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ACO Name and Location                             

Gundersen Health Accountable Care Organization, LLC

1836 South Avenue

La Crosse, WI 54601

ACO Primary Contact

Dawn Thorsten

(608) 775-9174

[email protected]

Organizational Information

ACO Participants

ACO Participants

ACO Participant in Joint Venture

Gundersen Clinic, Ltd.

N

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

N

Tri-County Memorial Hospital, Inc.

N

St. Joseph's Health Services, Inc.

N

Palmer Lutheran Health Center, Inc.

N

Memorial Hospital of Boscobel

N

Moundview Memorial Hospital and Clinics, Inc.

N

Saint Elizabeths Hospital of Wabasha, 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

David

Krueger

Executive Director

Non-Voting Member

0%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Todd

Kowalski

Medical Director

Non-Voting Member

0%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Jim

Bugge

Voting Member

11.111%

Medicare Beneficiary Representative

N/A

Andrea

Werner

Voting Member

11.111%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Bryan

Erdman

Voting Member

11.111%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Bill

Farrell

Voting Member

11.111%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Steve 

Little

Voting Member

11.111%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Heather

Schimmers

Voting Member

11.111%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Lisa 

Sheldon

Voting Member

11.111%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Dawn

Thorsten

Quality Assurance / Improvement Officer

Voting Member

11.111%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Naomi 

Wedin

Voting Member

11.111%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Dan

Lilly

 

Non-Voting Member

0%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Maria

Ludwigson

Non-Voting Member

0%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Chris

Elfner

Non-Voting Member

0%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

Lisa 

Harton

Non-Voting Member

0%

Participant Representative

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

*Due to Rounding, 'Member Voting Power' may not equal 100 percent.

 

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership

  • ACO Executive: David Krueger, MD

  • Medical Director: Todd Kowalski, MD

  • Compliance Officer: Kari Adank

  • Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Dawn Thorsten

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership

Committee Name

Committee Leader Name and Position

QPI Committee

Dawn Thorsten, Director, Quality & Patient Safety

Finance Committee

Steve Little, Chief Financial Officer

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

  • Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals

  • CAH’s that bill under Method II

  • RHC’s

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses:

First Agreement Period

  • Performance Year 2022, $0
  • Performance Year 2023; N/A

Shared Savings Distribution:

First Agreement Period

  • Performance Year 2022
    • 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 2023
    • 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

2022 Quality Performance Results:

Quality performance results are based on the CMS Web Interface collection type.

Measure #

Measure Name

Collection Type

Rate

ACO Mean

Quality ID# 001

Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control [1]

CMS Web Interface

8.26

10.71

Quality ID# 134

Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan

CMS Web Interface
 

93.91

76.97

Quality ID# 236

Controlling High Blood Pressure

CMS Web Interface
 

80.11

76.16

Quality ID# 318

Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk

CMS Web Interface
 

98.45

87.83

Quality ID# 110

Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization

CMS Web Interface
 

85.69

77.34

Quality ID# 226

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

CMS Web Interface
 

66.10

79.27

Quality ID# 113

Colorectal Cancer Screening

CMS Web Interface
 

81.95
 

75.32
 

Quality ID# 112

Breast Cancer Screening

CMS Web Interface
 

86.88
 

78.07
 

Quality ID# 438

Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

CMS Web Interface
 

93.35
 

86.37
 

Quality ID# 370

Depression Remission at Twelve Months

CMS Web Interface
 

13.49
 

16.03
 

Measure# 479

Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Groups [1]

CMS Web Interface
 

0.1300
 

0.1510
 

Measure# 484

Clinician and Clinician Group Risk - standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions [1]

CMS Web Interface
 

26.78
 

30.97
 

CAHPS-1

Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information

CMS Web Interface
 

76.28
 

83.96
 

CAHPS-2

How Well Providers Communicate

CMS Web Interface
 

92.57
 

93.47
 

CAHPS-3

Patient’s Rating of Provider

CMS Web Interface
 

91.59

92.06

CAHPS-4

Access to Specialists

CMS Web Interface
 

72.72

77.00

CAHPS-5

Health Promotion and Education

CMS Web Interface
 

67.56

62.68

CAHPS-6

Shared Decision Making

CMS Web Interface
 

58.96

60.97

CAHPS-7

Health Status and Functional Status

CMS Web Interface
 

74.85

73.06

CAHPS-8

Care Coordination

CMS Web Interface
 

87.03

85.46

CAHPS-9

Courteous and Helpful Office Staff

CMS Web Interface
 

94.96

91.97

CAHPS-11

Stewardship of Patient Resources

CMS Web Interface
 

23.90

25.62

For previous years’ Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit: data.cms.gov

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.

1900 South Ave.
La Crosse, WI 54601

(608) 782-7300

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