2015-11-10T15:34:01-06:00 2014-12-31 KPMG LLP 345 Park Avenue New York NY 101540102 990 2014-01-01 260355572 Partnership for Quality Care Inc % LISA KRIEGER PART 2122467100 C/O GNYNA 555 WEST 57TH STREET New York NY 10019 BERNARD TYSON CHAIRMAN 2122467100 2015-11-02 true DEVIN L DUNCAN P01249521 2127589700 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z BERNARD TYSON 555 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10019 1000615 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. 23 23 0 23 0 0 0 1000000 1000000 378 365 0 250 1000378 1000615 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 551385 516806 551385 516806 448993 483809 908705 1385786 35644 28916 873061 1356870 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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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. PQC AIMS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF BOTH DIABETES AND OBESITY WITHIN THIS GROUP AND INCREASE DAILY ACTIVITY THROUGH WALKING AND RESPONSIBLE FOOD CHOICE CAMPAIGNS. AS SUCH, WELLNESS IN THE WORKPLACE IS A MAJOR PRIORITY AREA FOR PQC. SPECIFICALLY, THIS YEAR A COLLABORATIVE LABOR/MANAGEMENT ENGAGEMENT OF THE CULTURE OF HEALTH HAS CONTINUED AS A DEMONSTRATION IN DEVELOPING A STRATEGY TO WORK ON AREAS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT. 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 LIFESTYLE CHOICES. 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 2014, PQC INTENSELY FOCUSED ON: * REDUCING HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION (HAI) RATES: A DEDICATED NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO IMMUNIZE HEALTH CARE WORKERS 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'S INFOGRAPHIC ENCOURAGING HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO GET THE FLU SHOT DESPITE THE PUBLIC ATTENTION SURROUNDING EBOLA REACHED APPROXIMATELY 157,000 VIEWERS. PRE AND POST SEASON SURVEYS RESULTED IN DRAMATICALLY INCREASED IMMUNIZATION RATES AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. * THE PQC ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER 2014 PROVIDED MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM PREPAREDNESS WITH THOMAS FRIEDEN, MD, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL. AT THE CONFERENCE, DR. FRIEDAN ANNOUNCED THAT THE FIRST CASE OF EBOLA WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE U.S. PQC IMMEDIATELY LAUNCHED A MAJOR INITIATIVE IN COLLABORATION WITH CDC TO PREPARE HEALTHCARE WORKERS FOR A POSSIBLE EBOLA OUTBREAK. LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AFTER THE CONFERENCE, PQC HOSTED AN EBOLA EDUCATIONAL SESSION FOR 6,000 HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT THE JAVITS CENTER IN NEW YORK. ON NOVEMBER 7TH, PQC HOSTED AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION IN LOS ANGELES FOR AN ADDITIONAL 600 WORKERS. BOTH SESSIONS WERE LIVESTREAMED TO THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL VIEWERS VIA WEBCAST AND RECORDED FOR ADDITIONAL VIEWINGS ON THE PQC WEBSITE. THE TRAINING SESSIONS BECAME A SOURCE FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING: PRINTED MATERIALS, DVDS OF THE TRAINING SESSIONS, CDC SLIDE DECKS AND A COMPREHENSIVE BROCHURE FOR HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL PREPAREDNESS. THE THREAT OF EBOLA IN THE U.S. BROUGHT LABOR AND MANAGEMENT TOGETHER THROUGH PQC TO MEET THE NEEDS OF WORKERS AND THE DELIVERY SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. HEALTH CARE WORKERS WERE PREPARED TO CARE FOR ANY PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH EBOLA WHILE MAINTAINING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL. * AFFORDABILITY: IN 2014, PQC EMBARKED ON A NEW INITIATIVE 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. MEMBERS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN ESTABLISHING A COMMON METRIC FOR PROVIDERS THAT CLEARLY DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN HEALTHCARE COSTS, CHARGES, AND PAYMENTS RECEIVED. ON JUNE 30, 2014, PQC JOINTLY SPONSORED AN AFFORDABILITY WEBINAR WITH THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM (NQF) THAT FEATURED HEALTH PARTNERS' TOTAL COST OF CARE METHODOLOGY. THE EVENT WAS CO-HOSTED BY BERNARD J. TYSON, THE CEO AND CHAIRMAN OF KAISER PERMANENTE, AND CHRISTINE CASSEL, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NQF. * PQC CONVENED A COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE SUSTAINABLE PRICING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO EXPLORE MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED SPECIALTY DRUGS CAN AFFORD THEM. THE COMMITTEE DEVELOPED A CONSENSUS DOCUMENT TO FURTHER IDENTIFY PQC'S ROLE IN THIS ONGOING CONVERSATION. * EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT IS THE CRITICAL WORK PQC HAS UNDERWAY ADDRESSING THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE REALIGN ITSELF TO CREATE APPROPRIATE STAFFING ARRANGEMENTS IN ORDER TO HELP MEET CLINICAL GOALS. PQC CONTINUES TO MAKE AVAILABLE WEBINARS AND ITS COLLECTED COMPENDIUM OF BEST PRACTICES IN WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION. 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 summarized any identified conflicts which are then reported to the governing board. If a conflict arises related to a board member, then that board member would require 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. $62,216 JEFFREY A. SACHS ASSOCIATES PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. $268,289 ------------ TOTAL $330,505