Common use of Negative Impact Clause in Contracts

Negative Impact. Accretive shall implement the startup of operations without causing an unplanned material disruption of Affiliate’s operations (which may be caused by but is not limited to, errant billing; disruption of communication with patients, physicians, health plans, etc.; or failure to comply with laws and regulations). To the extent an unplanned material disruption occurs due to a delay, other than a delay that is excused because it: (i) is not caused by Accretive (which includes Affiliates insistence upon a provision in the Roll- Out Plan over the written objections of Accretive); (ii) has been consented to by Affiliate in writing; or (iii) is an event of Force Majeure affecting the transition, Accretive shall reimburse Ascension Health or the respective Affiliate for the “public relations cost” (and no such cost shall be deemed Consequential Damages) incurred to mitigate the impact to Affiliate’s employees, medical staff, contractors, and patients of the delay. The parties agree that “public relations costs” may include third party public relations costs, advertising and publications costs related to communications regarding the delay and related items. The “public relations costs” shall not include any costs related to Ascension Health or Affiliate personnel or any costs related to any communication through an existing Ascension Health or Affiliate communication vehicle. The “public relations costs” paid under this MSA shall not exceed $250,000.00 in any eighteen (18) month period. Accretive, Ascension Health and Affiliate shall reasonably cooperate with each other to coordinate any such public relations efforts.

Negative Impact. Accretive shall implement the startup of operations without causing an unplanned material disruption of Affiliate’s operations (which may be caused by but is not limited to, errant billing; disruption of communication with patients, physicians, health plans, etc.; or failure to comply with laws and regulations). To the extent an unplanned material disruption occurs due to a delay, other than a delay that is excused because it: (i) is not caused by Accretive (which includes Affiliates insistence upon a provision in the Roll- Out Plan over the written objections of Accretive); (ii) has been consented to by Affiliate in writing; or (iii) is an event of Force Majeure affecting the transition, Accretive shall reimburse Ascension Health or the respective Affiliate for the “public relations cost” (and no such cost shall be deemed Consequential Damages) incurred to mitigate the impact to Affiliate’s employees, medical staff, contractors, and patients of the delay. The parties agree that “public relations costs” may include third party public relations costs, advertising and publications costs related to communications regarding the delay and related items. The “public relations costs” shall not include any costs related to Ascension Health or Affiliate personnel or any costs related to any communication through an existing Ascension Health or Affiliate communication vehicle. The “public relations costs” paid under this MSA shall not exceed $250,000.00 [**] in any eighteen (18) month [**] period. Accretive, Ascension Health and Affiliate shall reasonably cooperate with each other to coordinate any such public relations efforts.