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We know your business
We understand the unique challenges that your
hospitals association faces when collecting,
analyzing and reporting community benefits data, as
we have been faced with the same challenges. MHA
staff provides expert guidance to your association
based on over 14 years of experience in collecting
our own statewide community benefits survey data.
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Tracks quantifiable
community benefits using a consistent structure for
data collection
Community Benefits Tracker provides
your hospital association with a tool designed to
collect data in quantifiable "buckets" on programs,
participants and financial loss. The Survey Module
captures programs and events into logical
categories. Grouping provides consistency in
reporting. This structure of collection allows for
effective use for statewide advocacy and reporting.
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IRS 990 Schedule H
compliant
MHA has developed a survey format that follows IRS
990 Schedule H requirements. Associations have the
flexibility to choose whether survey participants
will report on a per-hospital basis or as a system
hospitals.
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Follows CHA/VHA
guidelines and the AHA community benefit resolution
Community Benefits Tracker is designed to meet
established guidelines.
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Choose which
financial categories to include
Your hospital association controls what financial
information is collected and reported according to
your state requirements (bad debt, charity care,
Medicaid, Medicare, nursing home, or taxes).
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Provides robust
reporting
Standard reports for hospital data, peer group
comparisons, and statewide totals can be run using
the reporting feature. Your association can create a
custom report to meet the specific data needs in
your state. Reports can be run in a PDF or Excel
format for your convenience.
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Efficiently email
survey participants
Community Benefits Tracker has a built-in email
feature that allows association staff to quickly and
easily email survey contacts. Association staff can
email hospital specific reports securely during and
after survey completion.
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Monitor member survey
information
The Association Survey Management feature gives your
association staff the ability to view, at a glance,
the status of survey completion per hospital in your
state. No need to wonder which sections are
completed as you can easily see the progress in this
module.
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Capture statewide
community benefit stories
When numbers don't tell the whole story the
easy-to-use story editor gives survey participants
the ability to submit human interest stories for
inclusion in statewide reports and publications.
Community Benefits Tracker collects both text and
digital pictures for future use.
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Easily post messages to share information with
survey participants
The homepage content editor allows association staff
to dynamically communicate with survey participants
and users through postings of announcements,
documents, links, and messages.
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On-site "what counts" training for hospitals
MHA provides one day of on-site training for survey
participants to support your association's
collection efforts. Training includes comprehensive
education regarding what counts as a community
benefit, financial data collection, and how to use
the Community Benefits Tracker Survey
Module. (Additional days and travel expenses not
included in pricing.)
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Comprehensive client support
MHA staff are available via toll-free customer
service line, email, and webcasts from 9:00 am -
5:00 pm (EST), Monday - Friday. (Exclusive of
holidays).
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User-friendly hosted web application
We reduce your technical support workload by
hosting Community Benefits Tracker on
our secure Web servers. No need to install software
or involve internal IT resources. Software updates
and enhancements are automatically included. You
have immediate access to the data and reports.
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Provides easy and secure access
The system provides easy and secure access for
survey participants to enter and edit their
community benefits information directly online.
There is no need for association data entry.
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Eliminate the worry about backups or recovery
Your data is secure in our redundant data centers.
No need to worry about backups or lost information.