Adventist Physician Services Inc

“Adventist healthcare, inc. Is the sole corporate member of adventist physician services, inc. With the authority to approve its board membership.”

“The board of trustees of adventist healthcare, inc. Appoints the members of adventist physician services, inc.'s governing body.”

“The board of trustees approves all actions of management. The actions of the adventist physician services, inc.'s governing board is subject to the review of the board of adventist healthcare, inc.”

“The board of trustees of adventist physician services, inc. (aka adventist medical group) is made up of the executives and officers from adventist healthcare inc. Adventist healthcare inc. (ahc) and its controlled entities subscribe to the same policies and procedures of ahc. During the preparation process, executive management team reviewed various sections of the draft form 990 based on a planned completion time table. In addition, the executive committee of the board reviewed certain key sections of the form. Prior to filing, all members of the board are provided a copy of this form 990 through email, which linked to the company's intranet website.”

“Pursuant to the organizations conflict of interest policy, each facility board member, officer, director and any employee in a position that requires coordination and/or negotiation with contractors or supplies, is required on an annual basis to disclose any business or financial relationship outside of the organization. Compliance with policy is monitored and enforced by the human resources department, corporate integrity department and the legal department.”

“When setting executive, officers, or key employees compensation, the organization fully complies with the procedural safeguards embedded in the irs regulations. Executive compensation is entirely set by a committee of the board of trustees of adventist healthcare, inc. In setting compensation, the governing board committee relies upon market comparability data provided by an independed outside compensation consultant. To ensure reasonableness, compensation is set at the 50th percentile of the natural market.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements, are available to the public upon request. General explanation: employees of any of the adventist healthcare inc. And affiliated tax exempt entities in the state of maryland (including adventist physician services, inc.) are paid through a common paymaster, adventist healthcare, inc. And are reported on its form 941. Salary and benefit expenses reported on their respective returns are actual charges related to the employees working on the specific tax exempt entity. Compensation included regular base salary, bonus, paid time off cash out, taxable relocation allowance, holiday gift, retroactive compensation adjustment, bereavement leave, education, and withdrawal of deferred compensation, as applicable. The same and non-additive compensation and employment benefit plan contributioon amounts were also disclosed in the adventist healthcare inc.'s related entities returns. Vendors payment for any of the adventist healthcare, inc. And related entities in the state of maryland are made through a common paymaster, adventist healthcare, inc.”