AOC Name and Location
ACO of Central Alabama 1, LLC (d/b/a) Connected Care of West Tennessee
3401 West End Avenue, Suite 290
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Primary Contact
Katie Herron
(615) 875-0834
katie.herron@vhan.com
Participants
No participants are involved in a joint venture between ACO professionals and hospitals.
- West Tennessee Medical Group, Inc
- Martin Health
- West Tennessee Medical Associates
- West Tennessee University Medical Associates, INC
- West Tennessee Regional medical Associates
Governing Body
- King, Jimmy, MD - Board Chair, West Tennessee Medical Group, Inc - ACO Participant Representative, Voting Power: 12.5%
- Powell, Cynthia, MD - Board President, Vanderbilt University Medical Center - ACO Participant Representative, Voting Power: 12.5%
- Bryant, Michael, MD - Board Member, Martin Health - ACO Participant Representative, Voting Power: 12.5%
- Guthrie, David, MD - Board Member, West Tennessee Medical Group, Inc - ACO Participant Representative, Voting Power: 12.5%
- Rager, Neal - Board Member, West Tennessee Medical Group, Inc - ACO Participant Representative, Voting Power: 12.5%
- Ravinder, Machra, MD - Board Member, West Tennessee Medical Associates - ACO Participant Representative, Voting Power: 12.5%
- Baker, John, MD - Board Member, West Tennessee Medical Associates - ACO Participant Representative, Voting Power: 12.5%
- Hill, Ronald - Board Member, Medicare Beneficiary Representative - Voting Power: 12.5%
Clinical and Administrative Leadership
- Cynthia Powell, MD, ACO Executive Director & Medical Director
- Kimberly Wilson, Compliance Officer
- Pam Bruce, DNP, MSN, RN, Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer
Committees and Committee Leadership
Performance Improvement Committee
Committee Leader: Michael Bryant, MD - Medical Director
Types of ACO participants, or combinations of participants, that formed the ACO:
- Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals
Shared Savings and Losses
Amount of Shared Savings/Losses
- Second Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2022, $0
- Performance Year 2023, $753,089.34
- First Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2018, $0
- Performance Year 2019, $0
- Performance Year 2020, $0
- Performance Year 2021, $2,007,009
Shared Savings Distribution
Second 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 2023
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 40%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 50%
First Agreement Period
- 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 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 2020
- 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: 10%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 40%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 50%
Quality Performance Results
2023 Quality Performance Results:
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 does not use the SNF 3-day Rule Waiver, pursuant to 42 CFR 425.612
- Waiver for Payment for Telehealth Services:
- Our ACO clinicians do not provide telehealth services using the flexibilities under 42 CFR 425.612(f) and 42 CFR 425.613
Fraud and Abuse Waivers
- ACO Pre-Participation Waiver: N/A
- ACO Participation Waiver: N/A