Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP)

ACO Name and Location

  • Banner Network Southern Arizona, LLC
    2901 N Central Ave Suite 160
    Phoenix, AZ 85012

ACO Primary Contact

  • Kynda Wolfrum, Senior Director, Government Operations
    Phone: (602) 747-4000
    Email: [email protected]

Organizational Information

ACO Participants

ACO Participant in Joint Venture (Y or N)

Banner - University Medical Group N
Banner Fort Collins PCP LLC N
San Luis Walk-in Clinic N
B-UMG Integrated Health Clinic LLC N
Caremore Medical Associates PC N
San Luis Walk-in Clinic N
Up2Par PLLC N
Wilbur Don Duque MD PC N

 

ACO Governing Body

Last Name      First Name Title/ Position Member's Voting Power- Expressed as a percentage Membership Type ACO Participant Legal Business Name/DBA if applicable
Mathias Ann Board Chair 11.11% ACO Participant Representative Banner - University Medical Group
Fain Mindy Manager 11.11% ACO Participant Representative Banner - University Medical Group
Graham Jessica Manager 11.11% ACO Participant Representative Banner - University Medical Group
Kuntz Clint Manager 11.11%
Other N/A
Lynn Steve Beneficiary 11.11% Beneficiary N/A
Rundell Kristen Manager 11.11% ACO Participant Representative Banner - University Medical Group
Smythe Robert Manager 11.11% ACO Participant Representative Up2Par
Tang Andy  Manager 11.11%
ACO Participant Representative Banner - University Medical Group
Tretschok Tawyna Manager 11.11%
ACO Participant Representative
Banner - University Medical Group

 

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership

  • ACO Executive: Kynda Wolfrum, RN, MSN
  • Medical Director: Ed Clarke, M.D.
  • Compliance Officer: Michael Baumann
  • Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Sandra Robles

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership

  • Compliance Committee: Michael Baumann, Compliance Officer
  • Medical Executive Committee: Dr. Ed Clarke, VP, CMO Insurance Division

Types of ACO Participants, or Combinations of Participants, that formed the ACO

  • Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals

Shared Savings and Losses

  • Shared Savings and Losses
    • First Agreement Period
      • Performance Year 2024, $0
      • Performance Year 2023, $0
  • Shared Savings Distribution
    • First Agreement Period
      • Performance Year 2024
        • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 25%
        • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 25%
        • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 50%
      • Performance Year 2023
        • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 25%
        • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 25%
        • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 50%

Quality Performance

Quality performance results are based on Medicare COMs collection type.

Measure #   Measure Name  Collection Type  Reported Performance Rate  Current Year Mean Performance
Rate (SSP ACOs)
 001  Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)  Medicare COM  4.98  28.04
 134  Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and
Follow-up Plan 
 Medicare COM  99.78  63.04
 236  Controlling High Blood Pressure  Medicare COM  68.17  66.78
 321  CAHPS for MIPS  CAHPS for MIPS Survey  2.62  6.67 
 479  Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR)
Rate for MIPS Eligible Clinician Groups [1
 Administrative Claims  0.1412  0.1517
 484  Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital
Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions [1]
 Administrative Claims  29.14  37

For previous years’ Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit www.Data.cms.gov.

*For Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) [Quality ID #001], Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Eligible Clinician Groups [Measure #479], and Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) [Measure #484], a lower performance rate indicates better measure performance

MSSP ACO Participation Waiver Disclosure

The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has provided waivers of certain federal fraud and abuse laws that may otherwise limit innovation by accountable care organizations (“ACOs”) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (“MSSP”) ACO Model (as set forth in the “Final Waivers in Connection with the Shared Savings Program” (80 Fed. Reg. 66726 (Oct. 29, 2015))). Pursuant to that notice, Banner Network Southern Arizona, LLC (“BNSA”) seeks waiver protection for the arrangement described below.

BNSA has developed a pre-participation program (the “Pre-Participation MSSP Incentive Program”) for certain eligible providers who are entities or individuals that have signed ACO participant provider agreements with BNSA to become MSSP ACO Participants, as such term is defined in the regulations promulgated by CMS to implement the MSSP, as amended from time to time, under 42 C.F.R. 425.20 (“Eligible Providers”), to improve the quality, cost, and coordination of care for Medicare beneficiaries assigned to the BNSA MSSP ACO (“BNSA MSSP ACO Beneficiaries”).

The Pre-Participation MSSP Incentive Program incentivizes certain Eligible Providers to earn payments for their performance of certain activities in preparation for participation in the MSSP through BNSA to improve the quality, cost, and coordination of care for BNSA MSSP ACO Beneficiaries.