Northwest Wisconsin Supportive Homecare Inc

Programs: Patient care (see schedule o):patient care: mayo clinic health system is a family of clinics, hospitals and health care facilities serving communities in minnesota, iowa, wisconsin and georgia. As part of mayo clinic, the health system offers care designed for the whole body close to the patient's home, when they need it. A multidisciplinary team of experts has ready access to knowledge, resources, and expertise of mayo clinic and collaborates on providing exactly the care the patient needs. Mayo clinic health system sites employ approximately 1,000 physicians and 15,000 allied health staff. In addition, mayo clinic physicians from multiple specialties regularly see patients at health system facilities. Besides having health care facilities in nearly 70 communities, mayo clinic health system includes 19 owned hospitals, five owned nursing homes, physician service agreements with one additional hospital, and contract management agreements with two additional hospitals and one nursing home. Since its inception in 1992, mayo clinic health system has grown into one of the most successful regional health care systems in the united states. More than 600,000 unique patients account for more than 2. 6 million visits annually in mayo clinic health system. It is also a national leader in quality and safety efforts. Mayo clinic health system - supportive home care, inc. (mchs-shc) is a member of the mayo clinic health system. It is a wisconsin nonprofit corporation, tax exempt as an organization described in sec. 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. The corporation provides services to the residents of 14 counties in northwestern wisconsin. Mchs-shc plays a vital role in the health and well-being of eau claire residents and the surrounding communities by offering supportive care, medical house call, geriatric care management and integrative therapy services. This includes five branch locations. Disciplines include non-traditional nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, dietary, spiritual care and supportive care. Mchs-shc had over 600 unduplicated patients with almost 900 visits for 2014. Mchs-shc provides care to persons covered by governmental programs. Services are provided to both medicare and medicaid patients/residents at substantial discounts from standard fees. Charity care is available to patients financially unable to pay for services provided. The uncompensated cost of medicare was approximately $44,000. Mayo clinic health system - eau claire clinic, inc. And mayo clinic health system - eau claire hospital, inc. Voluntarily entered into an agreement with the wi attorney general relating to charity care. The terms of the agreement include an automatic discount for uninsured patients, a payment cap for those uninsured patients that meet the organization's charity care criteria, and a commitment to make information available to our patients regarding our charity care program. Additionally, the wi attorney general reviewed and approved our billing and collection policies and practices.