Cimro

“The organization made significant changes to the organizational documents which include the tenure and/or termination of membership, change in membership composition, the number, tenure, and qualifications of the board, expansion of the source of nomination in the election of directors, the ceo's autonomy to call special meetings when necessary, the policy in the removal of directors, the roles of the chair and the chief executive officer, the compensation of the ceo and cfo subject to board approval, the membership composition of ad hoc committees, modification to the provision regarding accessibility to the books and records, and clarification regarding who is included in the indemnification provisions.”

“MEMBERS”

“Finance committee reviews a draft of the form 990 plus a draft of the audited financial statements prior to finalizing either document and has the opportunity to ask questions of the firm preparing the documents. The full board of directors receive copies of both form 990 (before it is filed) and the audited financial statements at its next meeting.”

“All employees and bod members receive an annual reminder concerning the coi policy indicating the certification and acceptance statement previously signed remains in full force and effect. Additionally, on an annual basis all staff and board members are required to complete the personal coi form which notes the responsibility to provide notice of any changes to the disclosure and requires staff to disclose any outside employment. Also, should an employee change external positions at any time during the year, the employee must notify their supervisor of such change on a timely basis to assure that no coi has been created. A coi form must be completed and approved by the supervisor and ceo for each change in external employment. The compliance manager or executive compliance committee designee review all coi forms and identify potential or known conflicts. If a potential conflict is identified, the compliance manager or designee will determine any needed steps to address the conflict. The potential coi is discussed with the individual who has identified a potential conflict. The discussion is documented on the form, and is returned to the individual with a memo noting the discussion.”

“In determining the compensation for the ceo, the organization uses comparability data from compdata surveys, salary.com, various bits of published compensation data, but primarily other similar business entity's form 990. The gpqin board also provides feedback to the cimro board concerning the ceo's performance as it relates to gpqin. Furthermore, the finance committee conducts its evaluation of performance and reviews data and makes a recommendation to the full board. The ceo provides the finance committee with an evaluation of the cfo's performance and a recommendation on salary adjustment. The full board provides the final authorization for any compensation adjustments for the ceo and cfo and written documentation is maintained in the personnel file to document the change in rate. Compensation for the board of directors is determined primarily using comparability data obtained from review of form 990's for similar business entities. For the cfo, comparability data from compdata surveys, salary.com, various bits of published compensation data, but primarily other similar business entity's form 990 are used to determine appropriate compensation levels. The gpqin board also provides feedback to the cimro board concerning the performance of the cfo as it relates to gpqin.”

“The organization makes its forms 1024 and 990 available for public inspection upon request.”

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

“Cimro is a nonprofit peer review organization. The purpose of the corporation is to assure efficient and economical delivery of medically necessary, quality health care for patients in the state of illinois and other states or territories where the corporation performs its medical review services.”

“Physicians, medical, and it consulting 357,578.”

“No changes were made from the prior year.”