The Westchester Medical Practice PC

“Dr. William Higgins is the sole SHAREHOLDER OF The Westchester Medical Practice P.C dba New York Presbyterian Medical Group/Hudson Valley. THE P.C. IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING AND FURTHERING THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF Hudson Valley Hospital Center dba NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley.”

“NO ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY A SHAREHOLDER, OFFICER, OR DIRECTOR, WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF Hudson Valley Hospital Center dba NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley.”

“Members of the newyork-presbyterian hospital (nyph) finance department (finance) coordinated and completed all of the information required for form 990, accessing various resources including, legal, human resources, corporate compliance, development, and other departments as needed. The following is the process for review: senior finance executives review the return in conjunction with ernst & young u.s. Llp, paid preparer, prior to submission to the chair of the audit and corporate compliance committee of the nyph board (nyph audit committee) or his/her designee. Pursuant to the corporations bylaws, it is the nyph audit committee that reviews the corporations form 990. The chair of the nyph audit committee or his/her designee conducts a detailed review and meets with finance to address any questions. A copy of the 990 is sent to the other committee members for review, and a report is given on the 990 by management at the committees meeting immediately preceding the filing. A copy of the form 990 is provided to the shareholder, corporation, prior to its filing. The corporation files the 990 upon final review.”

“The Westchester Practice Medical Group PC dba New York Presbyterian Medical Group/Hudson Valley adheres to a conflict of interest (coi) policy that was approved by the audit and corporate compliance committee of the board of trustees. The policy states in part: "Each Board Member, Officer or Key Person of a New York-Presbyterian Organization shall complete a conflict of interest questionnaire prior to becoming a Board Member, Officer or Key Person of the New York-Presbyterian Organization and annually thereafter." The policy also states that "each Board Member, Officer, or Key Person shall promptly advise the Chief Executive Officer of the New York and Presbyterian Hospital, or his or her designee, of any changes to the information provided in that individual's last completed conflict of interest questionnaire." The Chief Executive Officer of the New York and Presbyterian Hospital, or his or her designee, shall review all completed questionnaires and all subsequent advice of changes and shall take such action as is deemed appropriate to eliminate potentials for conflicts of interest, including such steps as reassignment of responsibilities or establishment of protective arrangements. All disclosures of interests in completed questionnaires or subsequent advice, unless clearly irrelevant or immaterial, shall be compiled and reported by management to the Audit and Corporate Compliance Committee, together, in each case, with response or recommendation of management. The Audit and Corporate Compliance Committee shall determine whether the reported resolution of issues raised by the disclosures is satisfactory and, if not, shall require such further action as it deems appropriate.”

“Compensation decisions for the President and other officers was determined by a related organization following that organization's compensation policy. The organizations officers had no influence over the compensation process performed by the related organization. The $795 shown as bonus paid by the filing organization was a pass-through incentive payment from CMS which was paid out by WMP.”

“External requests for our governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are reviewed for validity. These requests are then granted if deemed appropriate.”

“Description:professional fee - clincal total fees:8992162”

“Description:professional fee - pension adm total fees:11995”

“Description:professional fee - consulting total fees:151330”

“Description:professional fee - northstar total fees:609”

“Description:professional fee - billing total fees:3959234”