Midsouth Ehealth Alliance

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203328354
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Memphis, TN, USA
Phone
9018661464
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health Support Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$756,608
Expenses
$737,923
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR REGINALD COOPWOOD (BOARD CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT)
  • CAMERON BRACKETT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • BRAD ROBERTSON (DIRECTOR)
  • GEORGE BECKETT (DIRECTOR)
  • DR ANDRAS SABLAUER (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization's exempt purpose is to provide secure data exchange among participating organizations to improve the quality and cost of healthcare in the memphis, tn area.

What it reported doing in 2016

The organization's exempt purpose is to provide secure data exchange among participating organizations to improve the quality and cost of healthcare in the memphis, tn area. The health information data exchange network is operating in several hospitals and clinics in the memphis area. Using the information data exchange network provides the participating organizations timely access to medical information which enables them to provide better quality health care and utilize resources more efficiently. Greater than 10,000 persons benefited.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 99.5%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.5%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 27% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -12.3% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97% of revenue deployed · 99.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $734K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $934K reported
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2010 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.