Deck 14: Health Care Providers

Question 1

A hospital estimates that, based on past experience, it will incur $5 million in malpractice claims as a result of services rendered in the current period.The hospital carries a malpractice insurance policy with a yearly $2 million deductible clause.The amount that should appear on its year-end financial statement as Claims Expense Loss should be

A)$0.
B)$2 million.
C)$3 million.
D)$5 million.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Unlike businesses, not-for-profit health care providers often serve patients who they know will be unable to pay any portion of the amounts billed.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In prior years, a not-for-profit hospital received funds from a donor who restricted the use of those funds to providing nursing scholarships.During the current year $8,000 of scholarships were awarded.These scholarships should be reported

A)As expenses in the unrestricted fund.
B)As reductions in the revenue section in the unrestricted fund.
C)As expenses in the temporarily restricted fund.
D)As expenses in the permanently restricted fund.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Use the following information to answer Questions
Kale Hospital, a not-for-profit entity, received a pledge from a donor in support of a fund raising effort by the Hospital to finance construction of a new facility for cancer treatment.The donor promised to pay $2 million in equal annual installments of $200,000 over the next 10 years.The present value of the gift at the risk-free interest rate is $1,472,000.
The amount of unrestricted revenue that should be recognized by Kale in the year of the gift is

A)$2 million.
B)$1,472,000.
C)$200,000.
D)$0.

Question 5

The statement of financial position of a not-for-profit health care organization should distinguish among unrestricted, temporarily restricted, and permanently restricted net assets.

Question 6

The statement of activities must indicate net assets released from restriction and any transfers between funds.

Question 7

Intermountain Hospital, a not-for-profit health care provider, issued $70 million in term bonds to finance construction of a new wing at its main hospital.Terms of the bond issue require that $5 million of the proceeds of the bond issue be invested in U.S.government securities.The $5 million must be held until maturity of the bonds.The $5 million will increase which class of net assets?

A)Unrestricted net assets.
B)Temporarily restricted net assets.
C)Permanently restricted net assets.
D)Either b or c.

Question 8

In 2010 St.Joe's Hospital received a $50,000 cash gift to be used to buy supplies and other items for the pediatric department of the hospital.In 2011, St.Joe's purchased puppets and other items to be used in explaining medical procedures to young children.The acquisition of the items causes a NET decrease in which classes of net assets?

A)Unrestricted net assets only.
B)Temporarily restricted net assets.
C)Both unrestricted and temporarily net assets.
D)Neither unrestricted nor temporarily restricted net assets.

Question 9

Restricted funds of a not-for-profit nursing home are not available for current use; however, the income earned on the funds is available.

Question 10

During the current year, St.Mary's Hospital a not-for-profit entity earned, based on its normal billing rate, $1 million in patient service revenues.Many of these patients belong to a health plan that has an established pay schedule.Based on the specific services rendered to members of the plan, the hospital estimates that $.05 million will not be collectible from the plan or the patient.Some of the patients are Hospital employees.These employees are given a 50% discount on the services rendered.Employee discounts for the current year total $.01 million.Some of the patients are uninsured and the hospital estimates that, of the amount billed to the uninsured patients, $.2 million will not be collectible bad debts.The amount of net patient service revenues for St.Mary's Hospital for the current year is

A)$1 million.
B)$.94 million.
C)$.87 million.
D)$.74 million.

Question 11

Charity care provided by a health care organization would be recorded in a contra-revenue account.

Question 12

A consortium of physicians agrees to provide services to the employees of a large County government.The agreement calls for monthly payments from the County to the consortium in the amount of $200,000 per month.County employees are not billed for services rendered by the consortium.All County employees are required to use the consortium under their health care program any services rendered to County employees by other physicians are not covered under the health plan.During the month the consortium performed services for County employees for which it would have billed $170,000.The consortium referred patients to other health care providers for services they could not perform.The consortium estimates that patients will be billed $10,000 for those services.The amount of revenue that should be recognized for the month by the consortium is

A)$200,000.
B)$190,000.
C)$170,000.
D)$160,000.

Question 13

Use the following information to answer Questions
Kale Hospital, a not-for-profit entity, received a pledge from a donor in support of a fund raising effort by the Hospital to finance construction of a new facility for cancer treatment.The donor promised to pay $2 million in equal annual installments of $200,000 over the next 10 years.The present value of the gift at the risk-free interest rate is $1,472,000.
The amount of restricted revenue that should be recognized by Kale in the year of the gift is

A)$2 million.
B)$1,472,000.
C)$200,000.
D)$0.

Question 14

Health care organizations provide uncompensated patient care as a matter of policy but not law.

Question 15

Not-for-profit health care entities must provide information on the three categories of net asset donor restrictiveness.

Question 16

For a not-for-profit hospital, which of the following financial statements is NOT required?

A)Statement of financial position.
B)Statement of activities.
C)Statement of cash flows.
D)Statement of functional expenses.

Question 17

In a not-for-profit health care organization, the cost of malpractice must be accrued if it is either probable that impairment has occurred or if the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.

Question 18

An accountant has encountered a perplexing financial reporting issue related to the hospital for which she is preparing financial statements.The issue is not specifically addressed by FASB statements.To which of the following sources would the accountant probably look first for industry-specific guidance?

A)GASB Statements.
B)AICPA accounting and auditing guide, Not-for-Profit Organizations.
C)AICPA accounting and auditing guide, Health Care Organizations.
D)Pronouncements of the HFMA or AHA.

Question 19

In the long run, the health of a hospital depends mainly on the demand for its services and the ability to meet that demand at a reasonable cost.

