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“the members may consist of the children's surgical associates, ltd. board OF DIRECTORS, DIVISION CHAIRS, SURGEON-IN-CHIEF (IF NOT ALREADY SERVING AS A CHAIR OR CSA, LTD, BOARD) OR OTHER DIRECTORS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.”

“associates vote on slate of officers presented for board of directors positions.”

“Certain actions of the board of directors of the organization, such as amendment of the bylaws, are subject to approval by the children's hospital of philadelphia practice association (choppa), a section 501(c)(3) affiliate that coordinates many activities of the practice plans affiliated with the children's hospital of philadelphia. Form 990, part vi, section a, line 8b there are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the board.”

“A copy of this return was reviewed by the surgical associates research and education foundation board of directors followed by the children's hospital of philadelphia board audit, compliance and risk committee. Prior to its being filed, the form 990 was also made available to the entire governing body through a secure website maintained by the children's hospital of philadelphia.”

“The organization has adopted the conflicts of interest policy of the children's hospital of philadelphia. The children's hospital of philadelphia maintains a written conflicts of interest policy that applies to, inter alia, all of its trustees, officers, employees, members of the medical staff and researchers of the children's hospital of philadelphia and its affiliates. The policy requires annual conflicts of interest statements from: trustees and officers of the hospital and its affiliates; the president and others in senior management; administrative personnel serving at the level of manager and above and certain other categories of employees defined in the conflicts of interest policy (such as persons known to place orders with vendors); department chairs, division chiefs and other members of the medical staff; members of the hospital research staff; designated employees of practice plans affiliated with the hospital; and other persons designated by management. The statement tracks the conflicts of interest policy, requiring each person to disclose information for the reporting period regarding the existence and nature of gifts, outside interests, outside activities and other matters constituting a potential, perceived or actual conflict of interest, and to certify that they have read the policy and answered fully, accurately and to the best of their knowledge. After confirmation that all questions have been answered, the statements are reviewed by the relevant vice president, department chair or other executive (or their designee), tracked by the office of compliance and privacy (oc&p), and all statements disclosing potential, perceived or actual conflicts are reviewed initially by the oc&p with further review and follow-up as needed conducted by the office of general counsel (ogc). The conflicts statements submitted by trustees of the hospital and foundation, and members of senior management, are reviewed by the ogc and oc&p and the disclosures are summarized in memoranda distributed to and reviewed by the members of the audit, compliance and risk committee of the hospital and foundation boards. The remaining conflicts statements containing affirmative disclosures are reviewed by staff in the ogc and oc&p. In reviewing annual statements where an actual, perceived or potential conflict is disclosed, where problems are identified that need to be addressed, the goal is to eliminate or manage the conflict going forward and ensure that, as to employees or others on the medical or research staff, the relevant supervisor is aware of the issue. Summary information about compliance with the policy's requirement to submit annual statements and disclosures contained therein is provided in memoranda to the audit, compliance and risk committee of the boards. In addition, if any matter involving a potential violation of the conflict of interest policy is brought to the attention of management during the course of the year, a review is conducted by either the relevant department's management, ogc or oc&p, as appropriate.”

“The compensation of officers or key employees who are physicians/scientists (including the chairman) is reviewed and approved by an independent compensation committee of the board of trustees of the children's hospital of philadelphia. The committee reviews and approves in advance the compensation to be provided to all physicians/scientists including the chairman. For each such person, this process was last performed in 2015. In making its determinations, the committee considers the performance of the organization and that of the covered individual as well as related business judgment factors. It also considers market comparison reports prepared by an external independent compensation consultant with significant experience in performing executive and physician compensation assessments for not-for-profit healthcare organizations. The committee's process is designed to qualify for the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for those individuals who are disqualified persons. The peer group for executives generally includes large and complex academic medical centers and health systems. For physicians and scientists, the peer group generally includes academic medical centers. Information from other organizations may also be considered where appropriate for the position. For those individuals listed in part vii that are paid by children's surgical associates, ltd., administrative compensation plan sets the median rate at or about the seventy-fifth percentile of the market for like positions. The annual evaluation component for management and senior leadership is a bonus of up to twenty percent of base. Additional bonuses may be provided based on productivity/performance.”

“Form 990 and financial statements are made available upon request. The conflicts of interest policy is available on the children's hospital of philadelphia's website.”

“in support of medical and surgical care for patients and educational, research and administrative services to the children's hospital of philadelphia and the university of pennsylvania school of medicine.”

“an audit is performed on an obligated group which comprises the CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION, THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA PRACTICE ASSOCIATION, CHOP CLINICAL ASSOCIATES, INC., AND FIRST MEDICAL INSURANCE COMPANY. AN AUDIT IS ALSO PERFORMED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS WHICH INCLUDES THE OBLIGATED GROUP, PGH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, CHILDREN'S ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSOCIATES, LTD., CHILDREN'S ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NJ, INC., CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES, INC., CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES OF NJ, CHILDREN'S SURGICAL ASSOCIATES LTD., CHILDREN'S SURGICAL ASSOCIATES OF NJ, INC., SURGICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION, RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC., AND CHILDREN'S RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NJ, P.C.”