2016-11-08T10:06:07-06:00 2015-12-31 KPMG LLP 345 Park Avenue New York NY 101540102 990 2015-01-01 260355572 Partnership for Quality Care Inc % LISA KRIEGER PART 2122467100 C/O GNYNA 555 WEST 57TH STREET New York NY 10019 DENNIS RIVERA SECRETARY 2122467100 2016-11-04 true DEVIN L DUNCAN P01249521 2127589700 2016-11-03 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z BERNARD TYSON 555 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10019 208 false X www.pqc-usa.org X 2007 DE TO SUPPORT PUBLIC POLICIES THAT WILL PROMOTE THE MUTUAL INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O. 20 20 0 20 0 0 0 1000000 0 365 208 250 0 1000615 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 516806 716933 516806 716933 483809 -716725 1385786 680355 28916 40210 1356870 640145 X THE PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY CARE'S PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC POLICIES THAT WILL PROMOTE THE MUTUAL INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS. 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FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 0 false false false false false false X 20 20 true false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true false false false X LISA KRIEGER 2125065451 555 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10019 X X BERNARD TYSON CHAIR 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS RIVERA SECRETARY 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 MARTHA BAKER DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 NEAL BISNO DIRECTOR 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MARY BRAINERD DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 PAM BRIER DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 LLOYD DEAN DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 GARY GOTTLIEB DIRECTOR THRU 2/2015 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 GEORGE GRESHAM DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 JAMIE GULLEY DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 MITCH KATZ DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 CARLOS MIGOYA DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 KENNETH RASKE DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 DAVID REGAN DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 STEVEN SAFYER DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 ERIC SCHERZER DIRECTOR 0.1 0.0 X 0 0 0 BOB SCHOONOVER DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 DIANE SOSNE DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 RALPH DE LA TORRE DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 DAVID ZAMBRANA DIRECTOR 0.58 0.0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false SACHS ASSOCIATES INC 60 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10165 HC POLICY CONSULTING 488448 AKPD MESSAGE MEDIA LLC 730 NORTH FRANKLIN STREET CHICAGO IL 60654 MEDIA CAMPAIGN 156217 2 0 0 208 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 208 208 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20000 0 8050 0 0 0 415067 121266 112 0 0 0 0 0 145485 0 0 0 3858 MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS 2625 OTHER MISC 470 716933 1155069 470921 205689 205897 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25028 3537 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1385786 680355 28916 40210 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28916 40210 X 1356870 640145 0 0 0 0 1356870 640145 1385786 680355 -716725 X false false false false true false Form 990, Part I, Line 1 SUMMARY OF PROGRAM SERVICES AND MISSION TO SUPPORT PUBLIC POLICIES THAT WILL PROMOTE THE MUTUAL INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS ON SUCH ISSUES AS HEALTH CARE FUNDING, QUALITY, ACCESS, AND OTHER PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO ITS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY CARE IS A UNIQUE COALITION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS DEDICATED TO GUARANTEED, AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD IN AMERICA. THE PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY CARE SUPPORTS PUBLIC POLICIES ON SUCH ISSUES AS HEALTH CARE FUNDING, QUALITY, ACCESS, AND OTHER PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO ITS MEMBERS. THE PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY CARE'S PURPOSE IS ALSO TO CONTRIBUTE AND PROMOTE GREATER COOPERATION BETWEEN LABOR AND MANAGEMENT; AND TO ASSIST ITS MEMBERS IN SOLVING PROBLEMS OF MUTUAL CONCERN THAT ARE NOT AMENABLE TO RESOLUTION THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a PROGRAM SERVICE PQC MEMBERS HAVE IMPLEMENTED INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF HEALTH IN AMERICA. THE INITIATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY PQC MEMBERS ARE GROUNDBREAKING AND CAN BE EXPANDED AND REPLICATED ACROSS THE NATION THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY CARE (PQC). AS A GROUP, PQC MEMBERS EMPLOY OR REPRESENT ALMOST TWO MILLION HEALTHCARE WORKERS. OUR NATION MUST CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT HEALTHCARE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLINICAL SETTING. