL LOCATIONS AS THE NEEDS TO ADDRESS IN THE COUNTY; HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE A DISSERVICE TO THE CITIZENS AND THE COMMUNITY IF PERSHING HEALTH SYSTEM DID NOT CONSIDER THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THAT THE LEVEL OF POVERTY PLAYS IN ALL OF THESE ISSUES. THIS WOULD LEAD ONE TO QUESTION IF THE TRUE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY IN LINN COUNTY AS THE PRIMARY CAUSE FOR MANY, IF NOT ALL, OF THE HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED. RESIDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY REGARD HEALTH NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO MEET BASIC NEEDS TO SURVIVE. HOW CAN A PERSON LIVING IN POVERTY BE EXPECTED TO ADDRESS OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, AND DIABETES IF THEY ARE UNABLE ADDRESS THE BASIC NEEDS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD SUCH AS RUNNING WATER, FOOD, RENT, AND UTILITIES WITHOUT STRUGGLES? UNLESS OR UNTIL POVERTY IS ADDRESSED CHRONIC ILLNESS WILL ALWAYS BE SIGNIFICANT FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS. POVERTY ISSUES RELATED TO HEALTHCARE WILL IMPACT THE QUALITY OF CARE THAT CITIZEN'S ACCESS, WHICH IN RETURN IMPACT THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE CITIZENS. LINN COUNTY RANKS 33RD IN HEALTH OUTCOMES ACCORDING TO COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS AND 77TH IN HEALTH FACTORS FOR THE STATE OF MISSOURI. NEGATIVE TRENDS IN ADULT OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, AND PHYSICAL INACTIVITY ARE ALL HIGHER THAN MISSOURI AND NATIONAL AVERAGES AND CONTRIBUTE TO AN INCREASING PREMATURE DEATH RATE FOR THE COUNTY. HOWEVER, UNTIL POVERTY IS ADDRESSED, ANY INTERVENTION APPLIED TO THESE CHRONIC ISSUES WITH HAVE VERY LITTLE IMPACT. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN IDENTIFIED WAS LACK OF RECREATIONAL AREAS FOR EXERCISE. MANY CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY WOULD BE QUICK TO SAY THAT WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL AREAS IS NOT A PRIORITY FOR THEM. AFTER SPEAKING WITH COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SERVICE PROVIDERS, SEVERAL WEAKNESSES IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY WERE REVEALED. ONE OF THE WEAKNESSES THAT FALLS BELOW ACCEPTABLE LEVELS IS THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS PER NUMBER OF THE POPULATION, AS INDICATED IN SURVEY POPULATION. PERSHING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS ATTEMPTING TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE IN THE COMMUNITY. IT IS INDICATED THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF PREVENTABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE STILL OCCURRING IN THE COUNTY, SO IF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES CAN BE STRENGTHENED IT WOULD LIKELY OFFSET THOSE EVENTS AND REDUCE THE BURDEN ON THE COUNTY'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. PERSHING HAS A STRONG PLAN IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE INCLUDING PERSHING'S PARTICIPATION IN PRIMARY CARE RESOURCE INITIATIVE FOR MISSOURI (PRIMO). PERSHING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CURRENTLY SUPPORTS TWO STUDENTS IN MEDICAL SCHOOL THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND WILL EMPLOY THEM UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR RESIDENCY. PERSHING HIRED A FOURTH NURSE PRACTITIONER TO WORK FULL TIME IN THE COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES CLINIC. PERSHING HEALTH SYSTEM IS CONTINUALLY RECRUITING FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIANS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO THE AREA TO PROVIDE INPATIENT CONSULTS AND PRIMARY CARE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. PERSHING ALSO HAS MULTIPLE RESIDENT PHYSICIANS PRACTICING IN THE CLINICS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THIS COULD LEAD TO EMPLOYMENT OF THESE PHYSICIANS IN THE FUTURE UPON THEIR GRADUATION. LINN COUNTY'S PROXIMITY TO KANSAS CITY AND COLUMBIA CREATES A NUMBER OF UNIQUE WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS. FIRST, THE ATTRACTION OF KANSAS CITY AND COLUMBIA OFTEN LURES PROVIDERS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR LINN COUNTY TO RECRUIT PROVIDERS. KANSAS CITY ALSO BOASTS A STRONG HEALTHCARE INFLUENCE CREATING A MISPERCEPTION OF LOWER QUALITY HEALTHCARE IN LINN COUNTY. THIS MISPERCEPTION LEADS TO A PORTION OF THE POPULATION BELIEVING THAT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE QUALITY HEALTHCARE THEY MUST TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS TAKES A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE PATIENTS OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY. ANOTHER STRESSOR ON THE HEALTH OF LINN COUNTY IS THE LACK OF SPECIALTY PROVIDERS. WHILE THE LACK OF LOCAL SPECIALISTS COULD MAKE FOR A DEFICIENCY IN SPECIALTY CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY, IT IS ONE ASPECT THAT THE PROXIMITY TO KANSAS CITY AND COLUMBIA ALLEVIATES. WITH KANSAS CITY OFFERING A NUMBER OF SPECIALTY SERVICES, LINN COUNTY IS RELIEVED FROM THE PRESSURES OF THESE HARD TO RECRUIT