What is an Accountable Care Organization?
Doctors, hospitals and health care providers establish ACOs to work together to provide higher-quality coordinated care to their patients, while helping to slow the growth of health care costs. The University of Chicago Medicine is proud to be one of the 99 ACOs chosen by the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) to join its Shared Savings Program.
Learn more about ACOs:
- Information for Medicare Beneficiaries (PDF)
- Information for Providers
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Shared Saving Program
ACO Name & Location
Ingalls Care Network, LLC
Previous Names: N/A
71 West 156th Street, Suite 500
Harvey, Illinois 60426
ACO Primary Contact
| Primary Contact Name | Janet O'Brien |
| Primary Contact Phone Number | 708-915-6135 |
| Primary Contact Email Address |
jaobrien@ingalls.org |
Organizational Information: ACO Participants
| ACO Participants | ACO Participant in Joint Venture (Enter Y or N) |
| Cressa Perish, MD |
N |
|
Chaden Sbai, MD |
N |
| Cynthia Goldman |
N |
|
Ingalls Memorial Hospital |
N |
| Willian I. Crevier, MD, Ltd |
N |
| Primary Healthcare Associates, SC |
N |
| Family Christian Health Center |
N |
| Advanced Heart Group SC |
N |
| Sameh Nabelsi, MD SC |
N |
ACO Governing Body
| Member Last Name | First Name | Title/ Position | Voting Power | Membership Type | ACO Participant TIN Legal Business Name/DBA, if Applicable |
| Crevier | William | MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | William Crevier, MD Ltd. |
| Nabelsi |
Sameh |
MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Sameh Nabelsi MD SC |
| Green |
Lisa |
MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Family Christian Health Center |
| Perish | Cressa | MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Primary Healthcare Associates SC |
| Sinotte | Brian | Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Ingalls Memorial Hospital |
| Saegesser |
Doug | Treasurer/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Ingalls Memorial Hospital |
| Sundrum |
Sandy | MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Advanced Heart Group SC |
| Stern |
Les | Voting Member/Secretary | 1 | Other | NA |
| Ahmadian |
Yahya |
Voting Member | 1 | Medicare Beneficiary Representative | |
| Krishnamurthy |
Rajlakshmi | MD/Voting Member | 1 | Other | NA |
Key Clinical and Administrative Leadership
| Name | Position |
| Lynn Philipson |
ACO Executive Director |
| Cressa Perish, MD | Medical Director |
| Krista Curell | Compliance Officer |
| Carmen Barc | Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer |
Associated Committees and Committee Leadership
| Committee Name | Committee Leader Name and Position |
| Population Management & Clinical Initiatives |
Lester Hockenberry, MD |
| Finance Committee |
Doug Saegesser, Chair |
Types of ACO Participants or Combinations of Participants that Formed the ACO
- Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
- Partnerships or joint venture arrangements between hospitals and ACO professionals
Shared Savings and Losses
Amount of Shared Savings/Losses
- Second Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2018, $0
- Performance Year 2017, $0
- First Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2016, $2,835,464
- Performance Year 2015, $3,165,665
- Performance Year 2014, $3,210,583
Shared Savings Distribution
- Second Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2018
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
- Performance Year 2017
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
- First Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2016
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 33%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 33%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participation: 33%
- Performance Year 2015
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 33%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 33%
- Proportion of distribution at ACO participants: 33%
- Performance Year 2014
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 33%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 33%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 33%
Quality Performance Results
2018 Quality Performance Results
| ACO# | Measure Name | Rate | ACO Mean |
| ACO-1 | CAHPS: Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information | 89.35 | 86.14 |
| ACO-2 | CAHPS: How Well Your Providers Communicate | 94.87 | 93.93 |
| ACO-3 | CAHPS: Patients’ Rating of Provider | 93.08 | 92.45 |
| ACO-4 | CAHPS: Access to Specialists | 82.58 | 81.50 |
| ACO-5 | CAHPS: Health Promotion and Education | 56.20 | 59.26 |
| ACO-6 | CAHPS: Shared Decision Making | 56.99 | 61.94 |
| ACO-7 | CAHPS: Health Status/Functional Status | 72.18 | 73.35 |
| ACO-34 | CAHPS: Stewardship of Patient Resources | 28.59 | 26.26 |
| ACO-8 | Risk Standardized, All Condition Readmission | 15.12 | 14.98 |
| ACO-35 | Skilled Nursing Facility 30-day All-Cause Readmission measure (SNFRM) | 21.11 | 18.59 |
| ACO-37 | All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Heart Failure | 86.18 | 76.75 |
| ACO-38 | All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions | 67.09 | 59.00 |
| ACO-43 | Ambulatory Sensitive Condition Acute Composite (AHRQ* Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI #91)) | 1.67 | 1.98 |
| ACO-11 | Use of Certified EHR Technology | 100.0 | 98.20 |
| ACO-12 | Medication Reconciliation Post-Discharge | 77.85 | 85.91 |
| ACO-13 | Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | 89.11 | 79.73 |
| ACO-44 | Imaging Studies for Low Back Pain | 50.00 | 64.36 |
| ACO-14 | Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | 51.09 | 72.71 |
| ACO-15 | Pneumonia Vaccination Status for Older Adults | 46.37 | 75.97 |
| ACO-16 | Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up | 87.10 | 76.83 |
| ACO-17 | Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 88.00 | 72.81 |
| ACO-18 | Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-up Plan | 81.05 | 66.74 |
| ACO-19 | Colorectal Cancer Screening | 47.98 | 68.27 |
| ACO-20 | Breast Cancer Screening | 63.71 | 71.96 |
| ACO-42 | Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease | 82.28 | 81.47 |
| ACO-27 | Diabetes Mellitus: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control | 21.37 | 15.51 |
| ACO-41 | Diabetes: Eye Exam | 31.45 | 52.42 |
| ACO-28 | Hypertension (HTN): Controlling High Blood Pressure | 69.76 | 73.10 |
| ACO-30 | Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet | 91.53 | 88.92 |
Please note, the ACO-40 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low samples.
- For 2018 Quality Performance Results please visit: https://data.cms.gov/Special-Programs-Initiatives-Medicare-Shared-Savin/2018-Shared-Savings-Program-SSP-Accountable-Care-O/v47u-yq84/data
- For 2017 Quality Performance Results please visit: https://data.cms.gov/Special-Programs-Initiatives-Medicare-Shared-Savin/2017-Shared-Savings-Program-SSP-Accountable-Care-O/gk7c-vejx/data
- For 2016 Quality Performance Results please visit: https://data.cms.gov/Special-Programs-Initiatives-Medicare-Shared-Savin/2016-Shared-Savings-Program-SSP-Accountable-Care-O/3jk5-q6dr/data
- For 2015 Quality Performance Results please visit: https://data.cms.gov/Special-Programs-Initiatives-Medicare-Shared-Savin/Medicare-Shared-Savings-Program-Accountable-Care-O/x8va-z7cu/
- For 2014 Quality Performance Results please visit: https://data.cms.gov/Special-Programs-Initiatives-Medicare-Shared-Savin/Medicare-Shared-Savings-Program-Accountable-Care-O/ucce-hhpu/data
Note: In the Quality Performance Results file(s) above, search for "Ingalls Care Network, LLC" to view the quality performance results. This ACO can also be found by using the ACO ID A2337 in the public use files on data.cms.gov.
Payment Rule Waivers
No, our ACO does not use the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver.
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