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO CHANGE ONLY WHAT GOES ON INSIDE THE FOUR WALLS OF A HOSPITAL. TOO MANY DISEASES ARE NOW THE RESULT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND LIFESTYLE. THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BEFORE INDIVIDUALS ARE SICK ENOUGH TO REQUIRE HOSPITAL CARE. IT IS ALSO NOT ENOUGH TO EXPECT PATIENTS TO DO EVERYTHING. THE ESTIMATES ARE AS HIGH AS SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND AMERICANS WHO DIE EVERY YEAR FROM PREVENTABLE MEDICAL ERRORS AND MILLIONS MORE ARE REQUIRED TO RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER AN INITIAL ADMISSION BECAUSE THEIR DISCHARGE PLAN WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MEMBERS OF PQC ARE DETERMINED TO IMPROVE OUR NATION'S HEALTH FROM BOTH A CLINICAL AND A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE. FROM A CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE, PQC HAS FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE RESULTS BY TARGETING CLINICAL GOALS WITH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2015, PQC INTENSELY FOCUSED ON: * REDUCING HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION (HAI) RATES: A DEDICATED NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO IMMUNIZE HEALTH CARE WORKERS AGAINST INFLUENZA SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED IMMUNIZATION RATES. THE INITIATIVE GARNERED COLLABORATIVE PUBLIC ATTENTION OF LABOR AND MANAGEMENT ENDORSING THE IMPORTANCE OF IMMUNIZATION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS AGAINST INFLUENZA. PQC DEVELOPED AN INFOGRAPHIC ENCOURAGING HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO GET THE FLU SHOT DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VACCINE WAS NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS ANTICIPATED. THE INFOGRAPHIC REACHED APPROXIMATELY 53,000 VIEWERS. PRE AND POST-SEASON SURVEYS RESULTS IN DRAMATICALLY INCREASED IMMUNIZATION RATES AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. THIS FOCUSED ACTIVIY AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, INCREASED THE OVERALL RATES BY AN AVERAGE OF 15 POINTS SINCE PQC BEGAN ITS INITIATIVES IN 2012. * AFFORDABILITY: IN 2015, PQC CONTINUED ITS FOCUS OF EXPLORING AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTH CARE. AFFORDABILITY IS A BROAD CONCEPT THAT CAN BE INTERPRETED IN MANY WAYS DEPENDING ON THE STAKEHOLDER'S VANTAGE POINT. AS HEALTHCARE COSTS BECOME MORE TRANSPARENT, MUCH OF THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION IS FOCUSING ON HEALTHCARE COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE GDP OR IN COMPARISON TO OTHER COUNTRIES. TO OTHERS, DISCUSSION OF AFFORDABILITY APPLIES TO HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER. PQC RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF AFFORDABLE CARE FOR PROVIDERS AS WELL AS FOR THE WORKFORCE IN DELIVERING AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. PQC IS CONFIDENT THAT PROVIDERS CAN AT THE SAME TIME IMPROVE BOTH AFFORDABILITY AND THE QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED TO PATIENTS. PQC'S WORK IS TO VIEW AFFORDABILITY THROUGH THE LENS OF QUALITY, LOOKING AT RESOURCE USE AND COST OF CARE. PQC IS WORKING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHICH ASPECTS OF AFFORDABILITY ARE MOST CRITICAL TO ITS MEMBERS AND HOW THE LENS OF AFFORDABILITY WILL ENHANCE THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION. TO THAT END THE COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE SUSTAINABLE PRICING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS HOSTED A FORUM IN WASHINGTON DC TO EXPLORE MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED SPECIALTY DRUGS CAN AFFORD THEM. THE FORUM HELD IN MAY 2015 ADDRESSED THE RISING COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN THE UNITED STATES, HOW IT IS AFFECTING AMERICANS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION INCLUDED THE BUYER ON DRUGS IN THE UNITED STATES, HOW IT IS AFFECTED WITH DIMINISHING RETURNS AND THE IMPACT OF RISING DRUG COSTS ON