2024-08-08T10:02:41+00:00 2023-12-31 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 500 Ridgefield Court Asheville NC 28806 990 2023-01-01 844009654 Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative ABDO 7204329992 6025 S Quebec Street STE 365 Centennial CO 801114596 Nicole Goddard Executive Director 7204329992 2024-08-08 false false Adam R Smith P00958966 2024-08-08 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X ACHQC Foundation Michael Rosen MD 32460 Wintergreen Drive Solon OH 441391356 1404343 false X WWW.ACHQC.org X 2019 CO ACHQC'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND VALUE IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF HERNIA, ABDOMINAL CORE, AND ABDOMINAL WALL DISEASE THROUGH COLLABORATION USING DATA. 12 10 3 400 0 0 717667 1048300 292470 112000 13 43 187266 244000 1197416 1404343 5000 32500 0 425212 302173 0 20400 805350 970437 1235562 1305110 -38146 99233 275842 397984 0 0 275842 397984 X ABDOMINAL CORE HEALTH QUALITY COLLABORATIVE IMPROVES THE QUALITY AND VALUE IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF HERNIA, ABDOMINAL CORE, AND ABDOMINAL WALL DISEASE THROUGH COLLABORATION. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION. false false 962409 32500 336650 MANAGED AND GREW OUR ACHQC DATABASE OF REAL-WORLD DATA KNOWN AS THE ACHQC REGISTRY. BY THE END OF 2023, THE ACHQC REGISTRY INCLUDED DATA COLLECTED ON OVER 125,000 OPERATIONS PERFORMED BY 430 SURGEONS IN 45 STATES ACROSS THE USA. OVER 18,500 SURGICAL CASES WERE ADDED IN 2023. THE DATA SUPPORTED NUMEROUS ANALYSES OF THE REGISTRY'S REAL-WORLD DATA WHICH WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO OUR VOLUNTEER SURGEON COLLABORATORS WHO INPUT DATA FROM THEIR SURGERIES INTO THE ACHQC REGISTRY AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATORS FOR THEIR USE IN COLLABORATIVELY SHARING SUCH DATA AND TO OTHERWISE USE SUCH ANALYZED DATA TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND VALUE IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT AND INTERVENTION IN HERNIA, ABDOMINAL CORE, AND ABDOMINAL WALL DISEASE. 40800 0 19350 PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO BOTH ACHQC VOLUNTEER SURGEONS WHO CONTRIBUTE DATA ON THEIR SURGERIES TO THE ACHQC REGISTRY AND TO ALL OTHER SURGEONS TO SHARE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE DATA COLLECTED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SURGICAL PRACTICE AND STANDARDS. INCLUDING: (1) THE 5TH ANNUAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUMMIT WAS HELD AS AN IN-PERSON FORMAT IN 2023 AND HOSTED OVER 80 STAKEHOLDERS IN PATIENT CARE WHO IN A COLLABORATIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING WEEKEND ANALYZED DATA, IDENTIFIED TIPS FROM HIGH PERFORMERS AND SHARE PRACTICES FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN PATIENT CARE, AND (2) A SEMI-MONTHLY VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, KNOWN AS QC CORE INSIGHTS, WHICH PROVIDES CRITICAL REVIEW OF HOT TOPICS IN HERNIA AND ABDOMINAL CORE HEALTH FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SURGICAL PRACTICE. THE QC CORE INSIGHTS PROGRAM IS FREELY DELIVERED ON A SEMI-MONTHLY BASIS VIA ZOOM WITH ON-DEMAND VIDEO RECORDINGS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ACHQC.ORG WEBSITE. 6000 0 0 IN 2023, ACHQC CONTINUED TO SUPPORT ITS PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE AS A CRITICAL PART OF ACHQC'S MISSION BY SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND AND IMPROVE PATIENT EXPERIENCES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER SURGERY. THE COMMITTEE MET REGULARLY WITH A GROUP OF 6 PATIENTS AND 3 SURGEONS TO CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY PATIENT NEEDS AND DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND PROGRAM THAT REFLECT THE PATIENT PERSPECTIVE. THE COMMITTEE PRESENTED A FEATURED PROGRAM ON PATIENT INSIGHTS AS PART OF ACHQC'S IN-PERSON 5TH ANNUAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUMMIT IN DENVER, COLORADO. 