Question 20

Prepaid health care plans that earn revenue from agreements to provide service record revenue when services are rendered.

Question 21

The Gulf Coast bank is holding $750,000 donation in an independent permanent trust with the investment income dedicated for use by the Coastal hospital for operating purposes.
The $750,000 principal should be:

A)Disclosed in notes to the financial statements of the hospital
B)Reported as a permanently restricted net asset of the hospital
C)Reported as non-operating revenue of the hospital
D)Reported as an asset limited as to use by the hospital

Question 22

During the current year, a voluntary health and welfare organization receives $800,000 in unrestricted pledges.Of this amount, $300,000 has been designated by donors for use next year to support operations in the pharmacy.If 20 percent of the unrestricted pledges are expected to be uncollectible, what amount of unrestricted support should the organizations recognize in its current-year financial statements?

A)$800,000
B)$700,000
C)$500,000
D)$400,000

Question 23

A specialized health care facility normally purchases their medicine.However, this month a wealthy philanthropist donates the medicine.This medicine should be recorded at fair market value and should be credited directly to:

A)Deferred Revenue
B)Unrestricted Net Assets
C)Non-operating Gains
D)Other Revenues

Question 24

A not-for-profit hospital signs a contract with an insurance company in which the company agrees to pay it $9 million in capitation fees for the year July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012.Between July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011, the hospital provides services that, at its standard rates, would bill at $5.1 million.Between January 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012, it provides services that it would bill at $4.2 million.For the year ending December 31, 2011, the hospital should recognize capitation revenue of

A)$0
B)$4.5 million
C)$5.1 million
D)$9 million

Question 25

The LRF Healthcare foundation donated 1,800,000 as a permanent endowment to a Senior Citizen health and welfare organization during the year.The foundation stipulated that the income and investment appreciation be used to maintain its preventive care center for the elderly.The endowment principal had an investment appreciation of $120,000 and investment income of $160,000.The organization spent $140,000 to maintain its preventive care center during the year.What is the amount of change in temporarily restricted net assets that the organization should report?

A)$140,000
B)$160,000
C)$280,000
D)$1,940,000

Question 26

Which of the following would normally be considered ongoing or central transactions for a not-for-profit hospital?

A)Recovery room fees for surgical patients
B)Room and board fees from patients
C)Both of the above
D)Neither of the above

Question 27

The Medical Arts Clinic, a well-established health care organization, received a $1,500,000 pledge in fiscal year 2012 that was restricted to cover operating expenses.The gift was received over two years; $600,000 in the first year and $900,000 in the second year.The following table reflects the funds received as well as the amount spent on operating the clinic. $$\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { June 30,2012 } & \text { June 30, 2013 } \\\text { Gifts received } & \$ 600,000 & \$ 900,000 \\\text { Clinic operating expenses } & \$ 40,000 & \$ 1,020,000\end{array}$$ What should the clinic report as Net Assets Released from Restrictions on the statement of activities for the fiscal year ended

A)$900,000
B)$960,000
C)$1,020,000
D)$1,500,000

Question 28

The community hospital of Briarwood normally includes proceeds from sales of meals in their cafeteria as

A)Ancillary service revenues
B)Other revenues
C)Deductions from dietary meal service expenses
D)Patient service revenues

Question 29

Hospital revenue usually includes which of the following?
Revenue from

Question 30

Sponsors of not-for-profit health care organizations generally include:

A)Universities
B)Community Organizations
C)Religious Organizations
D)Any of the above

Question 31

In the process of general purpose external financial reporting, a health care organization is required to present

A)A separate statement of changes in equity, net assets, or fund balance
B)A statement of operations
C)A performance indicator only by for-profit entities
D)Fund group information by a not-for-profit organization

Question 32

A hospital carried a 2-year malpractice insurance policy that allows for retroactive premium adjustments based on experience claims actually incurred.The basic premium is $300,000, payable in advance.At the end of the first year the hospital estimates that it will have to pay an additional $80,000 in premiums as a result of claims filed in the current year and it estimates that it will incur additional premiums in the second year of $100,000 as a result of claims filed in the second year.The amount of insurance expense that should appear on the financial statements at the end of the first year should be

A)$150,000.
B)$230,000.
C)$300,000.
D)$480,000.

Question 33

Based upon Saint Thomas Hospital's established billing rate structure, the hospital would have earned patient service revenue of $5,100,000 for the year.However, Saint Thomas does not expect to collect this amount because of charity care provided in the amount of $600,000 and contractual allowances to third-party payers of $450,000.How much should Saint Thomas record as patient service revenue for the year?

A)$5,100,000
B)$4,650,000
C)$4,500,000
D)$4,050,000

Question 34

In accounting for health care organizations, restricted net assets are:

A)Not available for current operating use; however, the income generated is available for current operating use.
B)Not available unless the directors remove the restrictions.
C)Restricted as to use only for board-designated purposes.
D)Restricted as to use by the donor, grantor, or other source of the resources.

Question 35

Jordan an auditor, is performing a routine review of a not-for-profit hospital and noted the following account balances in the statement of operations for the fiscal year ending
Sept.30, 2011: $$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} {lll } \text {Gross patient serv ice rev enue from all }&\$4,450,000\\ \text {services at the hospital's estab lished billing rate}&\\ \text {Bad debt expense}&\$90,000\\ \text {Contractual adjustments}&\$420,000\\\end{array}\end{array}$$
Calculate the amount the hospital would report as net patient service revenue in its statement of operations for the fiscal year ending Sept.30, 2011.

A)$4,080,000
B)$4,140,000
C)$4,230,000
D)$4,410,000