2011 HAR Education and Information Session

Amy Camp, MDHJonathan Peters, MHALucas Hovila, MHA

2011 Education and Information Topics

• Changes to the 2011 Formset & Extension Requests

• Data Requests & Usage• Capital Expenditure Hospital and

System Level Reporting• Diagnostic Imaging Reporting• Clinic Reporting on the HAR• Self-Pay and Charity Care• Reminders, Resources, and Tips

• Medical Care Surcharge Estimator

2011 Formset Changes

• Removed:– GAMC Payer Information– PGAMC Payer Information– Prescription Drug Purchases– PFSR – However, DI and Capital

Expenditures still need to be reported.

Extension Requests

• Increasingly, the legislature and the public are looking for more up-to-date information from government. MDH wants to work with MHA and hospitals on reducing the need for data filing extensions beyond the initial 30 days. We hope MDH will need to grant longer extension requests only in the most extreme cases, where sticking to the timeline would pose and undue hardship on hospitals or compromise the quality of the report.

Who Requests HAR Data?

• Other Areas of MDH• MN Legislature• MN Department of Human Services• Media• MN Nurses Association• Researchers in Public Policy

What HAR Data is Requested?

• Uncompensated Care• Community Benefit• Capital Expenditures• Staffing• Payer Mix• Financial Performance of the Industry• Trends in Utilization

How is HAR Data Used?

• Community Benefit Report to the Legislature http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpsc/hep/publications/legislative/communitybenefits2009.pdf

• Capital Expenditure Reporting• Minnesota Health Care Markets

Chartbook (section 8) http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpsc/hep/chartbook/index.html

Minnesota Hospital Community Benefits by Type, 2008 to 2009

Source: Source: Community Benefit Provided by Minnesota’s Hospitals in 2009, Health Economics Program, Minnesota Dept. of Health, forthcoming

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Use of Capital Expenditure Information

• Capital expenditure information is used by MDH to fulfill statutory requirements to review major spending commitments by hospitals and other providers.

• MDH also uses capital expenditure data to produce informational documents to inform the public on spending trends.

Analysis of Capital Expenditure Information

Other Equipment; $60.2

Radiation Therapy Equipment, $31.3

Robotic Surgical Equipment; $19.8 Angiography Equipment; $19.7

CT Scanners; $25.5

MRI Scanners; $38.9

Other Diagnostic Imaging (Mammography, PET, X-

Ray, etc.); $32.7

Minnesota Health Care Provider Capital Spending on Medical Equipment 2007 to 2009

(Millions of Dollars)

Source: MDH Research Brief “Minnesota Health Care Provider Capital Spending 2007 to 2009”, Forthcoming

Trends at Minnesota Community Hospitals, 2007 to 2010

Percent Change from Previous Year

*Actual ValueSource: Trends from Minnesota’s Community Hospitals, Health Economics Program, Minnesota Dept. of Health, forthcoming

Capital Expenditures

A Guide to Minnesota

Capital Expenditure Reporting

Contact Information

A Capital Expenditure Contact is required by all hospitals. This should list the individual responsible for any questions relating to Capital Expenditures.

The Capital Expenditure Contact is required, and is not optional.

Reporting Requirements

There are two separate reporting requirements for Capital Expenditures Reporting of major capital expenditure

commitments greater than one million dollars (see HAR sections 56 & 57).

Providing sufficient project specific information about capital expenditure commitments for MDH to complete a retrospective review of each project greater than one million dollars (see capital expenditure project specific tab of the formset).

Reporting Forms

Providers submit capital expenditures on existing annual financial reports Hospitals - Hospital Annual Report (HAR) Surgical Centers – Freestanding Outpatient

Surgical Center (FOSC) Report Imaging Centers - Diagnostic Imaging Facility

Report Physician Clinics or Clinic Systems – System

Capital Expenditure Report Health Care Systems - Capital Expenditure Report

Health Care Systems Decision Chart

Contact Information:

http://www.health.state.mn.us/healtheconomics

Amy CampHCCIS AdministratorMinnesota Department of Health651-201-3575Amy.Camp@state.mn.us

Clinic Reporting

Reporting Guidelines for Clinic Information on the Hospital

Annual Report

Clinic Decision Flowchart

Offsite Locations Tab

• All outpatient departments, clinics, and components not located on the hospital's premise

• Offsite locations where services provided are billed under the hospital's Medicare and Medicaid provider numbers

• Verified against hospital license application

Offsite Locations Tab

• Reminder:– This tab is matched against Gross Clinic

Charges (account 0207) and Other Institution Charges (account 0208).

