Marin Healthcare District
MAY 30, 2017
2016 Audit Results
COMMUNICATION WITH THOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE
Marin Healthcare District MAY 30, 2017 Board of Directors, and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
2016 Audit Results COMMUNICATION WITH THOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE Marin Healthcare District MAY 30, 2017 Board of Directors, and Management Marin Healthcare District We are pleased to present the results of our audit of the financial statements
MAY 30, 2017
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Board of Directors, and Management Marin Healthcare District We are pleased to present the results of our audit of the financial statements of Marin Healthcare District. This report summarizes our financial statement audit and contains communications required by our professional standards. The audit was designed to express an opinion on the financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. We conducted our audit with the objectivity and independence that you expect. We received the full support and assistance of the District’s personnel. This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of Directors, and Management and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than those specific parties. We are pleased to serve and be associated with the District, as its independent public accountants, and look forward to our continued relationship. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Brian Conner, Partner, at (209) 955-6199. Sacramento, California May 30, 2017
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9 $2,020 $1,892 $2,299
$0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 Patient Accounts Receivable
6/30/15 - $2,020 12/31/15 - $1,892 12/31/16 - $2,299
13.2% 11.8% 11.7%
10.5% 11.0% 11.5% 12.0% 12.5% 13.0% 13.5% % Net Patient Service Revenue
6/30/15 - 13.2% 12/31/15 - 11.8% 12/31/16 - 11.7%
10 45% 13% 26% 13% 3% 43% 15% 27% 11% 4% 38% 18% 28% 13% 3%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Medicare Medi‐Cal Commercial Self‐Pay Other 6/30/15 12/31/15 12/31/16
To express our opinion on whether the financial statements prepared by management with your oversight are fairly presented, in all material respects, and in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 1131.2. However, our audits do not relieve you or management of your responsibilities. To consider internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on its effectiveness or to provide assurance concerning such internal control. To perform audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards issued by the AICPA, and design the audit to obtain reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. To communicate findings that, in our judgment, are relevant to your responsibilities in overseeing the financial reporting process. However, we are not required to design procedures for the purpose of identifying other matters to communicate to you.
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It is the auditor’s responsibility to determine the overall audit strategy and the audit plan, including the nature, timing, and extent of procedures necessary to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence and to communicate with those charged with governance an
and timing of the audits.
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The auditor should determine that the Audit Committee is informed about the initial selection of and changes in significant accounting policies
should also determine that the Audit Committee is informed about the methods used to account for significant unusual transactions and the effect of significant accounting policies in controversial or emerging areas for which there is a lack
consensus.
use of appropriate accounting policies. The significant accounting policies used by the District are described in the footnotes to the financial statements. Throughout the course of an audit, we review changes, if any, to significant accounting policies or their application, and the initial selection and implementation of new policies. There were no changes to significant accounting policies for the year ended December 31, 2016 with the exception of the adoption of GASB 72, Fair Value Measurement and Application.
significant accounting policies appropriately and consistently with those of the prior year.
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The Audit Committee should be informed about the process used by management in formulating particularly sensitive accounting estimates and about the basis for the auditor’s conclusions regarding the reasonableness of those estimates.
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Our views about qualitative aspects of the District’s significant accounting practices, including accounting policies, accounting estimates, and financial statement disclosures.
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The Audit Committee should be informed of all significant audit adjustments arising from the
whether an adjustment is indicative of a significant deficiency or a material weakness in the internal control over financial reporting, or in its process for reporting interim financial information, that could cause future financial statements to be materially misstated. The Audit Committee should also be informed of uncorrected misstatements aggregated by us during the current engagement and pertaining to the latest period presented that were determined by management to be immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate, to the financial statements as a whole.
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Any material weaknesses and significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control that came to the auditor’s attention during the audits must be reported to the Audit Committee.
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The Audit Committee should be adequately informed of the potential effect on financial statements of significant risks, exposures and uncertainties that are disclosed in the financial statements.
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The Audit Committee should be informed of any significant difficulties encountered in dealing with management related to the performance of the audits, including disagreements with management, whether or not satisfactorily resolved, about matters that individually or in the aggregate could be significant to the financial statements or the auditor’s report.
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Any doubt regarding the District’s ability to continue, as a going concern, should be communicated to the Audit Committee. Fraud involving senior management and fraud (whether caused by senior management or other employees) that causes a material misstatement of the financial statements should be
required to communicate any noncompliance with laws and regulations involving senior management that come to our attention, unless clearly inconsequential.
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We requested certain representations from management that are included in the management representation letter. Report to the Audit Committee significant written communications between the auditor and client management.
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In some cases, management may decide to consult about auditing and accounting matters. If management has consulted with other accountants about an auditing and accounting matter that involves application of an accounting principle to the financial statements or a determination of the type of auditor’s opinion that may be expressed on those statements,
require the consulting accountant to check with us to determine that the consultant has all the relevant facts.
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Brian.Conner@mossadams.com (209) 955‐6114
Katherine.Jackson@mossadams.com (916) 503‐8197