July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
JCH considering new program (8/26/04)
Would help under-, uninsured patients
Two representatives from Ball Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc. presented a program to Jay County Hospital Board members Monday, which would aid uninsured and underinsured Jay County residents.
BMH Foundation president Kelly Stanley said, though still in the developmental stages, the program is expected to be used by Cardinal Health System, Ball Memorial Hospital, the BMH Family Practice and Medicine Clinics, the Open Door/BMH Health Center and Medical Consultants.
The program called Cardinal Access, however, will not be used by JCH in the very near future.
“It’s a concept that works. We’ve got more research to do (before JCH could use the program),” said JCH chief executive officer Joe Johnston, after the meeting.
“If this hospital wants to participate (in the program), we don’t have to do all of the legwork,” said vice president of affiliated hospitals with CHS Norene Pumphrey.
Johnston said Stanley and BMH Foundation administrative director of corporate planning and foundation development Tricia Stanley-Fuller have done all of the research and work on the insurance assistance program. If JCH decided to implement the program in the future, it could easily do so.
Stanley-Fuller said she would like to see JCH use the computer enrollment aspect of the program, which helps uninsured people determine what government programs they qualify for and registers them for the programs.
Once the patient knows what program he or she can use, the Cardinal Access coordinators will help the patients find a primary care physician. She said Marion County will have the lease for the computer program and JCH could sublease.
“I have a lot of patients without insurance,” said hospital chief of staff Kathleen Galbraith. “We can provide care, but we can’t get them the drugs.”
Stanley-Fuller said part of the program covers prescription drug costs, by offering pharmaceuticals at reduced prices.
Also Monday, JCH administrative director of human resources Jerry Bozell encouraged all hospital employees to take a Spanish for Healthcare Professionals class at the John Jay Center for Learning. The course is eight weeks long and begins in September.
Bozell said the class teaches physicians how to communicate with their Spanish-speaking patients. The one day per week class is being offered through Ivy Tech State College. The cost is $150, but Bozell said half of the fee will be waived for any hospital employee who successfully completes the program.
In other business, the board voted on several issues.
First, board members voted to form a management agreement with Jay County Medical Facilities, LLC for one year for an annual fee of $15,000, which is $1,250 per month.
Johnston said the agreement is for general daily management services of the Vormohr Medical Center, which also allows the hospital to approve all of the center’s expenditures.
Also, the board voted to establish a non-interest bearing checking account to put the $39,000 granted to the hospital by the state in the form of a bio-terrorism grant. Johnston said the use of the grant has not yet been determined, but he has made a list of what he would like to use the money for.
Board members also voted to contribute $30,000 to the Jay County Medical Facilities, LLC to repair the roof at the Vormohr Medical Center, located at 1758 West 100 South, Portland. Johnston said before the hospital decided to purchase the building, it knew the roof would eventually need to be repaired.
Two purchases for the hospital’s nutritional services department also were approved by board members.
The purchase of a double-stack electric convection oven from C & T Design and Equipment Company Inc. for $6,375 and a 40-gallon tilting braising pan from C & T for $8,490 was approved.
Johnston said the equipment was needed to replace older models.
Also Monday, the board heard:
•Johnston report he was notified Monday morning by Cardinal Health System that the hospital has been certified to teach diabetes education classes. He said the classes will soon be offered to the public.
•Johnston report the hospital had a net income of $57,362 in July, which is 27.8 percent below the budgeted figure of $79,418.
Hospital admissions in July totaled 69. This figure is down 30 percent from the budgeted number of 98.
•Heard director of volunteer services Betty Krieg report 77 hospital auxiliary volunteers worked 1,337 hours in July.[[In-content Ad]]
BMH Foundation president Kelly Stanley said, though still in the developmental stages, the program is expected to be used by Cardinal Health System, Ball Memorial Hospital, the BMH Family Practice and Medicine Clinics, the Open Door/BMH Health Center and Medical Consultants.
The program called Cardinal Access, however, will not be used by JCH in the very near future.
“It’s a concept that works. We’ve got more research to do (before JCH could use the program),” said JCH chief executive officer Joe Johnston, after the meeting.
“If this hospital wants to participate (in the program), we don’t have to do all of the legwork,” said vice president of affiliated hospitals with CHS Norene Pumphrey.
Johnston said Stanley and BMH Foundation administrative director of corporate planning and foundation development Tricia Stanley-Fuller have done all of the research and work on the insurance assistance program. If JCH decided to implement the program in the future, it could easily do so.
Stanley-Fuller said she would like to see JCH use the computer enrollment aspect of the program, which helps uninsured people determine what government programs they qualify for and registers them for the programs.
Once the patient knows what program he or she can use, the Cardinal Access coordinators will help the patients find a primary care physician. She said Marion County will have the lease for the computer program and JCH could sublease.
“I have a lot of patients without insurance,” said hospital chief of staff Kathleen Galbraith. “We can provide care, but we can’t get them the drugs.”
Stanley-Fuller said part of the program covers prescription drug costs, by offering pharmaceuticals at reduced prices.
Also Monday, JCH administrative director of human resources Jerry Bozell encouraged all hospital employees to take a Spanish for Healthcare Professionals class at the John Jay Center for Learning. The course is eight weeks long and begins in September.
Bozell said the class teaches physicians how to communicate with their Spanish-speaking patients. The one day per week class is being offered through Ivy Tech State College. The cost is $150, but Bozell said half of the fee will be waived for any hospital employee who successfully completes the program.
In other business, the board voted on several issues.
First, board members voted to form a management agreement with Jay County Medical Facilities, LLC for one year for an annual fee of $15,000, which is $1,250 per month.
Johnston said the agreement is for general daily management services of the Vormohr Medical Center, which also allows the hospital to approve all of the center’s expenditures.
Also, the board voted to establish a non-interest bearing checking account to put the $39,000 granted to the hospital by the state in the form of a bio-terrorism grant. Johnston said the use of the grant has not yet been determined, but he has made a list of what he would like to use the money for.
Board members also voted to contribute $30,000 to the Jay County Medical Facilities, LLC to repair the roof at the Vormohr Medical Center, located at 1758 West 100 South, Portland. Johnston said before the hospital decided to purchase the building, it knew the roof would eventually need to be repaired.
Two purchases for the hospital’s nutritional services department also were approved by board members.
The purchase of a double-stack electric convection oven from C & T Design and Equipment Company Inc. for $6,375 and a 40-gallon tilting braising pan from C & T for $8,490 was approved.
Johnston said the equipment was needed to replace older models.
Also Monday, the board heard:
•Johnston report he was notified Monday morning by Cardinal Health System that the hospital has been certified to teach diabetes education classes. He said the classes will soon be offered to the public.
•Johnston report the hospital had a net income of $57,362 in July, which is 27.8 percent below the budgeted figure of $79,418.
Hospital admissions in July totaled 69. This figure is down 30 percent from the budgeted number of 98.
•Heard director of volunteer services Betty Krieg report 77 hospital auxiliary volunteers worked 1,337 hours in July.[[In-content Ad]]
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