NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION - The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Integrated Healthcare Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the "Company") have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these statements include all adjustments that are of a normal and recurring nature necessary to present fairly the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The results of operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire 2012 fiscal year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on June 24, 2011.

The Company has determined that Pacific Coast Holdings Investment, LLC ("PCHI") (Note 9), is a variable interest entity as defined by GAAP and, accordingly, the financial statements of PCHI are included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts included in these notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are expressed in thousands (except per share amounts, percentages and stock option prices and values). 

LIQUIDITY - As of September 30, 2011, the Company had a total stockholders’ deficiency of $20.7 million and a working capital deficit of $22.0 million.  For the three and six months ended September 30, 2011, the Company had net income (loss) of $0.5 million and $(2.4) million, respectively. At September 30, 2011, the Company had no additional availability under its revolving credit facility (Note 3).

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS - Effective March 8, 2005, the Company acquired four hospitals (the "Hospitals") from subsidiaries of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (the "Acquisition"). The Company owns and operates the four community-based hospitals located in southern California, which are:

● 282-bed Western Medical Center in Santa Ana

● 188-bed Western Medical Center in Anaheim

● 178-bed Coastal Communities Hospital in Santa Ana

● 114-bed Chapman Medical Center in Orange

RECLASSIFICATION FOR PRESENTATION - Certain amounts previously reported have been reclassified to conform to the current period's presentation with no impact on the reported net income (loss) of the Company.

CONCENTRATION OF RISK - The Hospitals are subject to licensure by the State of California and accreditation by the Joint Commission. Loss of either licensure or accreditation would impact the ability to participate in various governmental and managed care programs, which provide the majority of the Company's revenues.

Substantially all net operating revenues come from external customers. The largest payers are Medicare and Medicaid, which combined accounted for 55% and 58% of the net operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 55% and 57% for the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. No other payers represent a significant concentration of the Company's net operating revenues.

The Company receives all of its inpatient services revenue from operations in Orange County, California. The economic conditions of this market could affect the ability of patients and third-party payers to reimburse the Company for services, through its effect on disposable household income and the tax base used to generate state funding for Medicaid programs.

USE OF ESTIMATES - The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Principal areas requiring the use of estimates include third-party cost report settlements, income taxes, accrued insurance retentions, self-insurance reserves, and net patient receivables. Management regularly evaluates the accounting policies and estimates that are used. In general, management bases the estimates on historical experience and on assumptions that it believes to be reasonable given the particular circumstances in which its Hospitals operate. Although management believes that all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation have been included, actual results may materially vary from those estimates.

REVENUE RECOGNITION - Net operating revenues are recognized in the period in which services are performed and are recorded based on established billing rates (gross charges) less estimated discounts for contractual allowances, principally for patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and other health plans. Gross charges are retail charges based on the Company’s Charge Description Master. They are not the same as actual pricing, and they generally do not reflect what a hospital is ultimately paid and therefore are not displayed in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Hospitals are typically paid amounts that are negotiated with insurance companies or are set by the federal government or state government. Gross charges are used to calculate Medicare outlier payments and to determine certain elements of payment under managed care contracts (such as stop-loss payments). Since Medicare requires a hospital's gross charges to be the same for all patients (regardless of payer category), gross charges are also what the Hospitals charge all other patients prior to the application of discounts and allowances.

Revenues under the traditional fee-for-service Medicare and Medicaid programs are based primarily on prospective payment systems. Discounts for retrospectively cost based revenues and certain other payments, which are based on the Hospitals' cost reports, are estimated using historical trends and current factors. Cost report settlements for retrospectively cost based revenues under these programs are subject to audit, and administrative and judicial review, which can take several years until final settlement of such matters are determined and completely resolved. Estimates of settlement receivables or payables related to a specific year are updated periodically, at year end, and at the time the cost report is filed with the fiscal intermediary. Typically no further updates are made to the estimates until the Final Notice of Program Reimbursement is received, at which time the cost report for that year has been audited by the fiscal intermediary. There could be several years’ time lag between the submission of a cost report and receipt of the Final Notice of Program Reimbursement. Since the laws, regulations, instructions and rule interpretations governing Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement are complex and change frequently, the estimates recorded by the Hospitals could change by material amounts. The Company has established settlement receivables of $534 and $456 as of September 30 and March 31, 2011, respectively, which are included as due from government payers in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Hospitals receive supplemental payments from the State of California to support indigent care (Medi-Cal Disproportionate Share Hospital payments or "DSH") and from the California Medical Assistance Commission ("CMAC") under the SB 1100 and SB 1255 programs. The Hospitals received supplemental payments of $1.1 million and $0 during the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $5.9 million and $11.1 million during the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The related revenue recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, was $4.0 million and $4.8 million, respectively, and $7.4 and $11.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. As of September 30 and March 31, 2011, estimated DSH receivables were $5.3 million and $3.9 million, respectively, which are included as due from government payers in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The following is a summary of due from governmental payers:

