Evms Academic Physicians and Surgeons Health Services Foundation

“Changes to governing documents. In september 2011 the board of directors approved and adopted the amended fifth restated bylaws, along with the amended articles of incorporation, of the evms academic physicians and surgeons health services foundation. The major change to the bylaws was to reconstitute the board of directors and to establish a new committee structure. The board composition has been changed to include four (4) or five (5) ex-officio directors, nine (9) clinical department chair directors (ex-officio), and three (3) public directors. The ex-officio directors include the dean/provost of evms who shall be the chairman of the board; the medical director of the foundation; the quality officer of the foundation; the ceo of the foundation; and the vice president for administration and finance of evms. The officer position of president has been eliminated and replaced with a medical director. The new committee structure includes the coordinating committee (replaces the executive committee as an advisory committee to the board); the quality/patient safety committee; the nominating committee; and other committees (operating committees) as the board deems desirable. The articles of incorporation were revised to be consistent with the revised bylaws as well as to conform to current day practices.”

“Addresses of directors that cannot be reached at the organization's mailing address: william van buren kaufman & canoles, pc 150 w. Main street, suite 2100 norfolk, va. 23510 conrad shumadine wilcox & savage 440 monticello ave., suite 2200 norfolk, va. 23510”

“Evms academic physicians and surgeons health services foundation (evms medical group) engages the independent accounting firm, kpmg, to assist with the review and filing of the 990 return. Evms medical group provides the data to kpmg for completion of the 990 return. The return is reviewed by the director of finance and chief executive officer of evms medical group prior to filing.”

“Evms academic physicians and surgeons health services foundation (evms medical group) adopts and conforms to the conflicts of interest and commitment policy of the eastern virginia medical school. Evms employees who conduct evms related activities, including faculty who conduct professional clinical services through evms medical group, are covered individuals under the evms policy. Disclosures by covered individuals are required on an annual basis and are to be updated if entering into a new arrangement that could pose a conflict (evms disclosure of external financial and time commitments form). The initial disclosure is made to the chair or to the head of the covered individual's department. The review and management process begins with the department chair/head and includes the institutional designated authority and the institutional conflict of interest committee. The conflict of interest committee is the final authority for determining if a conflict of interest exists. Any violation of the conflict of interest policy is considered a violation of evms institutional policy and subject to disciplinary procedures, including sanctions up to and including suspension and dismissal. Additionally, employees in violation of this policy who have received financial benefit are liable for repayment of any and all financial benefits that resulted from the violation.”

“Management compensation is reviewed by the evms academic physicians and surgeons health services foundation (evms medical group) board of directors. The board considers comparability data from the mgma, aamc and other compensation data resources in its review. Minutes are contemporaneously kept for all board meetings throughout the year. The ceo of evms medical group has a written contract. Key employees of evms medical group are the clinical department chairs of evms who have dual employment contracts with evms and evms medical group.”

“The governing documents of evms academic physicians and surgeons health services foundation, including form 990 returns, are made available to the public for inspection upon receipt of a formal written request. The governing documents are also available to individuals who make a request in person. The foundation does not make its annual financial statements or conflict of interest policy available to the public.”

“The evms academic physicians and surgeons health services foundation (the "foundation") exists to further the mission and goals of the eastern virginia medical school ("evms"), a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the commonwealth of virginia. The foundation will focus on the administration of the clinical practice of evms faculty members while striving to enhance the capacity of the faculty of evms to provide excellence in their education, research, and service roles. It aspires to help evms to attract and retain the best clinical faculty available in each of the several clinical/educational departments of evms by supporting clinical practice and research, in conjunction with teaching, under working conditions comparable to those prevailing in comparable academically oriented medical centers within the commonwealth of virginia and elsewhere. The foundation will sponsor the clinical practice of medicine in the academic setting to provide the faculty the opportunity to teach excellence in health care delivery to students at all levels of training. The foundation's support of the medical practice activities will additionally provide an improved environment, which allows for the provision of truly excellent patient service. In its clinical and research activities, the foundation will assist evms in assembling a faculty which constitutes a critical mass of talented clinicians dedicated to reinforcing each other's ability to perform clinical services, and to educate students of medicine and the healing arts to perform at the highest standards of excellence and ever to uphold and enhance the reputation of evms and each of its departments.”