CHA ACO
Community Health Alliance

CHA ACO, LLC

ACO Name and Location   

CHA ACO, LLC

3245 Health Dr, Suite 100

Granger, IN 46530

ACO Primary Contact

  Barbara Garrett

  574-647-1845

  bgarrett@beaconhealthsystem.org

Organizational Information

ACO Participants:

ACO Participants

ACO Participant in Joint Venture

Beacon Health, LLC

N

Beacon Health Ventures, Inc

N

Beacon Medical Group, Inc.

N

Community Hospital of Bremen, Inc

N

Elkhart General Hospital, Inc

N

Memorial Hospital of South Bend

N

South Bend Emergency Physicians, Inc

N

South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc.

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

Ronald

Nelson, MD

Chairman

14%

 

ACO Participant Representative

Beacon Medical Group

Carl

Risk

Vice Chairman

14%

 

ACO Participant Representative

Elkhart General Hospital

Scott

Eshowsky, MD

Secretary

14%

ACO Participant Representative

Beacon Medical Group

Dale

Patterson, MD

Voting Member

14%

ACO Participant Representative

Beacon Medical Group

Mark

Schmeltz, DO

Voting Member

14%

ACO Participant Representative

Beacon Medical Group

Sam

El-Dalati, MD

Voting Member

14%

ACO Participant Representative

Beacon Medical Group

Sandra

Brown, MD

Treasurer

14%

ACO Participant Representative

Beacon Medical Group

Cheryl

Wibbens, MD

Member

NA

Community Stakeholder representative

Memorial Hospital South Bend

 

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:

ACO Executive: Barbara Garrett

Medical Director: Christopher Hall, MD

Compliance Officer: Warren Mattson

Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Barbara Garrett

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:

Committee Name

Committee Leader Name and Position

Finance and Contracting Committee

Jeff Costello, Chair

Utilization/Quality Committee

Christopher Hall, MD, Chair

 

Types of ACO Participants, or Combinations of Participants, That Formed the ACO:

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses:

Third Agreement Period

Second Agreement Period

First Agreement Period

 

 

Shared Savings Distribution:

Third Agreement Period

 

Second Agreement Period

 

 

First Agreement Period

 

Quality Performance Results

2023 Quality Performance Results are based on CMS Web Interface:

ACO#

Measure Name

Rate

ACO Mean

CAHPS-1

CAHPS: Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information

83.39

83.41

CAHPS-2

CAHPS: How Well Your Providers Communicate

91.25

94.08

CAHPS-3

CAHPS: Patients’ Rating of Provider

90.17

92.49

CAHPS-4

CAHPS: Access to Specialists

76.54

75.33

CAHPS-5

CAHPS: Health Promotion and Education

56.78

64.11

CAHPS-6

CAHPS: Shared Decision Making

57.85

61.77

CAHPS-7

CAHPS: Health Status/Functional Status

77.72

74.49

CAHPS-8

CAHPS: Care Coordination

83.84

86.19

CAHPS-9

CAHPS: Courteous and Helpful Office Staff

91.94

92.62

CAHPS-11

CAHPS: Stewardship of Patient Resources

26.49

26.24

479

Risk Standardized, All Condition Readmission

.1480

.1553

484

All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions

45.98

35.39

318

Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk

85.66

89.42

370

Depression Remission at Twelve Months

3.00

16.58

110

Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization

56.02

70.76

226

Preventative Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention

66.67

79.29

 

134

Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-up Plan

79.41

80.97

113

Colorectal Cancer Screening

72.76

77.14

112

Breast Cancer Screening

83.90

80.36

438

Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

86.85

87.05

001

Diabetes Mellitus: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control

9.35

9.84

236

Hypertension (HTN): Controlling High Blood Pressure

71.76

77.80

Please note, the Quality ID #: 370 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low sample size.

 

For previous years’ financial and quality performance results, please visit data.cms.gov

 

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