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Accountable Care Organization

Medicare ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations) are groups of doctors, hospitals and other health care providers who come together to provide coordinated, high-quality care at lower costs to Medicare patients.

Existing ACO Members

Access to contracting, reporting and other information for ACO members.

New ACO Users

ACO members who need access to the secure ‘For ACO Members’ area.

ACO Name and Location                               

ThedaCare ACO, LLC

3 Neenah Center, Neenah, WI 54956

ACO Primary Contact

Jennifer Glasheen

(920) 454-4212

Jennifer.Glasheen@thedacare.org

Organizational Information

ACO Participants:

ACO ParticipantsACO Participant in Joint Venture
Appleton Emergency Services SCN
Association of Hospital Anesthesiologists SCN
Family Care of the Fox Cities SCN
Fox Valley Emergency Medicine SCN
Fox Valley Nephrology Partners SCN
Fox Valley Pathologists SCN
Fox Valley Perinatology SCN
Fox Valley Pulmonary Medicine SCN
Fox Valley Surgical Associates LTDN
Kaukauna Clinic SCN
Primary Care Associates of Appleton LTDN
Radiology Associates of the Fox Valley SCN
Surgical Associates of Neenah SCN
The Neuroscience Group of Northeast Wisconsin SCN
Theda Clark OB Hospitalists SCN
ThedaCare IncorporatedN
ThedaCare Medical Center-Berlin IncN
ThedaCare Medical Center-New London IncN
ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano IncN
ThedaCare Medical Center-Waupaca IncN
ThedaCare Medical Center-Wild Rose IncN
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton IncN
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah IncN
Valley Eye Associates N
Wisconsin Institute of Urology SCN
Women’s Care of Wisconsin SCN
Women’s Health Specialists SCN

ACO Governing Body:

Member First NameMember Last NameMember Title/PositionMember’s Voting Power (Expressed as a percentage)Membership TypeACO Participant Legal Business Name, if applicable
BethKriegerMD9.09%ACO Participant RepresentativeFox Valley Surgical Associates LTD
CynthiaFisherDO9.09%ACO Participant RepresentativeThedaCare Incorporated
MichaelWernerMD9.09%ACO Participant RepresentativePrimary Care Associates of Appleton LTD
NathanGrunwaldMD9.09%ACO Participant RepresentativeThedaCare Incorporated
MarkCockleyMD9.09%ACO Participant RepresentativeThedaCare Incorporated
HarshaPoolaMD9.09%ACO Participant RepresentativeThedaCare Incorporated
SaraMarquardtVP9.09%ACO Participant RepresentativeThedaCare Incorporated
JeannetteMcDonaldMedicare Beneficiary9.09%Medicare Beneficiary RepresentativeN/A
RyanBlyMD9.09%ACO Participant RepresentativeSurgical Associates of Neenah SC
TannerLangMD9.09%ACO Participant RepresentativeAssociation of Hospital Anesthesiologists SC
MiraIliescu-LevineMD9.09%ACO Participant RepresentativeThedaCare Incorporated

Due to rounding, ‘Member’s Voting Power’ may not equal 100 percent.

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:

ACO Executive: Jennifer Glasheen

Medical Director: Mira Iliescu-Levine, MD

Compliance Officer: Robert Reed

Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Shelah Bechtel

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:

Committee NameCommittee Leader Name and Position
ThedaCare Strategy Business CommitteeJennifer Glasheen, Committee Chair

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

  • Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals
  • Hospital employing ACO professionals
  • Critical Access Hospital (CAH) billing under Method II
  • Rural Health Clinic (RHC)

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses:

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2025, $5,647,535.54
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2024, N/A
    • Performance Year 2023, $5,849,623.71
    • Performance Year 2022, $3,305,105.02

Shared Savings Distribution:

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2025
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2024
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 0%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 100%
    • Performance Year 2023
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 0%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 100%
    • Performance Year 2022
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 0%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 100%

Quality Performance Results

2024 Quality Performance Results:

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

Measure #Measure NameCollection TypeReported Performance RateCurrent Year Mean Performance Rate (SSP ACOS)
Measure #: 001Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9)CMS Web Interface3.279.44
Measure #: 134Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up PlanCMS Web Interface96.0281.46
Measure #: 236Controlling High Blood PressureCMS Web Interface84.0079.49
Measure #: 318Falls: Screening for Future Fall RiskCMS Web Interface95.2288.99
Measure #: 110Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza ImmunizationCMS Web Interface86.6768.60
Measure #: 226Preventative Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation InterventionCMS Web Interface100.0079.98
Measure #: 113Colorectal Cancer ScreeningCMS Web Interface87.5077.81
Measure #: 112Breast Cancer ScreeningCMS Web Interface88.1680.93
Measure #: 438Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular DiseaseCMS Web Interface89.5886.50
Measure #: 370Depression Remission at Twelve MonthsCMS Web Interface11.9417.35
Measure #: 479Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Eligible Clinician GroupsAdministrative Claims0.12010.1517
Measure #: 484Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic ConditionsAdministrative Claims37.00
CAHPS-1Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and InformationCAHPS for MIPS Survey81.9583.70
CAHPS-2How Well Providers CommunicateCAHPS for MIPS Survey93.5193.96
CAHPS-3Patient’s Rating of ProviderCAHPS for MIPS Survey92.4692.43
CAHPS-4Access to SpecialistsCAHPS for MIPS Survey80.1375.76
CAHPS-5Health Promotion and EducationCAHPS for MIPS Survey68.7265.48
CAHPS-6Shared Decision MakingCAHPS for MIPS Survey69.1462.31
CAHPS-7Health Status and Functional StatusCAHPS for MIPS Survey76.0974.14
CAHPS-8Care CoordinationCAHPS for MIPS Survey88.2085.89
CAHPS-9Courteous and Helpful Office StaffCAHPS for MIPS Survey94.4692.89
CAHPS-11Stewardship of Patient ResourcesCAHPS for MIPS Survey25.3526.98

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.