4200 0 0 IN 2023, ACHQC CONTINUED THE EXPANSION OF EMBEDDED REGISTRY-BASED STUDIES TO USE QC DATA TO CONDUCT PROSPECTIVE STUDIES RELATED TO THE SURGICAL CARE OF HERNIAS AND ABDOMINAL CORE DISEASES AND SIGNIFICANTLY FOR THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE REGISTRY, DEVELOPED THE PROTOCOLS AND VARIABLES TO EXPAND THE REGISTRY IN 2024 TO PROVIDE A HIATAL HERNIA MODULE WHICH WILL SUPPORT THE COLLECTION AND ANALYSES OF DATA ON HIATAL HERNIA SURGERIES. 4200 1013409 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 6 0 true 3 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 12 10 false true false false true true false true true false false true true true true false false true true false CO X X Goddard Associates 7204329992 6025 S Quebec Street 365 Centennial CO 80111 Benjamin Poulose MD Director and Vice President 25.0 0.0 X X 46878 0 0 Jeremy Warren MD Director and Treasurer 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Michael Rosen MD Director, President, And CMO 25.0 0.0 X X 124992 0 0 Anthony Iacco MD Director 1.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 Arielle Perez MD Director 1.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 Flavio Malcher MD Director 1.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jacob Greenberg MD Director 1.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael Reinhorn MD Director 1.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 Nicole White MD Director 1.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 Rana Higgins MD Director 1.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Peterson MD Director 1.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 William Hope MD Director 1.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 Nicole Goddard Executive Director 20.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 171870 0 0 1 false false false Goddard Associated 6025 S Quebec sr STE 365 Centennial CO 80111 Management Services 288329 Cornell University 575 Lexington Ave 9th FL Box 76 New York NY 10022 Data Analysis 128995 Vanderbilt University Medical Center 1211 MEDICAL CENTER DR Nashville TN 37232 Analytical Services 111627 Harriet Schwarzman 33672-A Chula Vista Dana Point CA 92629 Marketing & Business 103250 ANTONIO BATES BERNARD 3900 EAST MEXICO AVE 1300 DENVER CO 802108953 LAW SERVICES 101010 5 44165 1004135 1048300 Data Processing/Analysis 518210 112000 112000 0 0 0 0 112000 43 43 244000 244000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1404343 356000 0 43 X 30000 30000 2500 2500 124992 124992 165717 165717 11464 11464 288329 86499 201830 119346 101775 17571 5513 5513 460297 439897 0 20400 48487 40852 7635 3713 3713 5000 5000 38147 38147 PATIENT ADVOCACY 1000 1000 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 605 605 0 0 0 0 1305110 1013409 271301 20400 152733 274833 123109 123151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 275842 397984 0 0 0 0 0 0 275842 397984 0 0 275842 397984 275842 397984 99233 22909 0 X false false false X 0 1154751 523165 717667 1048300 3443883 0 0 0 1154751 523165 717667 1048300 3443883 2506473 937410 0 18 37 13 43 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3443994 1373152 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true AMERICAN HERNIA SOCIETY 2508 W 71ST ST PRAIRIE VILLAGE KS 66208 650720354 501(C)(6) 30000 GENERAL SUPPORT 0 1 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds. Each grant to AHS requires that AHS first submit a written report to ACHQC on its expenditure of the grant and then that it submit that report before ACHQC will provide any further grants to AHS. If a grant is not be expended prior to the next annual grant, ACHQC would require that AHS submit an interim report on any expenditures