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
- 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 | Zachary Goodling |
Primary Contact Phone Number | 708-333-2300 |
Primary Contact Email Address |
zachary.goodling@uchospitals.edu |
Organizational Information: ACO Participants
ACO Participants | ACO Participant in Joint Venture (Enter Y or N) |
Advanced Heart Group, SC |
N |
Chaden Sbai, MD | N |
Cressa Perish, MD, SC |
N |
Cynthia Goldman, SC | N |
Family Christian Health Center | N |
Ingalls Memorial Hospital | N |
Primary Healthcare Associates, SC | N |
Sameh Nabelsi, MD SC | N |
William I Crevier, MD LTD | N |
ACO Governing Body
Member Last Name | First Name | Title/ Position | Voting Power | Membership Type | ACO Participant TIN Legal Business Name/DBA, if Applicable |
Neiswanger |
Randy |
President, Ingalls Memorial Hospital | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Ingalls Memorial Hospital |
Itkonen |
Jerry |
Medicare Beneficiary Representative |
0 | Medicare Beneficiary Representative |
N/A |
Kauffman |
Phil |
Chief Financial Officer |
1 | ACO Participant Representative | Ingalls Memorial Hospital |
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 |
Parisi | Bruce | MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Primary Healthcare Associates SC |
Sundrum |
Sandy | MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Advanced Heart Group SC |
Yohay |
Daniel |
MD/Voting Member |
1 | ACO Participant Representative | Primary Healthcare Associates SC |
Stern |
Les | Secretary | 0 | Other | N/A |
Krishnamurthy |
Rajlakshmi | MD/Voting Member | 1 | Other | N/A |
Key Clinical and Administrative Leadership
Name | Position |
Zachary Goodling |
ACO Executive Director |
George Weyer, MD | Medical Director |
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 |
Bruce Parisi, MD |
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 2020, $1,772,699
- Performance Year 2019, $0
- 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 2020
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: $94,000
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: $100,400
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: $1,183,724.25
- Performance Year 2019
- 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 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
2020 Quality Performance Results
ACO# | Measure Name | Rate | ACO Mean |
ACO-43 | Ambulatory Sensitive Condition Acute Composite (AHRQ* Prevention Quality Indicator) | 0.91 | 0.95 |
ACO-13 | Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | 87.5 | 84.96 |
ACO-14 | Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | 50.62 | 76.03 |
ACO-17 | Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 78.26 | 81.67 |
ACO-18 | Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-up Plan | 79.84 | 71.45 |
ACO-19 | Colorectal Cancer Screening | 52.82 | 72.58 |
ACO-20 | Breast Cancer Screening | 67.34 | 74.04 |
ACO-42 | Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease | 82.35 | 83.37 |
ACO-27 | Diabetes Mellitus: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control | 24.1 | 14.70 |
ACO-28 | Hypertension (HTN): Controlling High Blood Pressure | 71.32 | 72.86 |
Please note, the ACO-40 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low sample size. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also waived the requirement for ACOs to field a CAHPS for ACOs survey for PY 2020 through the Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for Calendar Year 2021. Additionally, CMS reverted ACO-8 Risk-Standardized, All Condition Readmission and ACO-38 Risk-Standardized Acute Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions to pay-for-reporting, given the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE) on these measures.
For previous years’ financial and quality performance results, please visit data.cms.gov.
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.