Public Reporting

ACO Name and Location
Central Minnesota ACO, LLC.
1406 Sixth Avenue N.
St. Cloud, MN 56303

ACO Primary Contact
Hannah Wieshalla
(320) 251-2700, ext. 57907
Hannah.Wieshalla@centracare.com

Organizational Information

ACO Participants ACO Participant in Joint Venture
St. Cloud Hospital N
Unity Family Healthcare N
St. Cloud Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic, PA N
Alomere Health N
CentraCare Health System - Melrose N
CentraCare Health System - Long Prairie N
CentraCare Health System - Sauk Centre N
CentraCare Health System - NR, LLC N
CentraCare Health - Paynesville, LLC N
CentraCare Clinic N
Carris Health, LLC N
CentraCare Clinic Southwest, LLC N
Carris Health - Redwood, LLC.  N

ACO Governing Body

Member First Name Member Last Name Member's Title/Position Member's Voting Power (Expressed as a Percentage) Membership Type ACO Participant Legal Business Name, if Applicable
Christina Boryczka MD 12.5% ACO Participant Representative Unity Family HealthCare
Emily Jacobs Director of Operations 12.5% ACO Participant Representative St. Cloud Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, PA
Allison Juba DO 12.5% ACO Participant Representative Alomere Health
Rachael Lesch

RN, BSN, MBA, VP Population Health & Performance Excellence

 12.5% ACO Participant Representative CentraCare Health System
Debra Peterson MD 12.5% ACO Participant Representative Carris Health, LLC
Scott Rahm MD 12.5% ACO Participant Representative CentraCare Health System

Ulrika

 Wigert MD 12.5% ACO Participant Representative CentraCare Health System
Greg Roth 12.5% Medicare Beneficiary Representative

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership

  • ACO Executive: Hannah Wieshalla
  • Medical Director: Sean Wherry, MD
  • Compliance Officer: Jessica Timmer
  • Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Rachael Lesch, RN, BSN, MBA

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership

Committee Name Committee Leader Name and Position
ACO Value Committee Sean Wherry, MD, Chair
Contracting and Finance Committee Nate Meyer, Chair
Membership and Credentialing Committee Hannah Wieshalla, Chair

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

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

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses

Second Agreement Period

  • Performance Year, 2024, $11,132,649.52
  • Performance Year, 2023, $9,590,339.99
  • Performance Year, 2022, $6,256,733.07
  • Performance Year, 2021, $0
  • Performance Year, 2020, $6,589,778.79
  • Performance Year, 2019, $1,919,815.65

First Agreement Period

  • Performance Year, 2019, $1,919,815.65
  • Performance Year 2018, $0
  • Performance Year 2017, $0
  • Performance Year 2016, $0

Note: Our ACO participated in multiple performance years during Calendar Year 2019. The shared savings/losses amount reported for Performance Year 2019 therefore represents net shared savings or losses across all performance years in 2019 and is shown under all agreement periods in which the ACO operated during Calendar Year 2019

Shared Savings Distribution

Second Agreement Period

Performance Year 2024
  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 15%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 85%

Performance Year 2023

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 15%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 85%

Performance Year 2022

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 15%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 85%

Performance Year 2021

  • 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 2020

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 15%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 85%

Performance Year 2019

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 15%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 85%

First Agreement Period

Performance Year 2019
  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 15%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 85%

Performance Year 2018

  • 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 2017

  • 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 2016

  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A

Note: Our ACO participated in multiple performance years during Calendar Year 2019. The distribution of shared savings reported for Performance Year 2019 therefore represents the distribution of the net shared savings across all performance years in 2019 and is shown under all agreement periods in which the ACO operated during Calendar Year 2019.

Quality Performance Results

2024 Quality Performance Results

Quality performance results are based on the CMS Web Interface 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%) CMS Web Interface 5.96 9.44
134 Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan CMS Web Interface 90.94 81.46
236 Controlling High Blood Pressure CMS Web Interface 80.22 79.49
318 Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk CMS Web Interface 98.67 88.99
110 Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization CMS Web Interface 66.91 68.60
226 Preventative Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention CMS Web Interface 82.98 79.98
113 Colorectal Cancer Screening CMS Web Interface 88.81 77.81
112 Breast Cancer Screening CMS Web Interface 90.63 80.93
438 Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease CMS Web Interface 86.24 86.50
370 Depression Remission at Twelve Months CMS Web Interface 16.79 17.35
321 CAHPS for MIPS CAHPS for MIPS Survey 7.24 6.67
479 Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) for MIPS Eligible Clinician Groups Administrative Claims .1343 .1517
484 Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-Standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions Administrative Claims -- 37.00
CAHPS-1 Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information CAHPS for MIPS Survey 79.67 83.70
CAHPS-2 How Well Providers Communicate CAHPS for MIPS Survey 94.73 93.96
CAHPS-3 Patient’s Rating of Provider CAHPS for MIPS Survey 93.35 92.43
CAHPS-4 Access to Specialists CAHPS for MIPS Survey 73.18 75.76
CAHPS-5 Health Promotion and Education CAHPS for MIPS Survey 65.41 65.48
CAHPS-6 Shared Decision Making CAHPS for MIPS Survey 62.80 62.31
CAHPS-7 Health Status and Functional Status CAHPS for MIPS Survey 73.39 74.14
CAHPS-8 Care Coordination CAHPS for MIPS Survey 88.28 85.89
CAHPS-9 Courteous and Helpful Office Staff CAHPS for MIPS Survey 93.75 92.89
CAHPS-11 Stewardship of Patient Resources CAHPS for MIPS Survey 27.42 26.98

For Previous Years' Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit data.cms.gov.