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        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: COA (CHILDREN'S OF ALABAMA) CONDUCTED ITS MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN BETWEEN SPRING AND FALL 2016 WITH THE HELP OF PARCA (PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA). STAKEHOLDERS FROM BOTH THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREA WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ONLINE SURVEY TO IDENTIFY HEALTH NEEDS FOR CHILDREN IN ALABAMA. RESPONDING PARTIES INCLUDED SCHOOL NURSES, ADMINISTRATORS, PEDIATRICIANS, FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. IN ADDITION TO THE ONLINE SURVEY TOOL, FACE-TO-FACE AND TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED IN 2016 WITH ALABAMA'S PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS AND COMMUNITY AND NONPROFIT ADVOCATES. COA'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FINDINGS WERE RELEASED ON DECEMBER 31, 2016. FOR 2017, DATA CONTINUED TO BE ANALYZED TO IDENTIFY THE GREATEST HEALTH NEEDS FOR CHILDREN, PUBLIC HEALTH TRENDS AND PEDIATRIC HEALTH CHALLENGES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: COA CONTINUES TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE MOST RECENT CHNA INCLUDING ASTHMA, CHILD SAFETY AND PEDIATRIC MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. IN 2017 COA EDUCATED THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE ON ASTHMA MANAGEMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS, DAYCARE-BASED EXERCISES AND PRINTED CAMPAIGNS. REGARDING CHILD SAFETY, COA CONTINUED TO AGGRESSIVELY REALIGN ITS CHILD SAFETY AND EDUCATION EFFORTS IN 2017. THINK FIRST AND PROJECT ALABAMA LIFESTART (AED DISTRIBUTION), ASTHMA MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION, CHILD SAFETY INITIATIVES SUCH AS WATER SAFETY, CONCUSSION PREVENTION, SPORTS SAFETY, AND TEEN DRIVING, WERE PROMOTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES THROUGH HEALTH FAIRS, EDUCATIONAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND ONGOING CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS. CHILDREN'S ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY-WIDE ROUNDTABLES IN 2017 ON MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, NUTRITION AND CHILD HUNGER AND HEALTHCARE EQUITY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 20E: SIGNAGE IS POSTED THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY AT ENTRANCES AND ALL REGISTRATION LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, WAITING AND ADMITTING AREAS NOTIFYING PATIENTS AND GUARANTORS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED TO COMPLETE LINE 7 WAS AN OVERALL COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO COMPUTED USING THE IRS FORM 990 WORKSHEET 2, RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A), BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN THIS COLUMN IS $ 10,619,486.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>IN 2017 COA PARTICIPATED IN INITIATIVES AS DEFINED UNDER PARK II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES. THOUSANDS OF CUMULATIVE HOURS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING WERE REPORTED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS BY HOSPITAL DIVISIONS TRAINING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THROUGH ANNUAL AND SEASONAL INTERNSHIPS. HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES CONTINUED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY COALITIONS INCLUDING THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA'S BOLD GOALS, LOCAL AND REGIONAL ROUNDTABLES ON MENTAL HEALTH, STATEWIDE COALITIONS TO ADDRESS CHILD HUNGER, ACCESS TO CARE, AND NUMEROUS CHILD SAFETY-RELATED COALITIONS. COA HOSTED STATEWIDE AND LOCAL LEADERSHIP GROUPS IN 2017, (I.E. LEADERSHIP BIRMINGHAM AND LEADERSHIP ALABAMA). OUR HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE IN JOB AND CAREER FAIRS AND MARKETING CAMPAIGNS TO RECRUIT A BROAD SPECTRUM OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES SERVED ON A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY BOARDS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AT A NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVEL.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>RECEIVABLES FROM PATIENTS, INSURANCE COMPANIES AND THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTUAL AGENCIES ARE STATED AT NET REALIZABLE VALUE. THE HOSPITAL EVALUATES THE COLLECTABILITY OF ITS PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BASED ON THE LENGTH OF TIME THE RECEIVABLE IS OUTSTANDING, HISTORICAL COLLECTION EXPERIENCE, REVIEW OF LARGE BALANCE ACCOUNTS AND TRENDS IN HEALTH CARE INSURANCE PROGRAMS TO ESTIMATE THE APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS AND PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS. FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WITH THIRD-PARTY INSURERS, THE HOSPITAL ESTIMATES CONTRACTUAL ALLOWANCES BASED ON THE TERMS OF THIRD-PARTY INSURED CONTRACTS AND ESTIMATES AN ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS