2011-05-09T11:04:56-05:00 2010-06-30 Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC PO Box 1100 Portland ME 041041100 990 2009-07-01 222561879 Yankee Alliance Inc YANK 9784702000 138 River Road Andover MA 018101083 David Kruczlnicki 9784702000 2011-04-21 1 Barbara J McGuan CPA 2077752387 2011-04-12 2009 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z James Oliver 138 River Road Andover MA 018101083 11977410 0 X www.yankeealliance.com X 1984 MA Regional hospital alliance providing education and knowledge transfer activities. 9 9 55 0 865358 0 0 6132511 6878904 4511084 933160 0 10643595 7812064 120000 2667919 0 5283671 5947933 0 0 1148508 1147292 6552179 9763144 4091416 -1951080 17991933 16145062 905083 1009292 17086850 15135770 Yankee Alliance, Inc. is a regional multihospital alliance whose founding members are either tertiary teaching hospitals or large community hospitals serving distinct geographies with primary, secondary and tertiary level medical services. The current membership of over 50 acute care hospitals and thousands of alternate site facilities benefit from best practice applications and knowledge transfer initiatives generated through the collaborative process Yankee has developed over the past two decades. 0 0 2441335 976809 Research, develop and maintain joint venture, best practice applications and knowledge transfer initiatives. The current membership of over 50 acute care hospitals and thousands of alternate site facilities benefit from best-practice applications and knowledge transfer initiatives generated through the collaborative process Yankee has developed over the past two and one half decades. 3234822 5902095 In furtherance of its own tax-exempt purposes, Yankee Alliance, Inc provides management services to related entities, which allow for transformational learning by connecting, collaborating and communicating activities through best practices applications and knowledge transfer initiatives to improve hospital operations and performance. 2667919 2667919 Yankee Alliance, Inc. provides funds in the form of annual grants to its member hospitals. The Organization was created to foster joint programs and ventures among its not-for-profit hospitals. The grant program helps to fund programs or projects that improve the quality of patient care, expand medical and health related services offered by member institutions, and/or lower the costs of services being provided by member institutions. Grant recipients are expected to share their "lessons learned" with the greater membership.Hospital Breakthrough Series Collaborative - Yankee Alliance made grants to Yankee Alliance Supply Chain Cooperative, Inc. in order to provide services to patron-hospitals in multiple areas that serve to improve clinical processes and reduce supply chain expense (purchasing) without negatively impacting the quality of patient care. Patron-hospitals work together to identify and implement supply chain cost savings through peer group networking and information sharing. These programs bring patron-hospitals together to enable members to collaborate on best practices (clinical and supply chain) and to learn how to implement both clinical and operational (supply chain) best practices. Yankee members that participated in the Orthopedics and Cardiovascular services were able to document savings of approximately $2,225,000 in the fiscal year ended 6/30/2010 plus an additional $2,779,000 of related savings for implementation in fiscal year 6/30/2011.Data Demand Services - Yankee Alliance provided a grant to Yankee Alliance Supply Chain Cooperative for the entrance into the Demand Data Services Program. 8344076 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 55 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA CA X James Oliver President 9784702000 138 River Road Andover MA 01810 David Benfer 0.50 X 0 0 0 Norman Dascher 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Dale Lodge 0.50 X X 0 0 0 David G Kruczlnicki 0.50 X X 0 0 0 John Day 0.50 X 0 0 0 David E Phelps 0.50 X 0 0 0 David R Lincoln 0.50 X 0 0 0 Ronald Bartlett 0.50 X 0 0 0 Michael Guley 0.50 X 0 0 0 Christopher O'Connor 0.50 X 0 0 0 Steve Guimond 0.50 X 0 0 0 James Oliver 40.00 X 412524 0 31990 Charles Manning 40.00 X 224680 0 30716 Richard Berkman 40.00 X 228312 0 29297 John Evans 40.00 X 179015 0 27681 Cathy Spinney 40.00 X 197264 0 27790 Thomas Wright 40.00 X 208695 0 29349 Jody Daniels 40.00 X 196790 0 27841 1647280 0 204664 16 0 1 0 Global Healthcare Exchange LLC 1315 W Century Drive Louisville CO 80027 Consulting Services 459188 Caturano & Company 80 City Square Boston MA 02029 Consulting Services 162414 Health Information Technics LLC 210 Jamestown Park Road Suite 101 Brentwood TN 37027 Consulting Services 135000 3 Management Services 900099 5902095 5036737 865358 Membership Fees 900099 975000 975000 Other Misc. 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Investment 812100 C 996226 Deposits 32589 CSV of Life Insurance 815782 848371 Due To Affiliates 200074 Deferred Compensation 184126 384200 7812064 9763144 -1951080 0 -1951080 7780446 0 7780446 31618 31618 7812064 9731526 0 9731526 31618 31618 9763144 Part XII Line 4b and Part XIII Line 4b are Regional Fees of $31,618 that are included as expenses on Form 990, but are netted against revenue on the financial statements. 