title: IRS eyes nonprofits--EDs can play key role.
abstract: You might not realize it, but if you work in a not-for-profit hospital your department plays a key role in making sure it maintains that status, and increased scrutiny of nonprofits by the Internal Revenue Service makes that role even more important. Here are some things you can do to help make sure your hospital continues to receive the considerable benefits of not-for-profit status: If your department runs an ambulance or helicopter service, include those data in your regular reports. Be sure to focus on costs, not charges, when calculating uncompensated or charity care. If your hospital has a speakers' bureau, make yourself available for presentations about your services in the community.
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019464:Tax Exemption / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States