– If there is an offsite entity being listed in account 0207 and/or 0208, please list these entities on the Offsite Locations Tab.

– For each entity that is listed on the Offsite Locations Tab, please fill out all data fields.

Diagnostic Imaging

Reporting Guidelines for Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging Provider

• For Diagnostic Imaging Services, if your hospital has the service available on site (either by the hospital or contracted services), you will be asked to provide the name of the provider.

• This is being asked to help tie diagnostic imaging provider information (which is collected on separate report) to the HAR data.

• Contact your Radiation Safety Officer to confirm the DI equipment available at your facility.

Diagnostic Imaging

• If the hospital has a fee per scan/exam plan, the service should be listed as available and must list the owner of the equipment.

• If the hospital has a Capital Lease for a scanner then for purposes of HCCIS, the scanner should be listed as being hospital owned.

Diagnostic Imaging

• There will be an audit check to match the availability of service, the machine type, and the owner of the machine to what was reported the previous year.

• If anything has changed, please provide a note describing the change.

• This information is also verified against a report that DI providers supply MDH.

Self-Pay and Charity Care

Reporting Self-Pay and Charity Care on the HAR

Self Pay and Charity CareThe percentage discount offered to Self Pay patients will be collected. Please note that this will be non public data.

Charity Care Adjustments will be broken out into Insured vs. Uninsured.

Within Uninsured, three further pieces of data will be collected:• Amount that was 100%

discounted• Amount that was only a

partial discount of full bill

• The average partial discount given to uninsured patients

Self Pay and Charity CareRemember that only Uninsured Patients Charity Care needs to be broken out into Full and Partial Charity Care (accounts 7573 and 7574, respectively), not the total charity care adjustment amount.

Partial Charity Care (account 7574) is now an auto-calculated cell to aid preparers in filling this section out correctly.

Reminders, Tips, and Resources for Preparers

General Guidelines and Places for Further Information

Medical Care Surcharge Estimator

A Medical Care Surcharge Estimation Tool has been included on a separate tab in the HAR 2011.

After completing the HAR, please review this tab to verify that the information reported on the HAR for these key accounts is accurate.

DHS remains the sole determiner of your surcharge, and this tool is to be used only to give guidance and help in the correct completion of the HAR.

MCR and Audited Financial Statement Submission

• MHA has the ability to receive the Medicare Cost Report in the ECR file format.

• ECR format is the preferred format for the MCR.

• Your hospital’s AFS and MCR should be submitted as soon as they become available.

Data Transmission Method Available

• HTTPS data transmission available– Transmission encrypted and secure– As easy as web e-mail or online banking– Hospitals can download their prior year’s Commentary or

Hospital Profile report from same site as well.– More safe and secure than postal mail or e-mail– No file size restrictions, unlike e-mail

• This method is highly recommended by MDH and MHA for data transmission

• Please contact MHA to receive your login and password

• Web address: https://har.mnhospitals.org

Places for Further Information

• Both MDH and MHA’s website have further information on HAR related issues.– MDH Website: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpsc/dap/hccis/index.html – MHA Website: http://www.mnhospitals.org/index/HCCIS_1

• All Deadlines and Events are posted on websites.

• Power Point presentation of 2010, 2009 and 2008 HAR Education and Information Sessions available at sites above.

• Electronic Newsletters covering the following topics:– Getting Started– Microsoft Excel Tips and Useful Tools– Expense Allocation Methodology– Primary Payer Charges and Adjustments– Outpatient Charges

• If a question or problem arises while completing the Hospital Annual Report, please contact Jonathan Peters or Lucas Hovila at MHA or Amy Camp at MDH (see last slide for contact information).

Contact Information

• MHA staff at (800) 462-5393 or (651) 641-1121

• Jonathan Peters, MHA (651) 659-1422

• Lucas Hovila, MHA (651) 603-3536

• Amy Camp, MDH (651) 201-3575