POSITIONS. NONETHELESS, PERSHING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SHOULD CONTINUE TO ATTEMPT TO RECRUIT SPECIALISTS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE THEY HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY. ONE OTHER WAY THAT PERSHING HEALTH SYSTEM HAS ADDRESSED THE LACK OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IS OFFERING MULTIPLE HEALTH FAIRS IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR THAT OCCURS IN THE MARCELINE, MO AND BROOKFIELD, MO AREAS AND IS ALWAYS COORDINATED DURING NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK. PERSHING OFFERS MANY HEALTH SCREENINGS DURING THIS TIME AT A REDUCED COST TO THE PUBLIC. PERSHING ALSO HAS MULTIPLE HEALTH FAIRS FOR LOCAL EMPLOYERS WHERE PERSHING STAFF WILL GO TO THE WORKPLACE AND CONDUCT A HEALTH FAIR. THIS ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR CITIZENS TO TRAVEL FOR NEEDED HEALTH SCREENINGS. PERSHING ALSO OFFERS FREE PHYSICALS TO ALL LINN COUNTY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN, ONE TIME MONTHLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. PERSHING ALSO HAS AN EVER-GROWING NUMBER OF SPECIALISTS WHO TRAVEL TO PERSHING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY CLINICS INCLUDING: CARDIOVASCULAR, OB/GYN, DERMATOLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS AND GENERAL/SAME DAY SURGERY, TO NAME ONLY A FEW. PERSHING NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON WAYS OF MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE MULTIPLE CLINICS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE AREA AND ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SERVICES. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE USED AS A TOOL TO COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WHEN DECIDING THE NEXT STEP IN COMMUNITY HEALTH. THE HEALTH OF LINN COUNTY IS STABLE, BUT ALSO SHOULD EXPECT TO CONFRONT CHALLENGES CAUSED BY NEGATIVE TRENDS IN HEALTH FACTORS AND A CHANGING POPULATION MIX. IT WILL BE IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY ADDRESSES THESE CHALLENGES AND MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON COMMUNITY NEEDS MOVING FORWARD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE FAP CAN BE FOUND AT: http://www.phsmo.org/FAP_Files/FAP07012016/070616%20rev/Pershing%20Health% 20System%20FAP.docx</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE FAP APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND AT: http://www.phsmo.org/FAP_Files/FAP07012016/070616%20rev/PHS%20FAP%20applic ation%20final%20version.xlsx</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY CAN BE FOUND AT: http://www.phsmo.org/FAP_Files/FAP07012016/070616%20rev/PHS%20fap%20plain% 20lang%20sum,%20hosp%20&amp;%20clinics%20final%20version.docx</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE HOSPITAL FACILITY DETERMINED THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS THAT CAN BE CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIABLE INDIVIDUALS FOR EMERGENCY OR OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE BY TAKING THE AVERAGE OF ALL MANAGED CARE DISCOUNTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 3C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>SEE PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 13 FOR THE LIST OF OTHER FACTORS USED IN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EXPLAINED IN THE FAP FOR PROVIDING FREE AND DISCOUNT CARE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNT CONTAINED IN THE TABLE OF SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7 IS A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN F</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED IN FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A), BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN THIS COLUMN IS 1,395,263.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 2</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE BEING REPORTED IS ACTUAL BAD DEBTS WRITTEN OFF PER OUR POLICY PLUS ACCRUAL OF ESTIMATES ON ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY ALLOWED FOR INDIGENT CARE DISCOUNTS. ANY PAYMENT ON A PREVIOUS BAD DEBT IS RECORDED AS A RECOVERY ON OUR BOOKS SEPARATELY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 3</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>USED THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2 AND APPLIED THAT PERCENTAGE TO NET BAD DEBTS TO ARRIVE AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF BAD DEBT. THEN, PER COLLECTION SUPERVISOR'S ESTIMATE, APPLIED 15% TO THE NET BAD DEBTS TO ARRIVE AT ESTIMATED COST THAT COULD BE CHARITY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 4</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PLEASE SEE NOTE 1 OF THE ATTACHED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FOOTNOTE DESCRIBING THE ORGANIZATION'S BAD DEBT EXPENSE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION C, LINE 9B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND COLLECTION POLICY IS APPLIED TO ALL TYPES OF PATIENTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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