	September 30,  2011		March 31,  2011
Medicare	$	534	$	456
Medicaid		5,312		3,896
	$	5,846	$	4,352

Revenues under managed care plans are based primarily on payment terms involving predetermined rates per diagnosis, per-diem rates, discounted fee-for-service rates and/or other similar contractual arrangements. These revenues are also subject to review and possible audit by the payers. The payers are billed for patient services on an individual patient basis. An individual patient's bill is subject to adjustment on a patient-by-patient basis in the ordinary course of business by the payers following their review and adjudication of each particular bill. The Hospitals estimate the discounts for contractual allowances utilizing billing data on an individual patient basis. Management believes the estimation and review process allows for timely identification of instances where such estimates need to be revised. The Company does not believe there were any adjustments to estimates of individual patient bills that were material to its net operating revenues.

The Hospitals provide charity care to patients whose income level is below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level. Patients with income levels between 300% and 350% of the Federal Poverty Level qualify to pay a discounted rate under AB 774 based on various government program reimbursement levels. Patients without insurance are offered assistance in applying for Medicaid and other programs they may be eligible for, such as state disability, Victims of Crime, or county indigent programs. Patient advocates from the Hospitals' Medical Eligibility Program ("MEP") screen patients in the hospital and determine potential linkage to financial assistance programs. They also expedite the process of applying for these government programs. The estimated costs (based on direct and indirect costs as a ratio of gross uncompensated charges associated with providing care to charity patients) for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were approximately $2.5 million and $2.6 million, respectively, and $3.8 million and $4.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Receivables from patients who are potentially eligible for Medicaid are classified as Medicaid pending under the MEP, with appropriate contractual allowances recorded. If the patient does not qualify for Medicaid, the receivables are reclassified to charity care and written off, or they are reclassified to self-pay and adjusted to their net realizable value through the provision for doubtful accounts. Reclassifications of Medicaid pending accounts to self-pay do not typically have a material impact on the results of operations as the estimated Medicaid contractual allowances initially recorded are not materially different than the estimated provision for doubtful accounts recorded when the accounts are reclassified. All accounts classified as pending Medicaid, as well as certain other governmental receivables, over the age of 90 days were reserved in contractual allowances as of September 30 and March 31, 2011 based on historical collections experience.

The Company receives payments for “eligible alien” care under Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. As of September 30 and March 31, 2011, the Company established a receivable in the amount of $1.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively, related to discharges deemed eligible to meet program criteria.

The Company is not aware of any material claims, disputes, or unsettled matters with any payers that would affect revenues that have not been adequately provided for in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS - The Company provides for accounts receivable that could become uncollectible by establishing an allowance to reduce the carrying value of such receivables to their estimated net realizable value. The Hospitals estimate this allowance based on the aging of their accounts receivable, historical collections experience for each type of payer and other relevant factors. There are various factors that can impact the collection trends, such as changes in the economy, which in turn have an impact on unemployment rates and the number of uninsured and underinsured patients, volume of patients through the emergency department, the increased burden of copayments to be made by patients with insurance and business practices related to collection efforts. These factors continuously change and can have an impact on collection trends and the estimation process.

The Company's policy is to attempt to collect amounts due from patients, including copayments and deductibles due from patients with insurance, at the time of service while complying with all federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act ("EMTALA"). Generally, as required by EMTALA, patients may not be denied emergency treatment due to inability to pay. Therefore, until the legally required medical screening examination is complete and stabilization of the patient has begun, services are performed prior to the verification of the patient's insurance, if any. In nonemergency circumstances or for elective procedures and services, it is the Hospitals' policy, when appropriate, to verify insurance prior to a patient being treated.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - The Company considers all highly liquid debt investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalents are maintained at financial institutions and, at times, balances may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has never experienced any losses related to these balances. All of the non-interest bearing cash balances were fully insured at September 30, 2011 due to a temporary federal program in effect from December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2012. Under the program, there is no limit to the amount of insurance for eligible accounts. Beginning 2013, insurance coverage will revert to $250,000 per depositor at each financial institution, and the Company’s non-interest bearing cash balances may again exceed federally insured limits.

