Care Alliance

“Review of form 990 - a draft copy of form 990 is reviewed by management and members of the finance committee with the assistance of an outside public accounting firm. After any changes are made, an updated version of form 990 is e-mailed to all board members for comment before it is filed.”

“Monitoring and enforcement of conflict policy - care alliance has identified the chief financial officer (cfo) as the individual responsible for monitoring and enforcing compliance with the conflict of interest policy. The cfo review the annual disclosure forms of covered persons and compiles and maintains a list of potentially conflicted entities and individuals. The cfo follows the procedures of the policy to determine whether a conflict of interest exists and the procedures for addressing it. The cfo documents the decisions related to transactions involving an actual or possible conflict of interest and the appropriate action taken. Such decisions are made by individuals who do not have a conflict with respect to the transaction.”

“Compensation review and approval - care alliance's board of trustees engaged an outside consultant to perform a market-based compensation assessment for all positions. The findings were that, although care alliance's compensation structure was below market, the altruistic mission was a beneficial factor in attracting and retaining qualified staff at the appropriate staffing levels. Annual compensation decisions for executives are made by a sub-committee of the board of trustees based on the compensation survey and performance evaluations. Members of the sub-committee are independent of the individuals whose compensation is being determined.”

“Availability of documents - the governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Care alliance health center was established in 1985 as one of the original robert wood johnson foundation health care for the homeless projects and in 1993 became an independent nonprofit organization. The mission of care alliance is to "provide high quality, comprehensive medical and dental care, patient advocacy, and related services to people who need them most, regardless of their ability to pay." today, care alliance is a well-respected and integral member of the local system of safety net health care providers with over thirty years of experience providing high quality, comprehensive health and dental services to individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness, living in public housing, low income and uninsured. As the only health care provider in cleveland that focuses on the unique health care needs of individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness, care alliance has developed a very strong rapport with this population and other service providers throughout the community that also serve this population. Dedicated to the theme, "because everyone deserves quality health care", care alliance operates four stand-alone clinics, strategically located throughout cleveland where individuals and families experiencing homelessness or living in poverty may obtain services. One clinic is located downtown near the largest homeless shelters in the city. Care alliance's east and west side clinics are located within public housing facilities, designed to be accessible to those living in and around public housing. In april 2015, care alliance opened the central neighborhood clinic to provide comprehensive primary medical, behavioral, and dental services to adults and children living in cleveland's central neighborhood, home to the highest concentration of public housing in north east ohio. In addition to offering primary health care and oral health services to adults and children, care alliance offers hiv testing, treatment and counseling; pharmacy; diabetes management; case management; substance abuse and behavioral health services; outreach to people living on the street, shelters, and housing first permanent supportive housing; and women's health services. It is estimated that on any given night in cleveland, there are over four thousand individuals experiencing homelessness; sleeping in shelters, on the streets, in abandoned houses, or doubling up with friends and relatives. In 2016 alone, care alliance served 13,945 patients, generating over 53,021 encounters. Of the patients served, ninety-six percent (96%) were living below the federal poverty line and thirty-two percent (32%) had no form of health insurance. Forty-one percent (41%) were considered homeless and fifty-nine percent (59%) were public housing residents. In 2008, care alliance became a part of better health partnership (nee better health greater cleveland [bhgc]): an alliance of hospitals, federally qualified health centers, free clinics and managed care organizations committed to improving health by setting high regional quality indicators. Through this partnership, care alliance's patient health outcomes are compared and contrasted to those of other regional major medical providers. Internally, care alliance's quality improvement/risk management committee looks at indicators relevant to chronic care including: blood pressure for individuals with hypertension and diabetes, hemoglobin a1c levels, cholesterol, and annual foot exams. Despite the unique challenges that our patients face in obtaining and maintaining good health, care alliance is consistently ranked among the leading health care providers in patient outcomes throughout cleveland. Stay involved with care alliance: www.carealliance.org sign-up for our newsletter: www.carealliance.org/newsletter.html take part in our annual fundraiser: http://letstalkturkey.eventbrite.com become our friend on facebook: www.facebook.com/carealliance follow us on twitter! Http://twitter.com/carealliance”