ACO Name and Location
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin ACO, LLC
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
ACO Primary Contact
Caitlin Dunn
Caitlin.Dunn@froedtert.com
414-805-9924
Organizational Information
- ACO Participants
- Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Community Physicians, Inc.
- Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Community Physicians, Inc.
- ACO Participant in Joint Venture
- N
- N
- ACO Governing Body
- Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:
- ACO Executive: Ian Schwartz, MD
- Medical Director: Mark Lodes, MD
- Compliance Officer: Nancy Schallert
- Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Mark Lodes, MD
- Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:
- Clinical Integration Committee - Mark Lodes, MD, chair
- Finance & Operations Committee - Mark Lodes, MD, co-chair; Scott Hawig, co-chair
- Health Care Services Review Committee – Mark Lodes, MD, chair
- Types of ACO participants or combinations of participants that formed the ACO:
- ACO professionals in a group practice arrangement
Shared Savings and Losses
Amount of Shared Savings/Losses
- First Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2022, $0
- Performance Year 2021, $0
- Performance Year 2020, $269,169.43
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 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, 4%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 96%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 0%
- Performance Year 2022
Quality Performance Results
2022 Quality Performance Results:
Quality performance results are based on CMS Web Interface Measure Set.
Measure Number | Measure Name | Collection Type | Rate | ACO Mean |
Measure #: 001 | Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control | CMS Web Interface | 8.51 | 10.71 |
Measure #: 134 | Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan | CMS Web Interface | 82.96 | 76.97 |
Measure #: 236 | Controlling High Blood Pressure | CMS Web Interface | 82.08 | 76.16 |
Measure #: 318 | Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | CMS Web Interface | 82.63 | 87.83 |
Measure #: 110 | Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | CMS Web Interface | 83.87 | 77.34 |
Measure #: 226 | Preventative Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | CMS Web Interface | 47.37 | 79.27 |
Measure #: 113 | Colorectal Cancer Screening | CMS Web Interface | 85.10 | 75.32 |
Measure #: 112 | Breast Cancer Screening | CMS Web Interface | 88.51 | 78.07 |
Measure #: 438 | Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease | CMS Web Interface | 78.95 | 86.37 |
Measure #: 370 | Depression Remission at Twelve Months | CMS Web Interface | 29.63 | 16.03 |
Measure #: 321 | CAHPS for MIPS | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Measure #: 479 | Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Groups2 | CMS Web Interface | .1479 | 0.1510 |
Measure #: 484 | Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions | CMS Web Interface | 39.50 | 30.97 |
CAHPS-1 | Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and information | CAHPS for MIPS Survey | 77.12 | 83.96 |
CAHPS-2 | How Well Providers Communicate | CAHPS for MIPS Survey | 94.32 | 93.47 |
CAHPS-3 | Patient’s Rating of Provider | CAHPS for MIPS Survey | 92.28 | 92.06 |
CAHPS-4 | Access to Specialists | CAHPS for MIPS Survey | 73.58 | 77.00 |
CAHPS-5 | Health Promotion and Education | CAHPS for MIPS Survey | 63.36 | 62.68 |
CAHPS-6 | Shared Decision Making | CAHPS for MIPS Survey | 57.16 | 60.97 |
CAHPS-7 | Health Status and Functional Status | CAHPS for MIPS Survey | 75.83 | 73.06 |
CAHPS-8 | Care Coordination | CAHPS for MIPS Survey | 87.20 | 85.46 |
CAHPS-9 | Courteous and Helpful Office Staff | CAHPS for MIPS Survey | 94.58 | 91.97 |
CAHPS-11 | Stewardship of Patient Resources | CAHPS for MIPS Survey | 23.04 | 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: Yes
- Our ACO uses the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver, pursuant to 42 CFR § 425.612.