United Medmanagement Inc

What it reported doing in 2010

The primary purpose of united medmanagement, inc. (umm) is to provide physical assets, management and support services and physical therapy for united medical associates, pc (uma)patients. A professional corporation of physicians which has adopted a charity care policy, provides care to all patients including medicare, medicaid and indigent, on a non-discriminatory basis, and is exempt from federal income tax as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. In 2010, umm provided office space, management, support staff, and billing services to united medical associates and uma patients. United medmanagement supports united medical associates in the delivery of these services by providing staff to uma who participates in the southern tier ** see schedule o for continuation ** healthy living partnership which is a united collaboration of government and community based systems that promote healthy living through outreach, education, and access to services for the purpose of reducing the risk of chronic disease. The New York state department of health and centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) provide funding for local community health care practitioners to provide clinical breast exams, mammograms, pap tests, and limited follow-up. These screening procedures are for the income eligible women who are uninsured or under insured. (2) umm is involved with professional education which takes the form of organizing a hematology/hemapathology teaching day. This involves umm and other local and regional staff, physicians extenders and physicians. This program is held in march and brings together local, regional and national medical providers to learn about pertinent issues related to that field of practice care. Services which are provided to the community and represent umm contribution and support are as follows: (1) support health education public seminar by providing direct staff support for clerical services. The seminar covers topics including, but not limited to, knee & hip replacement, shoulder pain and prostate cancer. These seminars provide pertinent health information to the public on the disease, new treatments and follow-up. (2) the hours of preparation required for each two hour discussion vary anywhere between three to five hours per contact hour. Ultimately, umm's clerical and support staff assist the physicians in preparation for these lectures. Community benefit programs in the form of student intern education from broome community college, the albany college of pharmacy and other local teaching institutions. These individuals are placed in the umm facilities to receive their practicum of care training from the uma professionals. This is typically provided for medical office assistants who can receive hands-on training with a physician at their side at umm facilities. Umm participates in nurse clinical rotations by allowing them to shadow and observe patient care in our physician offices. Financially measured community services in addition to the above benefits, umm provided the following benefits to the community: (1) accepted assignment from the medicare program (value of the difference between established charge and fee schedule) $1,415,884(2) accepted assignment from the medical assistance program (value of the difference between the established charge and fee schedule) $466,742 (3) wrote off balances for uncompensated patient care $6,283 (4) real estate tax payments made $99,676. Total measure community benefit was $1,988,585.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 42.9%; rating input score 43; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 11%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.92; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: Limited
• Asset growth: Limited