The CEO at EEMC hears about everything that has happened with both Gabriela and Scott. The CEO asks you as the hospital administrator to evaluate the risks for the organization based on the facts that you currently have. The CEO also asks you to create a corrective action plan so something like this doesn’t happen again in the future. The CEO would like the risks and associated corrective action plan laid out in a memo so that he can present it to the Board. He would also like your opinion on whether EEMC should self-disclose the fraud by Dr. Sean to Medicare. Finally he would like you to discuss EEMC's non-profit status. He asks that you outline how a hospital qualifies for non-profit status and whether you think they should continue to operate as a non-profit tax exempt hospital. If you recommend they continue to operate as a non-profit be sure to discuss whether you think their charity care policy is appropriate and whether you believe they are currently meeting their obligations as a non-profit organization.

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Selected transactions of the carolina company are listed below. classify each transaction as either an operating activity, an investing activity, a financing activity, or a noncash activity. 1. common stock is sold for cash above par value. 2. bonds payable are issued for cash at a discount

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