Medicare ACO – Wellstar Clinical Partners

Medicare Accountable Care Organization

Pathways to Success

Achieving Quadruple Aim Success

Join us as we continue the journey toward the Quadruple Aim through our Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and other products. Our past success is a strong indicator of the success we can achieve with the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Pathways to Success Program. Providing services to an average of 43,000 Medicare beneficiaries annually, Wellstar Clinical Partners Medicare ACO has generated shared savings four out the five years as participants in Medicare Shared Savings Plan (MSSP).

Program Overview

CMS Pathways to Success is a new five-year program designed to bring greater value to patients while rewarding participating providers.

Effective January 1, 2020, the CMS Pathways to Success program will replace the former MSSP program and introduce a risk acceptance glide path to further encourage the delivery of high value and quality care to Medicare beneficiaries.

The program includes a five-year participation period where the shared savings upside opportunity remains fixed at a maximum of 10% of the ACO’s annual expenditures during years one through five. There is no downside risk for the first year. Downside risk begins in year two, limited to 1% of the ACOs annual expenditures. In year three, the downside risk increases to 2% followed by 4% in years four and five. Participants can make annual decisions to continue with the program.

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ACO Information

Name and Location

Wellstar Clinical Partners Medicare ACO, LLC
793 Sawyer Road
Marietta, GA 30062

Primary Contact

Lauren Sloan
(470) 956-9207
Lauren.Sloan@Wellstar.org

Akstein Eye Center
American Foot & Leg Specialists, PC
Apex Medical Center
Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Diseases PC
Atlanta Clinical Research Centers LLC
Atlanta Family Physicians
Atlanta Kidney and Hypertension Associates
Atlanta Kidney Specialists LLC
Atlanta Lung Specialists, PC
Atlanta Psychiatry & Neurology
Atlanta South Nephrology, PC
Atlanta Urological Group, PC
Atlanta West Dermatology, PC
Babatunde Fariyike, MD, LLC
Barrack Spine and Joint Medicine, Inc.
Barrett Parkway Foot and Leg
Bernard Orewa
Blatt Eye Center, PC
Bridgemill Neurological Associates, PC
C.B. Reddy MD PC
Cardiology Associates of Atlanta, PC
Center for Allergy & Asthma of Georgia PC
Center for Spine Interventions, PC
Classicare Medical Consult PC, Inc
Cobb Hospital Inc
Cobb Internal Medicine Associates
Cobb Nephrology Hypertension Associates, PC
Cobb Women’s Health, PA
Corey Patrick Harkins
Covenant Pulmonary Critical Care Inc
Craniospinal Institute of Georgia
Crawford Plastic Surgery
Dhiraj A Patel, MD
Dinesh K. Bhatia, MD
Douglas Hospital, Inc
Douglas Women’s Center PC
Douglasville Eye Clinic PC
Douglasville Nephrology & HTN Clinic
Dr. Wendy Giles
East Cobb Foot & Ankle Care PC
Elizabeth George, MD, PC
Essential Medical Care
Family Medical Center PC
Feng’s Medical & Neurological Clinic
Gastrointestinal Specialist of Georgia
Georgia Anesthesiologists, PC
Georgia Blue Foot and Ankle, LLC
Georgia Emergency Group LLC
George Eye Specialists
Georgia Gynecology
Georgia Imaging Associates PC
Georgia Kidney Associates, Inc.
Georgia Pain and Spine Solutions, PC
Georgia Podiatry, Inc
Georgia Radiology Services, LLC
Grace Medical Clinic
Grace Medical Practice Ltd.
Guo’s Medical Clinic, LLC
Gynecology Issues
Healthwise Internal Medicine
Hyperbaric Physicians of Georgia
Irshad Syed MD LLC
J. Michael Petway, MD, PC
James B Depew MD PC
James K. Fortson, MD, PC
Jasmine Jeffers, MD, LLC
Javaid Sayeed
Jeremy Meisel MD LLC
Joseph M Still Burn Centers Inc
Kamlesh D. Nayak, MD, PC
Kennesaw Mountain Medical Group
Kennestone Hospital Inc.
Kiritkumar J. Shah, MD, PC
LaGrange Emergency Physicians, LLC
LaGrange Internal Medicine, PC
Lotus Vision LLC
M. Ramzy Hajmurad, MD, PC
Mahaveer Vakharia MD PC
Mak Anesthesia Holdings, LLC
Maldonado & Moreno, PC
Marietta Eye Clinic, PA
Marietta Medical Group
Marietta OB/GYN Affiliates, P.A.
Marietta Podiatry Group
Marietta Rheumatology Associates, PC
Mark A. Crump, MD, PC
Medical Care of LaGrange, LLC
Mediclinic of Georgia PC
Metro Nephrology, Inc
MetroDerm, PC
Michael Biddle
Michael Petrosky
Mina C. Nayak, MD
Multispecialty Services, LLC
Norman I Kornblatt
North Atlanta Primary Care, PC
North Fulton Emergency Physicians, LLC
North Georgia Kidney Specialists, LLC
Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, PC
Northwest Neurology, PC
Omolara B. Kuteyi MD, Inc
Orthopaedic Solutions, PC
Orthopaedics of Atlanta, PC
Patricia Lloyd
Paulding Medical Center, Inc.
Peachland Nephrology & Hypertension, PC
Personal Concierge MD, LLC
Physician Pain Care, PC
Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Podiatry Group of Georgia, Inc
Polaris Medical Group
Providence Rd Primary Care LLC
Quantum Radiology PC
Rausch Family Practice
Resurgens, PC
Richard W King Jr
Robert T Goetzinger MD PC
Sam Peng MD PC
Shelton Hospitalists Group, LLC
Smyrna Medical Associates, PC
South Atlanta Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates
South Atlanta Pulmonary Group
South Fulton Emergency Physicians, LLC
Southeast Podiatry
Southern Nephrology Clinic LLC
Spilker Medical, LLC
St. Jude’s Internal Medicine, LLC
Sumner Neurology Associates, PLLC
Surgical Arts, PC
The Bortolazzo Group, LLC
The Breast Center PC
Vascular Surgical Associates, PC
We Care MD, PC
Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center Inc
Wellstar Community Hospice, LLC
Wellstar Home Health, LLC
Wellstar Medical Group, LLC
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Inc
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Inc
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Inc
West Atlanta OB-GYN Inc
West Georgia Infectious Diseases
West Georgia Medical Center, Inc
William E Snell DO PC
William Tung MD PC

