ACO Name and Location
A2 ACO LLC
10825 Financial Centre Parkway
Little Rock, AR 72211
ACO Primary Contact
Primary Contact Name: Jasmin Sumrall, BH UAMS Accountable Care Alliance Executive Director
Primary Contact Phone Number: 501-202-2260
Primary Contact Email Address: jasmin.sumrall@baptist-health.org
Organizational Information
ACO participants:
ACO Participants | ACO Participant in Joint Venture |
Arkansas Health Group | N |
Baptist Health | N |
Baptist Health Extended Care Hospital-Little Rock, Inc. | N |
Baptist Health Hospitals | N |
Baptist Health Regional Hospitals | N |
Baptist Health Services | N |
Baptist MedCare Inc. | N |
Conway Community Services | N |
University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences | N |
ACO governing body:
Member First Name | Member Last Name | Member Title/Position | Member's Voting Power | Membership Type | ACO Participant Legal Business Name, if Applicable |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amanda | George, CPA | Board member/Voting Member | 11.11% | ACO Participant Representative | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
Krause | Michelle, MD | Board member/Voting member | 11.11% | ACO Participant Representative | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
Shashank | Kraleti, MD | Board Chair/Voting member | 11.11% | ACO Participant Representative | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
Priya | Mendiratta, MD | Board member/Voting member | 11.11% | ACO Participant Representative | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
Brent | Beaulieu, CPA | Board member/Voting member | 11.11% | ACO Participant Representative | Baptist Health |
Herbert | Hahn, MD | Board member/Voting member | 11.11% | ACO Participant Representative | Baptist Health |
Cliff | Fullerton, MD | Board member/Voting member | 11.11% | ACO Participant Representative | Baptist Health |
Gregory | Sharp, MD | Board member/Voting member | 11.11% | ACO Participant Representative | Baptist Health |
Jerry | Baugh | Board member/Voting member | 11.11% | Beneficiary Representative | N/A |
Due to rounding, ‘Member’s Voting Power’ may not equal 100 percent.
Key ACO clinical and administrative leadership:
ACO Executive Director | Jasmin Sumrall, MPH |
Medical Director & Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer | Riley Lipschitz, MD |
Compliance Officer | Dana Williams |
Associated Committees and Committee Leadership
Committee Name | Committee Leader Name and Position |
Clinical Quality Committee | Riley Lipschitz, MD, Baptist Health, Chief Medical Officer for Population Health Stephen Foster, MD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Committee Chair) |
Nominating Committee | Michelle Krause, MD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Senior Vice Chancellor for UAMS Health and Chief Executive Officer Brent Beaulieu, CPA, Baptist Health, Chief Financial Officer |
Executive Committee | Cliff Fullerton, MD, Baptist Health, Chief Value Based Care Officer (Committee 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
Second Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2023, $11,791,934.23
- Performance Year 2022, $12,566,062.69
First Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2021, $4,470,728.73
- Performance Year 2020, $6,541,586.53
- Performance Year 2019, $0
- Performance Year 2018, $0
Shared Savings Distribution
Second Agreement Period
Performance Year 2023
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: TBD
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: TBD
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: TBD
Performance Year 2022
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 56%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 6%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 38%
First Agreement Period
Performance Year 2021
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 20%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 47%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 33%
Performance Year 2020
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 55%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 45%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 0%
Performance Year 2019
- 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 2018
- 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
2023 Quality Performance Results
Quality performance results are based on CMS Web Interface.
Measure # | Measure Name | Collection Type | Rate | ACO Mean |
---|---|---|---|---|
001 | Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control [1] | CMS Web Interface | 10.00 | 9.84 |
134 | Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan | CMS Web Interface | 83.72 | 80.97 |
236 | Controlling High Blood Pressure | CMS Web Interface | 67.97 | 77.80 |
318 | Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | CMS Web Interface | 80.84 | 89.42 |
110 | Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | CMS Web Interface | 75.43 | 70.76 |
226 | Preventative Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | CMS Web Interface | 87.50 | 79.29 |
113 | Colorectal Cancer Screening | CMS Web Interface | 83.57 | 77.14 |
112 | Breast Cancer Screening | CMS Web Interface | 86.69 | 80.36 |
438 | Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease | CMS Web Interface | 89.88 | 87.05 |
370 | Depression Remission at Twelve Months | CMS Web Interface | 16.33 | 16.58 |
321 | CAHPS for MIPS | CMS Web Interface | 5.73 | 6.25 |
479 | Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Groups [1] | CMS Web Interface | 0.1615 | 0.1553 |
484 | Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions [1] | CMS Web Interface | NA | 35.39 |
CAHPS-1 | Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information | CMS Web Interface | 82.34 | 83.68 |
CAHPS-2 | How Well Providers Communicate | CMS Web Interface | 93.39 | 93.69 |
CAHPS-3 | Patient's Rating of Provider | CMS Web Interface | 91.55 | 92.14 |
CAHPS-4 | Access to Specialists | CMS Web Interface | 80.15 | 75.97 |
CAHPS-5 | Health Promotion and Education | CMS Web Interface | 59.60 | 63.93 |
CAHPS-6 | Shared Decision Making | CMS Web Interface | 62.19 | 61.60 |
CAHPS-7 | Health Status and Functional Status | CMS Web Interface | 72.65 | 74.12 |
CAHPS-8 | Care Coordination | CMS Web Interface | 85.07 | 85.77 |
CAHPS-9 | Courteous and Helpful Office Staff | CMS Web Interface | 91.84 | 92.31 |
CAHPS-11 | Stewardship of Patient Resources | CMS Web Interface | 28.54 | 26.69 |
[1] A lower performance rate corresponds to higher quality.
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.
- Waiver for Payment for Telehealth Services:
- Our ACO clinicians provide telehealth services using the flexibilities under 42 CFR § 425.612(f) and 42 CFR § 425.613.