Virginia Mason Institute

“Virginia mason medical center ("vmmc"), a washington nonprofit corporation qualified as tax exempt under section 501(a) of the internal revenue code as an organization described in section 501(c)(3), is the sole member of virginia mason institute ("vmi"). Vmi contracts with vmmc pursuant to the terms of a management services agreement for the provision of certain management services including leased personnel and operations support services. Vmmc is the sole employer of all leased personnel and retains full control over the terms and conditions of employment. The vmi executive director is employed by vmmc as executive director and reports to the vmmc chairman and chief executive officer. The vmi executive director is responsible for the overall operations of vmi.”

“Virginia mason medical center ("vmmc") is the sole corporate member of the virginia mason institute. Vmmc as the sole member has the following approval rights: (a) election or appointment of the directors and officers of the board of directors; (b) removal of directors and officers of the board of directors; (c) approval of all long-range plans proposed by the board of directors; (d) approval of the annual capital and operating budgets proposed by the board of directors; (e) approval of the borrowing of funds where the amount is in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); (f) approval of the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or disposal of all or substantially all of the property and assets; (g) approval of all amendments to the articles of incorporation or bylaws and (h) all other rights and powers as specified in the washington nonprofit corporation act.”

“Virginia mason medical center ("vmmc") is the sole corporate member of the virginia mason institute. Vmmc as the sole member has the following approval rights: (a) election or appointment of the directors and officers of the board of directors; (b) removal of directors and officers of the board of directors; (c) approval of all long-range plans proposed by the board of directors; (d) approval of the annual capital and operating budgets proposed by the board of directors; (e) approval of the borrowing of funds where the amount is in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); (f) approval of the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or disposal of all or substantially all of the property and assets; (g) approval of all amendments to the articles of incorporation or bylaws and (h) all other rights and powers as specified in the washington nonprofit corporation act.”

“Virginia mason medical center ("vmmc") is the sole corporate member of the virginia mason institute. Vmmc as the sole member has the following approval rights: (a) election or appointment of the directors and officers of the board of directors; (b) removal of directors and officers of the board of directors; (c) approval of all long-range plans proposed by the board of directors; (d) approval of the annual capital and operating budgets proposed by the board of directors; (e) approval of the borrowing of funds where the amount is in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); (f) approval of the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or disposal of all or substantially all of the property and assets; (g) approval of all amendments to the articles of incorporation or bylaws and (h) all other rights and powers as specified in the washington nonprofit corporation act.”

“No review was or will be conducted.”

“The organization has a conflicts of interest ("coi") policy (the "policy") in place to protect the interests of commonspirit health ("commonspirit") in circumstances that may result in a conflict between personal interests of a person and the interests of the organization and those it serves. Commonspirit's coi policy applies to commonspirit, its direct affiliates and subsidiaries and any related entity the governing documents of which require the entity to comply with commonspirit policy (collectively the "system entities"). The following persons are required to disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest at least annually (via a formal system-administered survey) if the person's affiliation with commonspirit continues: - members of corporate and community boards of system entities - members of committees of corporate and community boards of system entities - members of the executive leadership team ("elt") of commonspirit - corporate officers of system entities - employed physicians and advanced practice providers - key employees and highest compensated employees as specified by the internal revenue service for form 990 purposes who are not otherwise included in the categories above - employees of system entities at the vice president level and above - all individuals engaged in research at institutions owned or operated by a system entity - select employees as determined from time to time by leadership disclosure, review, and management of perceived, potential, or actual conflicts of interest are accomplished through a defined coi disclosure review process. Each person is required to promptly and fully disclose any situation or circumstance that may create a conflict of interest as soon as she/he becomes aware of it. In addition, at the inception of an individual's relationship with commonspirit (e.g. Hiring, board appointment), and for certain positions, annually thereafter, written conflict of interest disclosure forms must be completed. A failure to disclose may result in disciplinary or corrective actions. Reported potential or actual conflicts of interest are initially reviewed by legal, corporate responsibility or research integrity staff. If necessary, a conflict of interest management plan is developed, which plan shall be subject to acceptance by the appropriate direct manager, supervisor, medical staff office, board or board committee (for board, board committee, elt or corporate officer conflicts), or other appropriate individual or body. Once accepted, the conflict of interest management plan is communicated to the person with the actual or potential conflict and the individual must conduct themselves in conformity with the plan. In the event that a transactional conflict interest arises in connection with a system entity board meeting, the conflicted individual must disclose that conflict prior to or at the beginning of the meeting in which the matter is to be considered. The conflicted individual is excluded from voting on the transaction and is prohibited from using personal influence with respect to the matter, but is not prohibited from providing input if requested to do so.”

“The organizations' articles, bylaws, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available upon request.”

“Virginia mason institute, a non-profit education and training organization, has created a vision to become the primary resource and inspiration for those who seek to transform health care and a mission to relentlessly pursue the improvement of patient safety, patient experience and the quality and value of health care. To realize its goals, the institute prepares, guides and inspires health leaders, providers and staff to believe that the perfect patient experience is possible and empowers them to dramatically improve their patients' lives. This is accomplished by educating other organizations through the sharing of knowledge and experience about the virginia mason production system (vmps), which is virginia mason medical center's management methodology that focuses on delivering the highest-quality products through the elimination of waste and defects. The institute's educational activitiesare delivered by a team of experienced physicians, nurses and other health care leaders rigorously trained in the virginia mason production system. These activities benefit patients and the community when health care providers use their new knowledge to eliminate unnecessary waste from processes, improve health care quality and reduce the cost of health care delivery to patients locally, nationally and internationally.”

“Purchased services: program service expenses 793,222. Management and general expenses 623,245. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,416,467.”