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The Health Network Of Western Kentucky, LLC

The Health Network of Western Kentucky, LLC is a team of doctors and healthcare providers who work together to give coordinated, high-quality care to our Medicare patients. By sharing information and working cooperatively, our goal is to improve treatment for patients by reducing unnecessary procedures, duplication, and errors.

The Health Network of Western Kentucky, LLC is an Accountable Care Organization or ACO. Physicians and other providers participate voluntarily. As a Medicare patient, you are always free to seek care from a provider outside of the network.

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ACO Name and Location

The Health Network of Western Kentucky, LLC

PO Box 20007

Owensboro, Kentucky 42304

ACO Primary Contact

Primary Contact Name	Tiffany Clark
Primary Contact Phone Number	270-688-3210
Primary Contact Email Address	tiffany.clark@owensborohealth.org

Organizational Information

ACO Participants:

ACO participants	ACO Participant in Joint Venture (Enter Y or N)
OH Muhlenberg, LLC	Y
Owensboro Health Medical Group, Inc	Y
Owensboro Health, Inc	Y

ACO Governing Body:

Member			Member's Voting Power	Membership Type	ACO Participant TIN Legal Business Name/DBA, if Applicable
Last Name	First Name	Title/Position	Member's Voting Power	Membership Type
Strahan	Greg	President & CEO	1	Voting Member	Owensboro Health, Inc
Nguyen	Khanh	DO & Medical Director	1	Voting Member & ACO Participant Representative	Owensboro Health Medical Group, Inc
Medley	Wathen	Medicare Beneficiary Representative	1	Voting Member	Owensboro Health, Inc
DuFrayne	Francis	MD	1	Voting Member	Owensboro Health Medical Group, Inc
Farmer	John	MD	1	Voting Member	Owensboro Health Medical Group, Inc
Falcone	John	MD, FACS, MS	1	Voting Member	Owensboro Health Medical Group, Inc
Hackbarth	John	Executive VP / Chief Financial Officer, Other, Owensboro Health, Inc.	1	Voting Member	Owensboro Health, Inc
Bostic	Debbie	Chief Nursing Officer / Chief of Operations	1	Voting Member	Owensboro Health Medical Group, Inc

Key ACO clinical & administrative leadership:

Greg Strahan	ACO Executive
Khanh Nguyen	Medical Director
Roz Cordini	Compliance Officer
Tiffany Clark	Quality Assurance /Improvement Officer

Associated committees and committee leadership:

Committee Name	Committee Leader Name and Position
Primary Care Leadership Committee	Khanh Nguyen, DO Medical Director
Member Engagement Beneficiary Committee	Tiffany Clark

Types of ACO participants, or combinations of participants, that formed the ACO:

ACO professionals in a group practice arrangement
Hospital employing ACO professionals
Rural Health Clinic (RHC)

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses

First Agreement Period

Performance Year 2016, $0
Performance Year 2015, $0

Shared Savings Distribution

First Agreement Period

Performance Year 2016

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 2015

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

Quality Performance Results

2016 Reporting Period

ACO#	Measure Name	Rate	ACO Mean
ACO-1	CAHPS: Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information	83.84	80.51
ACO-2	CAHPS: How Well Your Providers Communicate	93.45	93.01
ACO-3	CAHPS: Patients’ Rating of Provider	92.89	92.25
ACO-4	CAHPS: Access to Specialists	84.36	83.49
ACO-5	CAHPS: Health Promotion and Education	53.56	60.32
ACO-6	CAHPS: Shared Decision Making	76.07	75.40
ACO-7	CAHPS: Health Status/Functional Status	71.61	72.30
ACO-34	CAHPS: Stewardship of Patient Resources	26.73	26.97
ACO-8	Risk Standardized, All Condition Readmission	14.57	14.70
ACO-35	Skilled Nursing Facility 30-day All-Cause Readmission measure (SNFRM)	18.46	18.17
ACO-36	All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Diabetes	66.32	53.20
ACO-37	All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Heart Failure	89.79	75.23
ACO-38	All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions	71.16	59.81
ACO-9	Ambulatory Sensitive Condition Admissions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma in Older Adults (AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI) #5)	10.97	9.27
ACO-10	Ambulatory Sensitive Conditions Admissions: Heart Failure (AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI) #8)	16.55	14.53
ACO-11	Percent of PCPs who Successfully Meet Meaningful Use Requirements	100.00	82.72
ACO-39	Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	66.26	87.54
ACO-13	Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	52.47	64.04
ACO-14	Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization	43.86	68.32
ACO-15	Pneumonia Vaccination Status for Older Adults	62.56	69.21
ACO-16	Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up	55.59	74.45
ACO-17	Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	67.94	90.98
ACO-18	Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-up Plan	40.17	53.63
ACO-19	Colorectal Cancer Screening	52.16	61.52
ACO-20	Breast Cancer Screening	71.82	67.61
ACO-21	Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented	54.45	76.79
ACO-42	Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	73.91	77.72
ACO-27	Diabetes Mellitus: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control	29.97	18.24
ACO-41	Diabetes: Eye Exam	25.44	44.94
ACO-28	Hypertension (HTN): Controlling High Blood Pressure	64.75	70.69
ACO-30	Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic	71.95	85.05
ACO-31	Heart Failure (HF): Beta-Blocker Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	65.79	88.67
ACO-33	Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Therapy - for patients with CAD and Diabetes or Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVEF<40%)	81.54	79.67

Please note, the ACO-40 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low samples.

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

Note: In the Quality Performance Results file(s) above, search for “The Health Network of Western Kentucky, LLC” to view the quality performance results. This ACO can also be found by using the ACO ID A47101 in the public use files on data.cms.gov.