INVENTORIES OF SUPPLIES - Inventories of supplies are valued at the lower of weighted average cost or market.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and any impairment write-downs related to assets held and used. Additions and improvements to property and equipment are capitalized at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Capital leases are recorded at the beginning of the lease term as property and equipment and a corresponding lease liability is recognized. The value of the property and equipment under capital lease is recorded at the lower of either the present value of the minimum lease payments or the fair value of the asset. Such assets, including improvements, are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or their estimated useful life, where applicable.

The Company uses the straight-line method of depreciation for buildings and improvements, and equipment over their estimated useful lives of 25 years and 3 to 15 years, respectively.

LONG-LIVED ASSETS - The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for possible impairment whenever circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset, or related group of assets, may not be recoverable from estimated future cash flows. However, there is an evaluation performed at least annually. Fair value estimates are derived from established market values of comparable assets or internal calculations of estimated undiscounted future net cash flows. The estimates of future net cash flows are based on assumptions and projections believed by the Company to be reasonable and supportable. These assumptions take into account patient volumes, changes in payer mix, revenue, and expense growth rates and changes in legislation and other payer payment patterns.

DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS - On August 30, 2010, the Company entered into a new revolving credit facility (Note 3) under which it incurred debt issuance costs consisting of a $450 origination fee for the Company's $40 million Revolving Line of Credit (new debt) and $469 in legal and other expenses paid to third parties. These amounts are amortized over the credit facility’s three year life using the straight-line method. Subsequently, the $40 million Revolving Line of Credit was reduced to $20 million, resulting in an acceleration of the amortization of the related debt issuance costs.  Debt issuance costs of $38 and $24 were amortized during the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $449 (including $334 in accelerated amortization) and $154 during the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  At September 30 and March 31, 2011, prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets included $153 and $300, respectively, as the current portion of debt issuance costs.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - The Company's financial assets and liabilities recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, debt, accounts payable, and other liabilities, all of which are recorded at book value which approximates fair value.

GAAP has established a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values and requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1:	Unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2:	Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability.
Level 3:	Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The Company utilizes the best available information in measuring fair value.  Assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company currently has no financial or nonfinancial assets or liabilities subject to fair value measurement on a recurring basis except for warrants issued in April 2010 (Note 4).

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and where they are classified within the hierarchy as of September 30, 2011:

	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Warrant liability	$	384		-		-	$	384

Warrant liability - fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Balance at March 31, 2011 - Fair value of warrants issued and vested	$	167
Change in fair value of warrant liability included in earnings		3,270
Balance at June 30, 2011		3,437
Change in fair value of warrant liability included in earnings		(3,053	)
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	384

 WARRANTS - The Company has entered into complex transactions that contain warrants (Notes 3 and 4). If an instrument (or an embedded feature) that has the characteristics of a derivative instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock, it is still necessary to evaluate whether it is classified in stockholders’ equity (or would be classified in stockholders’ equity if it were a freestanding instrument).

INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE – Income (loss) per share is calculated under two different methods, basic and diluted. Basic income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period and dilutive potential shares of common stock. Dilutive potential shares of common stock, as determined under the treasury stock method, consist of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock warrants or options, net of shares of common stock assumed to be repurchased by the Company from the exercise proceeds (Note 8).

INCOME TAXES - Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws using the asset and liability method. The Company assesses the realization of deferred tax assets to determine whether an income tax valuation allowance is required. The Company has recorded a 100% valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets.

There is a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and California. Certain tax attributes carried over from prior years continue to be subject to adjustment by taxing authorities. Penalties or interest, if any, arising from federal or state taxes are recorded as a component of the Company’s income tax provision.

SEGMENT REPORTING - The Company operates in one line of business, the provision of healthcare services through the operation of general hospitals and related healthcare facilities. The Company's Hospitals generate substantially all of its net operating revenues.

The Company's four Hospitals and related healthcare facilities operate in one geographic region in Orange County, California. The region's economic characteristics, the nature of the Hospitals' operations, the regulatory environment in which they operate, and the manner in which they are managed are all similar. This region is an operating segment, as defined by GAAP. In addition, the Company's Hospitals and related healthcare facilities share certain resources and benefit from many common clinical and management practices. Accordingly, the Company aggregates the facilities into a single reportable operating segment.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - The Company’s accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are considered issued when filed with the SEC.  The Company has evaluated subsequent events to the filing date of this Form 10-Q with the SEC.