ON PATIENT RESPONSIBLE BALANCES AFTER THIRD-PARTY PAYMENTS. FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-PAY PATIENTS, THE HOSPITAL RECORDS A SIGNIFICANT PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS IN THE PERIOD OF SERVICE ON THE BASIS OF ITS PAST EXPERIENCE, WHICH INDICATES THAT MANY PATIENTS ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PAY THE PORTION OF THEIR BILL FOR WHICH THEY ARE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. THESE ALLOWANCES ARE RECORDED ON AN ESTIMATED BASIS AND ADJUSTED AS NEEDED IN FUTURE PERIODS. DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS ARE WRITTEN OFF AGAINST THE ALLOWANCE AFTER ADEQUATE COLLECTION EFFORT IS EXHAUSTED AND RECORDED AS RECOVERIES OF BAD DEBTS IF SUBSEQUENTLY COLLECTED. PART III, LINE 2: THE COST OF BAD DEBT WRITE-OFFS AND THE RELATED COSTS ON LINE 3 WERE CALCULATED BY APPLYING THE OVERALL COST TO CHARGE RATIO OF THE ORGANIZATION TO THE CHARGES WRITTEN OFF. PART III, LINE 3: BAD DEBTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE WERE CALCULATED BASED ON THE OUTSTANDING PATIENT BALANCE IN EXCESS OF A REASONABLE AMOUNT THE AVERAGE PERSON COULD PAY WITHOUT CREATING A MEDICAL HARDSHIP. FOR 2017 THIS AMOUNT IS $24,600, WHICH APPROXIMATES THE INCOME LIMIT FOR A FAMILY OF 4 IN THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. CHARITY CARE DETERMINATIONS ARE BASED ON COMPLETING THE REQUIRED APPLICATION AND MEETING DEFINED CRITERIA OF THE HOSPITAL. MANY TIMES PATIENTS FAIL TO COMPLETE PAPERWORK REQUIRED DESPITE EFFORTS TO EDUCATE AND INFORM PATIENTS OF THIS OPTION. HOWEVER BASED ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND OTHER KNOWN FACTORS, IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THESE PATIENTS WOULD MEET ESTABLISHED CHARITY CARE CRITERIA IF THE APPLICATION PROCESS WAS COMPLETED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>COA ASSESSES THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES BY EVALUATING DISEASE AND INJURY DATA OBTAINED THROUGH DIVISIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, MEDICAL STAFF, PARENTS, SCHOOL NURSES, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, ALABAMA MEDICAID AGENCY, ALABAMA KIDS COUNT, AND THE REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTER. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL CONSIDERS INFORMATION PROVIDED BY LOCAL PEDIATRICIANS, THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND OTHER NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS BIRMINGHAM-HOOVER METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA AS DEFINED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. THE HOSPITAL'S SECONDARY SERVICE AREA IS DEFINED AS THE REST OF THE STATE, AND WE CARE FOR PATIENTS FROM EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA INCLUDING RACE, GENDER, AND AGE IS CAPTURED THROUGH THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. FOR 2017, CAUCASIANS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS, HISPANICS, AND OTHER RACES ACCOUNTED FOR 56%, 36%, 6%, AND 2%, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE PATIENTS SERVED WHILE 39%, 36%, AND 25% WERE AGES 0-4, 5-12, AND 13+ YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHIC DATA IS NOT SPECIFICALLY CAPTURED HOWEVER, IN 2017 GREATER THAN 60% OF THE HOSPITAL'S PATIENTS QUALIFIED FOR GOVERNMENTAL MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICAID AND SCHIP.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE HOSPITAL IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE AND PEDIATRIC HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA THROUGH ITS AFFILIATION WITH THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM. THE HOSPITAL OPERATES AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, HAS A BOARD COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND OPERATES AN OPEN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THAT TREATS ALL EMERGENT PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE HOSPITAL OPERATES THE ONLY LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER, THE ONLY PEDIATRIC RENAL CARE CENTER, AND THE ONLY INPATIENT CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC UNIT IN THE STATE. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL OPERATES THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC BURN CENTER IN THE SOUTHEAST. THE HOSPITAL IS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOCUSED AND COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, AS WELL AS THOSE THROUGHOUT THE STATE, TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. THIS IS REFLECTED BY THE FACT THAT APPROXIMATELY 50-60% OF THE PEDIATRICIANS PRACTICING IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA TRAINED AT THE HOSPITAL AND THAT THE HOSPITAL TRAINED NURSING STUDENTS FROM 11 DIFFERENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES DURING 2017. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN APPROXIMATELY 861 CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.</ExplanationTxt>
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