HJLR May/Jun 2019

64 MAY / JUN 2019  I  Healthcare Journal of little rock Hospital Rounds increasing concern for employers across the state and the country,” said Bob Sarkar, president of the Arkansas Health Network. “The shift in approach this partnership offers helps address that chal- lenge from a holistic perspective, focused on positive outcomes for employees and associated lower costs for employers.” “As a family-owned company here in Arkansas, Anthony Timberlands cares about our people. We also challenge ourselves to not only leave a bet- ter forest for the next generation, but also a bet- ter company,” said Olivette Price, director of ben- efits and insurance at Anthony Timberlands Inc. \ By integrating the Arkansas Health Network and Arkansas Children’s Care Network with their exist- ing plan, Anthony Timberlands also offers employ- ees access to approximately 2,000 specialists and primary care providers in Arkansas who practice a value-based, evidence-driven approach to health- care. This expanded access to quality care builds upon the strength of Cigna’s existing provider net- work and allows for new levels of collaboration and coordination of care. “Cost is a big piece of the healthcare puzzle, but so is quality,” said Dr. Robert Steele, president of the Arkansas Children’s Care Network. “On top of emphasizing preventative care, we make con- nections so all of the doctors treating a child can collaborate to make sure they receive timely, evi- dence-based and cost effective care as close to their home as possible. That results in better out- comes, less time away from school or work to care for a child and healthier, happier families.” Methodist Behavioral Health System, Inc. Publishes Community Health Needs Assessment The state’s only nonprofit behavioral hospital exclusively for children released its Community Health Needs Assessment this week. This report is Methodist Behavioral Health System, Inc.’s initial Community Health Needs Assessment.  The report can be accessed at https://www. methodistfamily.org/behavioral-hospital.html .  Methodist Behavioral Hospital in Maumelle, a program of Methodist Family Health, provides acute (short-term) care to boys and girls ages 3-17 and sub-acute (longer-term) care to boys ages 5-11. If a child is assessed to be a danger to him/herself, someone else, or both, Methodist Behavioral Health System, Inc. can provide care to stabilize his/her behavior, so he/she can return to a less restrictive environment. This can mean he or she can return to the family home, a psychiat- ric residential treatment center, or a group home. According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the ACA), enacted March 23, 2010, added new requirements codified under Section 501(r) for organizations that operate one or more hospital facilities (hospital organizations) to be described in Section 501(c)(3), as well as new reporting require- ments and a new excise tax. A hospital facility is a facility that is required by a state (including only the 50 states and the District of Columbia) to be licensed, registered, or simi- larly recognized as a hospital. Multiple buildings operated under a single state license are consid- ered to be a single hospital facility. In addition to the general requirements for tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) and Revenue Ruling 69-545, hos- pital organizations must meet the requirements imposed by Section 501(r) on a facility-by-facil- ity basis in order to be treated as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3). These additional requirements are: 1. Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) - Section 501(r)(3), 2. Financial Assistance Policy and Emergency Medical Care Policy - Section 501(r)(4), 3. Limitation on Charges - Section 501(r)(5), and 4. Billing and Collections - Section 501(r)(6). These provisions apply to taxable years begin- ning after the date of enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), except for the CHNA require- ment, which applied to tax years beginning after March 23, 2012. Women’s Giving Society Donates $30,000 to Mercy A group of women who support Mercy has awarded more than $30,000 for equipment that will benefit patient care. Women with a Mission, part of Mercy Health Foundation Fort Smith, brings together women from diverse backgrounds with a common goal of making a difference together through the power of giving. Members gather several times a year to vote on possible projects, learn about the impact of their giving, and to network. The group more than 35 women met recently to review funding proposals totaling $70,000 from a variety of Mercy departments. Of 13 proposals, nine were selected with total awards of $30,608.98. WWAMmembership is open to all women who support the mission of Mercy in the Fort Smith region with a minimum $1,000 annual gift. Each year, women collectively pool their resources and collaborate with Mercy leaders to identify and fund creative solutions to important health care needs. Projects funded from 2018 donations include cardiology, Hope Campus, oncology, sleep med- icine, and therapy services and wellness. Dr. PoojaMotwani Joins Oncology/ Hematology Department at CARTI Cancer Center CARTI Cancer Center has added medical oncol- ogist and hematologist Pooja Motwani, MD, to its staff. Motwani is now accepting new patients at CARTI Cancer Center, 8901 CARTI Way in Lit- tle Rock.  Motwani brings more than 12 years of experi- ence to CARTI and its patients. She is a member of the American Society of Hematology’s Scien- tific Committee for Lymphoid Neoplasia. She has served as the associate program director of the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship program and as an associate professor of medicine at the Uni- versity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. “We are very excited to add Dr. Pooja Motwani to our team of cancer specialists,” said Adam Head, president and chief executive officer of the statewide network of cancer care providers. “We do not take lightly, the critical importance of pro- viding precise, effective, and personalized treat- ment options for our patients. Dr. Motwani’s broad range of leading-edge cancer care makes her a perfect addition to our physician team.”  Motwani earned a medical degree from Grant Medical College in Mumbai, India, before com- pleting a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Baystate Medical Center at Tuft’s Uni- versity School of Medicine in Springfield, Mass. She completed a residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Bronx, New York. n