NW Momentum Health Partners Accountable Care Organization (NWMHP) received a 94.25% quality rating score and achieved $1.3M in shared savings for the 2019 reporting year in the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model.
The Next Generation ACO Model was launched in 2016 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Model allows NWMHP to set predictable financial targets, enables providers and beneficiaries’ greater opportunities to coordinate care, and aims to attain the highest quality standards of care.
The goal of the federal Next Generation ACO Model is to test whether strong financial incentives for ACOs, coupled with tools to support better patient engagement and care management, can improve health outcomes and lower expenditures for Original Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries.
“We are extremely pleased with our continued successes.” said Melanie Matthews, CEO of Physicians of Southwest Washington, the company that administers the ACO. “As we head into our fifth year as a participant, we know the Model creates the opportunity to convene physicians, clinicians and the post-acute community to be a national leader in healthcare innovation. Our accomplishments are a result of the collective effort of our provider network to deliver value and provide quality care to Medicare beneficiaries.”