1 Yankee Alliance Supply Chain Cooperative Inc 138 River Road Andover MA 01810 043027064 501(c)(3) 167919 Grant funding to provide access to a supply chain analytics tool to enable hospitals to reduce operating expenses ($80,000). Grant funding to fund clinical and quality breakthrough programs ($87,919). Glens Falls Hospital 100 Park Street Glens Falls NY 12801 141338413 501(c)(3) 286139 Grants to develop and implement a patient telephone system as well as the expansion of the Organization's hospitalist program. Berkshire Medical Center Inc 725 North Street Pittsfield MA 01201 042791396 501(c)(3) 219451 An expense reduction and patient safety grant which upgrades campus lighting and improves way finding. Boston Medical Center 88 East Newton Street PE Building Boston MA 02118 043314093 501(c)(3) 379139 Grants to develop and implement a medication reconciliation program and access to house-wide quality information through an EQUIPS system. Covenant Health Systems Inc 420 Bedford Street Lexington MA 02420 222484505 501(c)(3) 350589 A grant to fund a cogeneration program to install a complete CHP system at five health care facilities in Massachusetts. Northeast Health Inc 2212 Burdett Avenue Troy NY 12180 042450756 501(c)(3) 253589 A grant to participate in an IHI quality initiative with the goal of reducing the 30 day all-cause readmission rate to 15 readmissions per month. Saint Raphael Healthcare System Inc 1450 Chapel Street New Haven CT 06511 061157542 501(c)(3) 250651 A grant to fund an electronic critical results reporting system to improve patient outcomes. Saints Memorial Medical Center Inc One Hospital Drive Lowell MA 01852 042104885 501(c)(3) 203666 Grant funding for case management software and a self-service patient KIOSK to stream line the check in process, update patient demographics and determine patient co-payments. Southcoast Hospitals Group Inc 101 Page Street New Bedford MA 02740 222592333 501(c)(3) 361364 Funding for a comparative data and safety monitoring program designed to reduce readmission rates, improve core measures, reduce mortality rates, improve quality outcomes and reduce the cost of care generally. Winchester Hospital 41 Highland Avenue Winchester MA 01890 012104434 501(c)(3) 195412 Grant funding for an anticoagulation management unit to optimize anticoagulation management via PT and INR testing. 10 0 Procedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.: Part I, Line 2: Schedule I, Part I, Line 2: Yankee Alliance, Inc. monitors the grants it provides to Yankee Alliance Supply Chain Cooperative Inc. through the submission of an annual report for the individual Breakthrough Collaborative and Demand Data Services. For Grants that are awarded through the annual Grant Program to member Hospitals, Yankee Alliance, Inc. requires the submission of a quarterly report as well as a presentation of the results of the project or program that the grant funded. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 James Oliver 266798 0 111000 0 34726 0 11025 0 20965 0 444514 0 0 0 Charles Manning 174263 0 10000 0 40417 0 9607 0 21109 0 255396 0 0 0 Richard Berkman 192008 0 12500 0 23804 0 9275 0 20022 0 257609 0 0 0 John Evans 153772 0 12937 0 12306 0 7557 0 20124 0 206696 0 0 0 Cathy Spinney 170358 0 10000 0 16906 0 8052 0 19738 0 225054 0 0 0 Thomas Wright 179821 0 10000 0 18874 0 9013 0 20336 0 238044 0 0 0 Jody Daniels 184743 0 10000 0 2047 0 8555 0 19286 0 224631 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 Membership consists of hospitals, medical centers, multi-corporate health care delivery systems and other health-related organizations which are described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and which are exempt from taxation under 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The Board of Directors consists of one representative designated and appointed by each member institution, who shall be the chief executive officer of such member institution or such other senior executive officer of such member institution as the Board of Directors may approve. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 Form 990 is reviewed internally by the Organization's Financial Analyst, Senior Vice President of Finance and CEO. The return is compared to the current year audited financial statements, internal data and prior year tax return to insure that the information to be filed is complete and accurate. After the internal review is complete the return is forwarded to legal counsel for their review. Once the internal and legal review is complete the tax return is provided to all board members with the final review and approval resting with the Board Officers. Once the tax return is approved the Treasurer will sign and have the return filed electronically by the Organization's tax preparer. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Yankee Alliance, Inc. monitors and enforces compliance with the Organization's conflict of interest policy by providing board members with a conflict of interest statement for their review and signature. If a conflict does exist the board member is required to disclose that conflict in the disclosure section of the document. Conflict of interest statements are presented to the board members at the Organization's annual meeting in October. During fiscal year 2010, the Organization expanded the monitoring and enforcement of the conflict of interest policy by including a standing agenda item asking board members to self-disclose any conflicts of interest that may have arisen since the last disclosure document was signed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The compensation of all employees, with the exception of the CEO, is based on comparisons to a bi-annual market survey which is performed by an outside firm, and in which the organization gears such salaries toward the 50th percentile of the survey. These salaries are managed through the Human Resources Department. The CEO's salary is reviewed annually and also compared to a market survey performed by an outside firm, and is geared toward the 50th percentile plus 10 percent. The CEO's salary is determined by the compensation committee of the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The conflict of interest policy is available to the public on the Organization's website and upon request. Financial statements and governing documents are available to the public upon request and through the Massachusetts Attorney General's office. Form 990, Part XI, Line 2c: Oversight of Audit The process of overseeing the financial statement audit and selecting an independent accounting firm has not changed from the prior year. Schedule R Part III Relation to Yankee Alliance, LLC The 9 founding members of Yankee Alliance, Inc. are all, and the only, partners of Yankee Alliance, LLC. Yankee Alliance Supply Chain Cooperative Inc 138 River Road Andover MA 018101083 043027064 Group Purchasing Services MA 501(c)(3) Line 3 N/A Yankee Alliance LLC 138 River Road Andover MA 018101083 300486661 Group Purchasing Services DE N/A 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Yankee Alliance LLC E 52110 Yankee Alliance LLC P 865358