Trihealth Physician Institute

“The officers, directors, trustees and key employees of trihealth physician institute (tpi) listed in part vii, section a have a "business relationship" with each other by virtue of sitting on related entity boards of trihealth, inc. And its subsidiaries and affiliates as well as being employed by trihealth, inc., the single corporate member of tpi.”

“Trihealth physician institute has a single corporate member, trihealth, inc.”

“Trihealth physician institute ("tpi") has a single corporate member, trihealth, inc., which has the ability to elect members to the governing body of tpi.”

“Trihealth, inc. Must approve certain financial transactions and amendments to trihealth physician institute's governing documents.”

“Members of the board are provided an electronic copy of form 990 prior to filing along with senior management commentary prior to filing. Subsequent to board review, the returns are filed making non-substantive changes as necessary to effect e-filing. Any such non-substantive changes are not submitted to the board.”

“All board members are required to annually disclose certain financial interests and fiduciary relationships. The executive committee and corporate counsel review responses, conduct further investigation (if necessary), and determine when a conflict exists with respect to a certain transaction. If a conflict exists, the transaction is not to be entered into unless alternatives are fully investigated, and in their absence, the board, without the participation of the interested member(s), determines that the transaction is in the best interest of the organization. Plans to manage the conflict during the relationship are implemented. All discussions are appropriately documented. All directors and managers, which include officers and key employees, are required to annually disclose any circumstances, including family and business relationships, that may create a conflict of interest for the organization. These responses are reviewed and acted upon by a conflict of interest committee.”

“In determining compensation of the organization's officers and key employees, the annual process performed by trihealth, inc. (a related organization who paid the individuals), included: compensation committee; independent compensation consultant; compensation survey or study; and approval by the board or compensation committee. Additionally, all discussions and decisions are contemporaneously documented.”

“Trihealth physician institute's governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”

“The officers and directors for trihealth physician institute that show at least 60 hours per week provide services to trihealth, inc. (a related organization who paid the individuals) and its subsidiaries/affiliates ("trihealth") as an entire system. Hours worked, including their duties as officers and directors of the filing organization, are not tracked on an entity by entity basis, thus the average hours per week disclosed are estimates to show that the time spent by these individuals relate to them fulfilling their duties as full-time, 60 hours-per-week employees of trihealth versus their duties as officers and directors of the filing organization. In addition, the compensation reported on form 990, part vii was paid to these individuals in fulfillment of their duties as employees of trihealth.”

“Trihealth physician institute ("tpi") represents the positioning of trihealth, inc.'s medical resources to meet the needs of the increasing alignment of physicians and hospital providers in order to develop more efficient systems of care and to address the challenges of healthcare reform. Specifically, tpi's mission is to better serve the given specialty needs of the greater cincinnati region by improving access to quality within the given specialty and improving cost efficiencies and enterprise value in delivering such care.”

“Effective january 1, 2016, the physicians and employees of trihealth physician institute (tpi) were part of a reorganization with its sister irc section 501(c)(3) organization trihealth physician enterprise corp (ein 31-1383365) where they were moved under one single tax ein. The assets and activities of tpi are stilled performed however it is under tpec. Tpi is inactive as of the aforementioned date.”

“As the landscape of health care continues to evolve both in the nation and the greater cincinnati region and as the patient care needs of the community served by trihealth, inc. Demands more coordinated, patient centric models of care, it is important for trihealth, inc. To structure its programs and its providers to meet these needs. One of the key components of this is to better align physician and hospital providers in order to promote greater focus on collaboration, quality improvement and patient centric care models that drive efficiency and patient satisfaction. Trihealth physician institute ("tpi") represents the positioning of trihealth, inc.'s medical resources to meet the needs of this increasing alignment of physicians and hospitals programs to develop better systems of care and to address the challenges of health care reform. The focus of tpi is to: * optimize the delivery of health care services to patients in the greater cincinnati region by developing and using innovative care models and supporting the growth of physician leaders and overall advancement of medical practice. * develop collaborative relationships between physicians and trihealth, inc.'s affiliated hospitals in order to foster a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to patient care. * achieve improved health care quality and patient outcomes by developing and implementing evidence-based clinical protocols, clinical pathways, and disease and utilization management models. * develop and implement health education initiatives through community outreach activities, seminars and health fairs, and graduate medical education programs within trihealth, inc.'s affiliated hospitals. * enhance research opportunities through clinical trials and affiliations with new and existing research programs in the greater cincinnati region. Tpi offerings tpi functionality is defined by specialty and disease process called an "institute." each institute is designed to provide seamless care continuity including primary care management and subspecialty referrals to patient specific needs. Key functional attributes include connectivity between primary care, specialists and consultants to assure ready access to clinical information for timely decision-making. The oncology institute - in general, the oncology institute focuses on patients referred from both primary care and sub specialists requiring further diagnostic work-up for suspect malignancy. In addition, to prospective treatment of disease, this institute serves as a catalyst for health - risk promotions addressing cancer risk factors, the need for screening, family history, sun exposure and smoking among others. These primary and secondary initiatives allows the oncology institute to participate in defining the health of the community rather than reacting to the adverse outcomes of risky health behaviors. It also is an active participant in the catholic health oncology, a national collaborative with the national cancer institute and the american society of clinical oncologists. The institute for women's health - this institute offers a broad spectrum of services to meet the needs of all ages of women seeking care including gynecologic and obstetric services. As a matter of fact, coupled with fetal surgery collaboration with cincinnati children's hospital medical center, the institute for women's health offers the patient the widest array of service offerings available in cincinnati. In addition, seamless referral relationships will be established with subspecialty programs including andrology, breast care, oncology, reconstructive plastic surgery and endocrinology. The heart institute - the heart institute is designed around traditional cardiovascular disease processes: vessel disease, valvular disease, heart failure, atherosclerosis, vascular disease and co-morbid conditions leading to or impacting on cardiac morbidity and mortality. It brings together the expertise, research and innovative clinical techniques n”

“Transfer of net assets to trihealth physician enterprise corp 20,396,401.”

“The financial statements of the trihealth physician institute are audited as part of trihealth, inc. And its subsidiaries and affiliates ("trihealth"). Trihealth has a committee that assumes the responsibility for oversight of the audit of both its and its subsidiaries and affiliates financial statements as well as the selection of the independent auditor. During the tax year, there was not a change in the process of audit oversight and/or selection of an independent auditor by trihealth.”