Governing Body

Valery Akopov, MD

Chairman

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC

Arif Aziz, MD

Gastrointestinal Specialists of Georgia, LLC

Thomas Bhat, MD

North Atlanta Primary Care

Avril Beckford, MD

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC

Herschel Beker, MD

Resurgens PC

John Brennan, MD

Charles Craton, MD

The Bortolazzo Group

Mark Crump, MD

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC

Damon Denzin, PA

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC

Charmaine Emelife, MD

Atlanta South Nephrology

Rusty Durham

James Fisher, MD

Healthwise Internal Medicine, PC

David Hafner, MD

Vice Chairmain

Vascular Surgical Associates, PC

Joseph Havlik, MD

Chairman

West Georgia Infectious Diseases

Ed Richardson

Alan Muster, MD

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC

Steven Oweida, MD

Vascular Surgical Associates, PC

Miriam Parker, MD

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC

Jehangir Pirzada, MD

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC

Roderick Rhyant, MD

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC

Richard Simmons, MD

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC

Steven Walsh, MD

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC

Pamela Weigandt, MD

MAK Anesthesia Holdings, LLC

Clinical and Administrative Leadership

Barbara Corey ACO Executive
Chirag Patel, MD Medical Director
Beth Kost Compliance Officer
Dori Ledford Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership

Quality & Operations Committee
James Fisher, MD Chair

Finance Committee
Pamela Weigandt, MD Chair

Network Committee
Charles Craton, MD Chair

Patient Experience Committee
Steven Oweida, MD Chair

Governance and Strategy Committee
John Brennan, MD Co-Chair

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

First Agreement Period
Performance Year 2020, N/A

Shared Savings Distribution

First Agreement Period
Performance Year 2020
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

2018 Quality Performance Results: N/A

For previous years’ Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Payment Rule Waivers

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 3-day Rule Waiver:
No, our ACO does not use the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver, pursuant to 42 CFR 425.612.
Waiver for Payment for Telehealth Services:
No, our ACO clinicians do not provide telehealth services using the flexibilities under 42 CFR 425.612(f) and 42 CFR 425.613.

Physician Led

Clinically-integrated leadership in your community

Supported

Analytics and data-driven support for the success of your practice

Valuable

Participation in other payor agreements and care strategies

Beneficial

Gain advantages from shared ACO MIPs scoring and strategic exemptions

Why consider a value-based venture?

Designed to Deliver

5-year program designed to deliver greater value to patients while rewarding participating providers for high-quality care

WCP Membership

WellStar Clinical Partners membership required for all ACO participants

Value-based Reimbursement

Offers gradual introduction to a value-based reimbursement model with risk acceptance. No downside risk in year 1. Incremental risk and reward for years 2-5.

WellStar Partnership

As a strategic partner, WellStar will assume most of the risk

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Public Reporting PDF

Name and Location

Primary Contact

Governing Body

Valery Akopov, MD

Arif Aziz, MD

Thomas Bhat, MD

Avril Beckford, MD

Herschel Beker, MD

John Brennan, MD

Charles Craton, MD

Mark Crump, MD

Damon Denzin, PA

Charmaine Emelife, MD

Rusty Durham

James Fisher, MD

David Hafner, MD

Joseph Havlik, MD

Ed Richardson

Alan Muster, MD

Steven Oweida, MD

Miriam Parker, MD

Jehangir Pirzada, MD

Roderick Rhyant, MD

Richard Simmons, MD

Steven Walsh, MD

Pamela Weigandt, MD

Clinical and Administrative Leadership

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership

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

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses

Shared Savings Distribution

Quality Performance Results

2018 Quality Performance Results: N/A

Payment Rule Waivers

Physician Led

Supported

Valuable

Beneficial

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