Related Conflict of Interest Policies
Title : Secondary/Additional Professional Activities and Outside Activities of Employed Practitioners Policy and Procedure Number : 3977, Version : 1
Will the Covered Professional Activity have a time impact for the Employed Practitioner, and, if so, will the Covered Professional Activity enhance or detract from the Employed Practitioner's Primary Activity? Will the Covered Professional Activity have a negative impact on the Employed Practitioner from a legal, risk, financial or compliance perspective?
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2. Only proposed Covered Professional Activities that are determined to be of benefit to the applicable Medical Group, Banner and/or the Employed Practitioner will be approved pursuant to Article IV. 3. All fees, revenues and proceeds derived from any Secondary/Additional Professional Activity that is within the scope of the Employed Practitioner's employment will be the property of the applicable Medical Group. 4. Subject to the approval required in Article III, Section A.3, an Employed Practitioner may receive Secondary/Additional Compensation for approved Secondary/Additional Professional Activities performed by the Employed Practitioner within the scope of the Employed Practitioner's employment by the applicable Medical Group. a. If the Secondary/Additional Professional Activities are provided to the Medical Group that employs the Employed Practitioner, such Medical Group will determine the amount of the Secondary/Additional Compensation to be received by the Employed Practitioner. If the Secondary/Additional Professional Activities are provided to another Medical Group, to Banner or to an Outside Entity, the value of the Secondary/Additional Compensation to be received by the Employed Practitioner will be determined in accordance with the applicable compensation policies of the Medical Group that employs the Employed Practitioner, as such policies may be amended from time to time. An Employed Practitioner will not be entitled to receive any Secondary/Additional Compensation in connection with (a) the Employed Practitioner's participation as an Eligible Professional (as defined in 42 C.F.R. section 495.100 or section 495.302, as applicable) in the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, or (b) the Employed Practitioner's engagement in speaking opportunities at Banner. b. c. 5. If an Employed Practitioner is allowed to engage in a Secondary/Additional Professional Activity, the applicable Medical Group may be required to pay additional Banner insurance premiums related to such Secondary/Additional Professional Activity. C. Engagement in Outside Activities. 1. The applicable Medical Group may approve the performance of any Outside Activity by an Employed Practitioner only when the following criteria are met: a. The Outside Activity does not interfere with the Employed Practitioner's duties to the applicable Medical Group pursuant to the Employed Practitioner's employment by the applicable Medical Group;
The Outside Activity is undertaken during the Employed Practitioner's scheduled time off; The Outside Activity does not utilize any resources of Banner or the applicable Medical Group;
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