under the grant and the intended use of and future expenditures under the grant. Goddard Associates See Part V 288329 Mgmt. & Administrative Services false Schedule L, Part IV Explanation of Transaction ABDOMINAL CORE HEALTH QUALITY COLLABORATIVE ENGAGED GODDARD AND ASSOCIATES FOR MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DURING 2023. CAROL GODDARD, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND NICOLE GODDARD, CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ABDOMINAL CORE HEALTH QUALITY COLLABORATIVE ARE THE OWNERS OF GODDARD AND ASSOCIATES. THIS TRANSACTION TOOK PLACE AT FAIR MARKET VALUE AND WAS APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION COLLABORATION INCLUDES (I) WITH SURGEONS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PROVISION OF CARE THROUGH THE ABDOMINAL CORE HEALTH QUALITY COLLABORATIVE WHICH GATHERS, ANALYZES, COLLABORATIVELY SHARES, AND PUBLISHES DATA RELATING TO THE SURGICAL INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HERNIA, ABDOMINAL CORE, AND ABDOMINAL WALL DISEASE IN HUMAN PATIENTS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, UTILIZING A WEB-BASED DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, CURRENTLY FOUND AT ACHQC.ORG AND (II) WITH PATIENTS THROUGH THE ACHQC PATIENT ENGAGEMENT & ADVOCACY COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 4,200 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) IN 2023, ACHQC CONTINUED THE EXPANSION OF EMBEDDED REGISTRY-BASED STUDIES TO USE QC DATA TO CONDUCT PROSPECTIVE STUDIES RELATED TO THE SURGICAL CARE OF HERNIAS AND ABDOMINAL CORE DISEASES AND SIGNIFICANTLY FOR THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE REGISTRY, DEVELOPED THE PROTOCOLS AND VARIABLES TO EXPAND THE REGISTRY IN 2024 TO PROVIDE A HIATAL HERNIA MODULE WHICH WILL SUPPORT THE COLLECTION AND ANALYSES OF DATA ON HIATAL HERNIA SURGERIES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Material differences in voting rights THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF VOTING DIRECTORS ON THE ABDOMINAL CORE HEALTH QUALITY COLLABORATIVES (ACHQC) BOARD: 1) THE FIRST CLASS COMPRISES TWO THIRDS OF THE BOARD AND THESE DIRECTORS APPOINT THEIR REPLACEMENTS AND CAN REMOVE THE DIRECTORS IN THIS CLASS. 2) THE SECOND CLASS OF DIRECTORS COMPRISE THE OTHER ONE THIRD OF THE BOARD AND ARE APPOINTED AND REMOVED BY AMERICAS HERNIA SOCIETY, AND THESE DIRECTORS CANNOT VOTE TO APPOINT OR REMOVE THE DIRECTORS IN THE FIRST CLASS OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 3 Delegation of management duties THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED GODDARD ASSOCIATES FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DURING THE PERIOD 01/01/2023 TO 12/31/2023. DURING THAT ENTIRE PERIOD, NICOLE GODDARD WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ABDOMINAL CORE HEALTH QUALITY COLLABORATIVE AND WAS COMPENSATED $151,941 FOR HER WORK AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ACHQC. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF VOTING DIRECTORS ON THE ABDOMINAL CORE HEALTH QUALITY COLLABORATIVE'S (ACHQC) BOARD: 1) THE FIRST CLASS COMPRISES TWO THIRDS OF THE BOARD AND THESE DIRECTORS APPOINT THEIR REPLACEMENTS AND CAN REMOVE THE DIRECTORS IN THIS CLASS. 2) THE SECOND CLASS OF DIRECTORS COMPRISE THE OTHER ONE THIRD OF THE BOARD AND ARE APPOINTED AND REMOVED BY AMERICAS HERNIA SOCIETY, AND THESE DIRECTORS CANNOT VOTE TO APPOINT OR REMOVE THE DIRECTORS IN THE FIRST CLASS OF DIRECTORS. BASED UPON THIS SECOND CLASS OF BOARD APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY, AMERICAS HERNIA SOCIETY IS CONSIDERED A MEMBER OF ACHQC FOR FORM 990 REPORTING PURPOSES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF VOTING DIRECTORS ON THE ABDOMINAL CORE HEALTH QUALITY COLLABORATIVE'S (ACHQC) BOARD: 1) THE FIRST CLASS COMPRISES TWO THIRDS OF THE BOARD AND THESE DIRECTORS APPOINT THEIR REPLACEMENTS AND CAN REMOVE THE DIRECTORS IN THIS CLASS. 