Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

“Tnhimss has utilized brown & maguire cpas to provide outsourcing services during the current fiscal year for day-to-day accounting services. The director of finance oversees the accounting processes completed by brown & maguire, including approval of invoices prior to payment, in addition to review of the monthly financial statements and invoicing.”

“The 990 has been reviewed by an independent person with a financial background as part of national himss reporting. The 990 is distributed to all board members for review prior to filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy is monitored in conjunction with third party accounting providers, and the board would approve any new transactions with directors or with entities that employ directors. The director of finance is also responsible for approving all payments which would involve inquiring of potential conflicts of interests being identified. All board members are reminded of conflict of interest policies during the summer board meetings, and any potential conflicts are discussed at board meetings with all members.”

“Tn himss has an executive director, who is an employee of xmi's peo organization. Tn himss pays xmi a fee which covers the base salary, payroll taxes, and benefits for the executive director. The salary of the executive director is assessed by the chapter president annually, and any changes are approved by the board. The base salary for this position was assessed against similar positions for himss chapters, in addition to other associations in the nashville market.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the tn himss membership as requested through the tn himss website. Board members are advised of the conflict of interest policy during admittance to the board and reminded for existing board members during the summer board meetings.”

“Other program service expenses are comprised of various costs to administer various events hosted throughout the year, including venue expenses, meals and beverage, speaker fees, and other miscellaneous expenses. These events are primarily educational in nature of networking events to enhance the membership base of the organization.”