Pickaway Health Services

“Pickaway health services is organized as a component unit of berger health system. Pickaway health services operates independently of the hospital.”

“Pickaway health services board of directors are approved by the board of directors of berger hospital. The only related entity member of the board is the berger health system president/ceo who serves as the secretary.”

“The 2013 form 990 is reviewed for completeness and accuracy by both the executive director and cfo. The form 990 is provided to and reviewed by the board prior to filing the return with the irs.”

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with their conflict of interest policy by distributing annual questionnaires to the board members, directors, and officers. New board members complete a conflict of interest questionnaire annually. The questionnaires must be signed and returned to pickaway health services to be filed for further review by the president/ceo of berger health system and corporate compliance officer. At any time that an actual, apparent, or a potential conflict of interest is identified to the respective boards, whether through the voluntary submission of a conflicts of interest statement by a board member, or by a disclosure by a person other than the board member, the board shall review the matter to determine whether a conflict of interest exists. The conflicted board member shall not be present during any meeting in which the board conducts its evaluation, except to answer questions as may be necessary. Once all necessary information has been obtained, board members shall make a finding as to whether a conflict of interest indeed exists, and shall forward that finding to the respective boards for discussion and vote. The conflicted board member may not be present and must abstain from voting when this vote is taken.”

“The organization's compensation for the executive director and other officers is determined based on the results of an independent compensation consultant and use of salary surveys. The executive director's compensation is reviewed and approved by the compensation committee. Documentation and recordkeeping with respect to deliberation and discussions is kept contemporaneously in the contracts for the officers and in the minutes of the board meetings. This process was last completed in 2013.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request and through the organization's website.”

“Contracted medical services: program service expenses 1,452,857. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,452,857. Contracted admin services: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 5,892. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,892.”

“Berger health system assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit and the selection of the independent accountant. This process has not changed from the prior year.”