2) THE SECOND CLASS OF DIRECTORS COMPRISE THE OTHER ONE THIRD OF THE BOARD AND ARE APPOINTED AND REMOVED BY AMERICAS HERNIA SOCIETY, AND THESE DIRECTORS CANNOT VOTE TO APPOINT OR REMOVE THE DIRECTORS IN THE FIRST CLASS OF DIRECTORS. BASED UPON THIS SECOND CLASS OF BOARD APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY, AMERICAS HERNIA SOCIETY IS CONSIDERED A MEMBER OF ACHQC FOR FORM 990 REPORTING PURPOSES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD WITH TIME TO REVIEW PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS COMPLETED BY EACH DIRECTOR AND FILED WITH THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE UPDATED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ANY CHANGE. ALSO, AT THE SEMI ANNUAL IN PERSON DIRECTOR MEETINGS, CONFLICTS ARE ANNOUNCED BY EACH DIRECTOR AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH MEETING. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, THE PERSON WITH A CONFLICT RECUSES HIM OR HERSELF FROM THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT THE ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTS ARE BEST SERVED BY PARTICIPATING IN THE TRANSACTION WITH A MEMBER WHO HAS A CONFLICT. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official The compensation of the President/CMO and VP/Director of Outcomes and Quality was determined by a formal compensation study through a retained, independent expert. The Executive Director is not compensated by ACHQC, but rather is compensated through Goddard Associates which is retained by ACHQC to manage its day-to-day operations under a negotiated management agreement. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees THE SALARIES OF THE PRESIDENT/MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND THE VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF QUALITY AND OUTCOMES ARE THE SAME AS THEIR COMPENSATION PREVIOUSLY PAID BY AN AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SINCE STATUTORILY MERGED INTO ABDOMINAL CORE HEALTH QUALITY COLLABORATIVE (ACHQC). COMPENSATION AT THAT AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION WAS SET IN 2016 BY PETER MITERKO OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT SOLUTIONS, LLC WHO ISSUED A SECTION 4958 OPINION ON COMPENSATION, AND THE OFFICER COMPENSATION HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THEN. NO OTHER EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS SO REVIEWED, BUT NO OTHER EMPLOYEE IS COMPENSATED AT A RATE EXCEEDING $20/HOUR AND NONE WORK MORE THAN 20 HOURS PER MONTH. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public In 2023, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT A VALID BUSINESS PURPOSE. THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. Since April 1, 2024, a public version of ACHQC's Form 990 is posted on its website. Form 990, Part VII, Section A Description of Compensation: OFFICER MIKE ROSEN, PRESIDENT, ALSO SERVES AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. OFFICER BEN POULOSE, VICE PRESIDENT, ALSO SERVES AS DIRECTOR OF QUALITY AND OUTCOMES. BOTH ARE COMPENSATED PRIMARILY FOR THEIR EMPLOYEE ROLES VS THOSE OF THEIR OFFICER ROLES AS PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, RESPECTIVELY. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees DATA COORDINATION - Total Expense: 240622, Program Service Expense: 240622, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; PROFESSIONAL FEES - Total Expense: 113006, Program Service Expense: 113006, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; EXECUTIVE CONTRACT - Total Expense: 103250, Program Service Expense: 82850, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: 20400; PAYROLL SERVICES - Total Expense: 3419, Program Service Expense: 3419, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ;