Faculty Practice Foundation Inc & Affiliates

“All officers and directors are employees of either the individual practice plan, boston university or boston medical center, related organizations. Certain officers and directors of the practice plans also serve as officers and directors of boston medical center.”

“With the exception of those listed below, the sole member of the organization is faculty practice foundation, inc. Bu surgical associates is the sole member of the following: - boston university cardiac and thoracic surgical foundation, inc. - boston university general surgical associates, inc. - boston university neurosurgical associates, inc. - boston university orthopaedic surgical associates, inc. - boston university plastic surgery associates, inc. - boston university medical center urologists, inc. - bumc otolaryngologic foundation, inc.”

“Certain actions must be approved by the organization's sole corporate member, as set forth in the bylaws, including adoption of the budget, any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution, any capital transaction, and incurrence of debt.”

“Prior to the filing of the form 990 with the irs, the form 990 was prepared by our outside tax consultants and reviewed by internal management. The audit and compliance committee of the boston medical center board of trustees then reviewed the return. Each member of the plans' board was provided a copy of the final form 990 prior to filing.”

“Conflict of interest questionnaires for the fiscal year ending june 30, 2017 were distributed on march 27, 2018 by the compliance and legal services department. The chief compliance officer queries trustees, officers, and directors on at least an annual basis regarding relationships that may create potential conflicts of interest. The chief compliance officer reviews all disclosures and determines whether there are actual or potential conflicts of interest. The chief compliance officer advises the board of trustees and officers of the corporation accordingly.”

“A committee composed of the president and ceo of boston medical center and the dean of boston university school of medicine, the foundation's corporate members, approves the compensation for certain physician executives. A meeting of the committee was held to review and approve the fy2017 proposed compensation for the physician executive serving as presidents of the plans as well as the executive who serves as the department chair of anesthesia. For fy2017 the salary of each of the physician executives under consideration was provided to the committee. The committee evaluated and relied upon comparable data in making its decision. The comparable data consisted of compensation survey information from the aamc for each specialty where available, listing both the fiftieth and seventy-fifth salary percentiles. The proposed compensation as submitted or amended by the committee was voted upon by the committee. The committee's assessment of these considerations is contained in the official minutes.”

“The plans do not make their governing documents or conflict of interest policy available to the public. The financial statements are made available through the massachusetts attorney general's office.”

“Boston university medical center anesthesiologists, inc. 88 east newton street, boston, ma 02118 04-3276227 boston emergency physician foundation, inc. 860 harrison avenue, boston, ma 02118 04-3286156 boston university cardiac & thoracic surgical foundation, inc. 88 east newton street, boston ma 02118 04-2966416 boston university dermatology, inc. 609 albany street, boston, ma 02118 04-3335166 boston university dermatology support services i, inc. 609 albany street, boston, ma 02118 04-3452877 boston university dermatology support services ii, inc. 609 albany street, boston, ma 02118 04-3452874 boston university surgical associates, inc. 88 east newton street, suite c500, boston, ma 02118 04-3291148 evans medical foundation, inc. 88 east newton street, boston, ma 02118 51-0172171 boston university eye associates, inc. 2005 bay street, suite 201, taunton, ma 02780 04-3137333 boston university family medicine, inc. 1 boston medical center, suite dowling 5 south, boston, ma 02118 04-3354353 boston university mallory pathology associates, inc. 670 albany street, 3rd floor, boston, ma 02118 04-2794543 boston university neurology associates, inc. 72 east concord street c3, boston, ma 02118 04-3428462 boston university neurosurgical associates, inc. 72 east concord street c3, boston, ma 02118 04-3296068 boston university obstetrics & gynecology foundation, inc. 85 east concord street, 6th floor, boston, ma 02118 04-3067465 boston university orthopaedic surgical associates, inc. 720 harrison avenue, dob suite 808, boston, ma 02118 04-3354360 boston university medical center otolaryngologic foundation, inc. 820 harrison avenue fgh bldg 4th floor street, boston, ma 02118 04-3156471 child health foundation of boston, inc. 771 albany street, dowling 3 south, boston, ma 02118 04-2472758 boston university plastic surgery associates, inc. 720 harrison avenue, dob 9th floor, boston, ma 02118 04-3555478 boston university psychiatry associates, inc. 85 east newton street, suite 802, boston, ma 02118 04-3355267 boston university medical center radiologists, inc. 820 harrison avenue fgh bldg 3rd floor, boston, ma 02118 04-3283573 boston rehabilitation medicine associates, inc. 732 harrison avenue, suite 511, boston, ma 02118 04-3286641 boston university general surgical associates, inc. 88 east newton street, suite c500, boston, ma 02118 04-3265008 boston university medical center urologists, inc. 725 albany street shapiro 3b, boston, ma 02118 04-3286643 boston university radiation oncology, inc. 1 boston medical center place, boston, ma 02118 81-0716773 organization's mission form 990, part i, line 1 and part iii, lines 1 and 4 the faculty practice plans ("the plans") were established as not-for-profit corporations operating exclusively for the benefit of boston medical center and boston university school of medicine. The plans' purpose is to provide, coordinate and facilitate the delivery of patient care services and to promote the development of an integrated system of delivery to more efficiently and effectively meet the health care needs of the communities served by the institutions. The plans provide ambulatory services ranging from primary adult and pediatric care to advanced specialty care; affiliated physicians also staff the largest 24 hour level 1 trauma center in new england. Shared services agreement form 990, part vii, section a the plans are affiliated with boston medical center ("bmc") and boston university school of medicine ("busm"). The plans each entered into a common paymaster agreement with bmc and the trustees of boston university ("bu"). Under the terms of the physician practice agreements, faculty physicians and practitioners ("faculty members") are employed by the individual plans. The faculty serves the benefit of bmc (by providing clinical services) and busm (by serving as faculty members of busm). Each plan, with respect to each faculty member that the plan employs, pays bu a percentage of the faculty member's salary”