ACO name and location

AMITA Health Accountable Care Organization, LLC
Trade Name/DBA: Ascension Care Partners ACO
2900 N. Lake Shore Drive
7th Floor
Chicago, IL 60657

ACO primary contact

Primary contact name: Dave Hurter
Primary contact phone Number: 847-238-2521
Primary contact email address: acpaco@ascension.org

Organizational information

ACO participants:

ACO participants ACO participant in joint venture (Enter Y or N)
ADVANCE MIDWEST MEDICAL SC N
APEX NORTHWEST HEALTHCARE SC  N
Bonaventure Medical Foundation, Llc N
CAM MEDICAL GROUP S.C N
CENTER FOR ADULT HEALTHCARE SC N
Chinmay Patel N
COLETTE GORDON N
HOFFMAN BARRINGTON INTERNAL
MEDICINE SPECIALISTS		 N
Howard S. Mangurten MD, SC N
LISA KIM MEDICAL ASSOCIATES SC N
MAPLE HEALTH PRIMARY CARE PLLC N
MEDPLUS MEDICAL CENTER SC N
MIDWEST INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINIC INC N
NORTHWEST SUBURBAN MEDICAL GROUP S.C N
PRESENCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES N
PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS OF CHICAGO SC N
ROGERS PARK FAMILY MEDICINE SC N
SUBURBAN MEDICAL & WELLNESS CENTER LLC N
TOBIA BARBATO MD AND THEODORE ZBIEGIEN MD SC
 N

ACO governing body:

Member first name Member last name Member title/position Member's voting power (expressed as a percentage) Membership type ACO participant legal business name, if applicable
Mehul Shah MD/Board Chair and Director 11.2% ACO Participant Representative Primary Care Providers of Chicago SC
Tobia Barbato MD/Vice Chair and Director 11.1% ACO Participant Representative Barbato & Zbiegien MD SC
Mark Collins MD/Board Director 11.1% ACO Participant Representative Bonaventure Medical Foundation, LLC
John Wilkerson MD/Board Director 11.1% ACO Participant Representative Bonaventure Medical Foundation, LLC
Catherine Williams Medicare Beneficiary/Board Director 11.1% Medicare Beneficiary Representative N/A
Daniel Sauri MD/Board Director 11.1% Other  
Reinhold Llerena MD/Board Director 11.1% ACO Participant Representative Bonaventure Medical Foundation, LLC
Dean Hobson Board Director 11.1% ACO Participant Representative Bonaventure Medical Foundation, LLC
David Hurter AMITA Health ACO CEO/Ex Officio 0% Other  
Justin Johnson Board Treasurer 0% Other  
David Bordo MD/Board Director 11.1% ACO Participant Representative Presence Healthcare Services

Member's voting power may have been rounded to reflect a total voting power of 100 percent.

  • Key ACO clinical and administrative leadership:
    • ACO Executive: David Hurter
    • Medical Director: Reinhold Llerena, MD
    • Compliance Officer: Kathryn Yurkovich
    • Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Michele Winiarz
  • Associated committees and committee leadership:
    Committee name Committee leader name and position
    Medical Management Committee Dr. Daniel Sauri, Chair
    Network Participation and Provider Selection Committee Dr. John Wilkerson, Chair
    Finance and Contracting Committee Dr. Sunny Sharma, Chair
  • Types of ACO participants or combinations of participants that formed the ACO:
    • ACO professionals in a group practice arrangement
    • Partnerships or joint venture arrangements between hospitals and ACO professionals
    • Network of individual practices of ACO professionals

Shared savings and losses

Amount of shared savings and losses

Third agreement period

  • Performance Year 2024, $7,165,468
  • Performance Year 2023, $8,018,527
  • Performance Year 2022, $11,532,556
  • Performance Year 2021, $9,393,607
  • Performance Year 2020, $11,955,044
  • Performance Year 2019, $0

Second agreement period

  • Performance Year 2019, $4,527,805
  • Performance Year 2018, $7,273,754
  • Performance Year 2017, $27,325,327
  • Performance Year 2016, $20,489,157

First agreement period

  • Performance Year 2015, $0
  • Performance Year 2014, $0
  • Performance Year 2013, $0

Note: Our ACO participated in multiple performance years during Calendar Year 2019. Shared savings/losses amount reported for Performance Year 2019 therefore represents net shared savings or losses across all performance years in 2019 and is shown under all agreement periods in which the ACO operated during Calendar Year 2019.

Shared Savings Distribution

Third agreement period

Performance 2024

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 15%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 75%

Performance 2023

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 15%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 75%

Performance 2022

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 15%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 75%

Performance 2021

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 15%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 75%

Performance 2020

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 15%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 75%

Performance Year 2019

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 15%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 75%

Second agreement period

Performance Year 2019

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 15%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 75%

Performance Year 2018

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 15%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 75%

Performance Year 2017

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 15%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 75%

Performance Year 2016

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 10%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 80%

First agreement period

Performance Year 2015

  • 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 2014

  • 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 2013

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A

Note: Our ACO participated in multiple performance years during Calendar Year 2019. Distribution of shared savings reported for Performance Year 2019 therefore represents the distribution of the net shared savings across all performance years in 2019 and is shown under all agreement periods in which the ACO operated during Calendar Year 2019.

Quality performance results

2024 Quality Performance Results:

 
Measure # Measure name  Collection Type

Reported Performance Rate

 Current Year Mean Performance Rate (SSP ACOs)
CAHPS-1 Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information CAHPS for MIPS Survey 82.91 83.70
CAHPS-2 How Well Providers Communicate CAHPS for MIPS Survey 94.31 93.96
CAHPS-3 Patient’s Rating of Provider CAHPS for MIPS Survey
92.45  92.43
CAHPS-4 Access to Specialists CAHPS for MIPS Survey 75.67 75.76
CAHPS-5 Health Promotion and Education CAHPS for MIPS Survey
69.73 65.48
CAHPS-6 Shared Decision Making CAHPS for MIPS Survey
63.77 62.31
CAHPS-7 Health Status and Functional Status CAHPS for MIPS Survey
75.96 74.14
CAHPS-8 Care Coordination CAHPS for MIPS Survey
85.74 85.89
CAHPS-9 Courteous and Helpful Office Staff CAHPS for MIPS Survey
91.88 92.89
CAHPS-11 Stewardship of Patient Resources CAHPS for MIPS Survey
28.05 26.98

*Our ACO was affected by an Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstance (EUC) in PY
2024 and was unable to report all of the quality measures for PY 2024.

For Previous Years' Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit data.cms.gov

Payment rule waivers

  • Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 3-day Rule Waiver:
    • Our ACO uses the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver, pursuant to 42 CFR §425.612.