PATIENTS, PROVIDERS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, MEMBERS OF PQC LEVERAGE THEIR POSITIONS AS EMPLOYERS AND PROVIDERS TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE TO JOIN TOGETHER TO BECOME A MODEL OF PERSONAL HEALTH FOR THE NATION. PQC CONTINUES TO SEEK SUCCESSFUL WORKFORCE PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE HEALTH AND MAKE OUR INSTITUTIONS EXAMPLES OF SUCCESS FOR THE PATIENTS WE SERVE, AS WELL AS MODELS OF PERSONAL SUCCESS FOR THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE LIVE. THE PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY CARE AIMS TO SET OFF A NATIONWIDE SHIFT IN HOW WE THINK NOT ONLY ABOUT HEALTHCARE IN AMERICA, BUT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HEALTHY. ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, PREVENTIVE TESTING, AND MORE ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE ARE ALL VITAL PARTS OF HEALTHY LIVING, BUT THEY ARE NOT ENOUGH. DAILY ACTIVITY, RESPONSIBLE FOOD CHOICES, AND OTHER PERSONAL INTERVENTIONS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AND KEEP US FROM NEEDING MAJOR INTERACTIONS WITH THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. HEALTH IS A CHOICE WE MUST MAKE EVERY SINGLE DAY OF OUR LIVES, AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY CARE ARE INTENDED AS A NATIONAL EFFORT TO SPREAD THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER INSOFAR AS THE PERSONS LISTED ARE OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY CARE AND ALSO OF GNYHA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, AN ENTITY TAXED AS A CORPORATION: STEVEN SAFYER; PAM BRIER; KENNETH RASKE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 MEMBERS THE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION HAS FOUR CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS. 1. UNION MEMBERS. 2. INDUSTRY MEMBERS. 3. ANY OTHER HOSPITAL, MEDICAL CENTER, MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDER, INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM OR HOSPITAL/MEDICAL TRADE ASSOCIATION THAT HAS BEEN ADMITTED AS A MEMBER BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HAS COMMENCED FULFILLMENT OF ITS ADMISSION COMMITMENT. 4. ANY OTHER UNION THAT REPRESENTS EMPLOYEES OF INDUSTRY MEMBERS THAT HAS BEEN ADMITTED AS A MEMBER BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR AND HAS COMMENCED FULFILLMENT OF ITS ADMISSION COMMITMENT. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Election THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY THE UNION MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY MEMBERS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 Review of the Form 990 THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING. A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS ALSO PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Written Conflict of Interest Policy Enforcement PQC HAS AN ANNUAL PROCESS OF SENDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE TO BOARD MEMBERS AND ASKS THAT THEY REVIEW, COMPLETE AND SEND THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER. THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER REVIEWS THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE AND SUMMARIZES ANY IDENTIFIED CONFLICTS WHICH ARE THEN REPORTED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD. IF A CONFLICT ARISES RELATED TO A BOARD MEMBER, THAT BOARD MEMBER WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ABSTAIN FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE MATTER. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 DOCUMENT DISCLOSURE ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, RECORD OF RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE STORED IN PQC'S MAIN OFFICE. UPON REQUEST, PQC WILL PROVIDE COPIES UPON REQUEST IN A TIMELY MANNER. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Column B AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE OBLIGATIONS OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS FULFILLING THEIR BOARD ASSIGNMENT, INCLUDING ALL NON-COMPENSATED OFFICERS. THE AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK REPORTED FOR THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTIMATED BY THE LISTED INDIVIDUAL AND IS NOT TAKEN FROM A TIME KEEPING SYSTEM. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES AKPD PROVIDES MEDIA ADVICE, PUBLICITY PLANNING, AND EXECUTION AND PROMOTION SERVICES TO PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY CARE, INC. $63,640 JEFFREY A. SACHS ASSOCIATES PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE $351,427 SERVICES. ------------ TOTAL $415,067