PUBLIC REPORTING

As required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the information on this page contains the Public Reporting information for the Nebraska Health Network Accountable Care Organization.

ACO NAME AND LOCATION

NEBRASKA HEALTH NETWORK, LLC

9140 West Dodge Road, Suite 400
Omaha NE 68114

PRIMARY CONTACT

Lee J. Handke, PharmD, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Email: lhandke@nebraskahealthnetwork.com
Ph. 531-721-2560

ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION

ACO Participants

ACO Participants ACO Participant in Joint Venture (Yes or No)
ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY OF THE MIDLANDS PC N
Anesthesia West, PC N
Arbor Heights Family Medicine, P.C. N
BEACOM FAMILY HEALTH CONNECTION LLC N
BELLEVUE FAMILY PRACTICE PC N
BLUFFS FAMILY HEALTH CARE PC N
CLAYTON SCHROEDER MD PC N
EAR NOSE & THROAT - HEAD AND NECK SURGERY P.C. N
ESSENTIAL FAMILY MEDICINE OF OMAHA LLC N
GRETNA FAMILY HEALTH PC N
HAYSAM AKKAD, MD, PC N
HEARTLAND EAR, NOSE & THROAT SPECIALISTS, LLC N
Infectious Disease Associates, PC N
MIDWEST GASTROINTESTINAL ASSOCIATES PC N
MCGILL FAMILY PRACTICE PC N
MOD DERMATOLOGY PC N
Midwest Regional Health Services Llc N
NEBRASKA METHODIST HOSPITAL N
NEPHROLOGY CARE LLC N
Omaha OB-GYN Associates, P.C. N
ORTHOANESTHESIA PC N
ORTHOWEST PC N
Physicians Clinic Inc. N
Primary Care Physicians LLP N
Pulmonary Infectious Disease Associates, P.C. N
RADIOLOGIC CENTER INC N
RIDGE FAMILY PRACTICE, P.C. N
SANCTA FAMILIA HEALTH ASSOCIATES LLC N
THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER N
The Urology Center, P.C. N
UNMC Physicians N
West Broadway Clinic, P.C. N

ACO Governing Body

Non-Voting Members

  • Suzanne Nuss, MBA, PhD, RN, CENP

    CNO, Non-Voting Member, ACO Participant Representative, Nebraska Medicine

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership

  • Lee J. Handke, PharmD, MBA

    ACO Executive

  • Jeff Harrison, MD

    Medical Director

  • Mallory Callahan, MPAS, PA-C

    Senior Director of Population Health Management and Innovation

  • Lindsay Cosimano, APR

    Senior Director of Marketing and Communications

  • James Johnson

    Director of IT and Analytics, Compliance Officer

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership

  • Value Based Performance Advisory Committee

    Lee Handke, PharmD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer

  • Executive Committee of the Board

    Jeff Harrison, MD, Chairman

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

Partnerships or joint venture arrangements between hospitals and ACO professionals

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses

  • Third Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2025
    • Performance Year 2024
  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2023: $3,570,027
    • Performance Year 2022: $2,612,549
    • Performance Year 2021: $4,058,036
    • Performance Year 2020: $6,217,722
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019, $6,065,704
    • Performance Year 2018, $0
    • Performance Year 2017, $0

Shared Savings Distribution

  • Third Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2025
    • Performance Year 2024
  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2023
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 5%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 5%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 90%
    • Performance Year 2022
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 5%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 5%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 90%
    • Performance Year 2021
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 5%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 5%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 90%
    • Performance Year 2020
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 5%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 5%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 90%
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 5%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 5%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 90%

Performance Year 2023 Quality Performance Results

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.

Waiver for Payment for Telehealth Services

Our ACO clinicians provide telehealth services using the flexibilities under 42 CFR § 425.612(f) and 42 CFR § 425.613.