Bluestone Accountable Care Organization (ACO)

Bluestone Physician Services is participating in Bluestone ACO, an Accountable Care Organization. An ACO is a group of health care providers that work together to improve the quality and experience of care you receive. ACOs receive a portion of any savings that result from reducing costs and meeting quality requirements. Beneficiaries that are included in this population are those that have fee-for-service Medicare or Original Medicare.

What you need to know

Medicare evaluates how well each ACO meets these goals every year. Those ACOs that do a good job can earn a financial bonus. ACOs that earn a bonus may use the payment to invest more in your care or share a portion directly with your providers. ACOs may owe a penalty if their care increases costs.
Our participation in the Bluestone ACO doesn’t limit your choice of health care providers. Your Medicare benefits are not changing. You still have the right to visit any doctor, hospital or other provider that accepts Medicare at any time, just like you do now.
To help us coordinate your health care better, Medicare shares information about your care with your providers. If you wish to decline this sharing of information call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).
Questions? Contact Bluestone at 877-599-1039 or BluestoneACO@BluestoneMD.com.

Resources

For more information on the CMS ACO Models, the following resources are available:

Medicare

Medicare.gov

(800) MEDICARE (800-633-4227)
24 hours a day/7 days a week.
TTY users should call (877) 486-2048

Bluestone ACO

BluestoneACO@bluestonemd.com

Toll Free: 877-599-1039

2022 Beneficiary Handouts
Medicare Beneficiary Handout	English	Spanish
Practice Notice	English	Spanish
Voluntary Alignment Notice	English	Spanish

ACO Name and Location
Bluestone ACO
9822 Tapestry Park Circle
Suite 208
Jacksonville, Florida 33246

ACO Primary Contact

Nate Hunkins
P: 612-916-4497
E: Nate.Hunkins@bluestonemd.com

Organizational Information

ACO Participants:

ACO Participants	ACO Participant in Joint Venture
Bluestone Physician Services FL LLC	N
Bluestone Physician Services PA	N
Bluestone Physician Services Wisconsin SC	N

ACO Governing Body:

Member Last Name	Member First Name	Member Title/Position	Member’s Voting Power (Expressed as a percentage or number)	Membership Type	ACO Participant Legal Business Name and D/B/A, if applicable
Hunkins	Nate	ACO Executive	31.66%	Participant Representative	Bluestone Physician Services PA
Nelsen	David	CFO	31.66%	Participant Representative	Bluestone Physician Services FL, LLC
Weinke	Katie	ACO COO	31.66%	Participant Representative	Bluestone Physician Services WI, SC
Bergen	Brad	Beneficiary POA	5%	Beneficiary Representative
Stivland	Todd	Medical Director	0%	Other
Keenan	Sarah	Chief Clinical Officer	0%	Other
Jarrett	Martha	Director of Care Management	0%	Other
Waks	Jessie	VP of Clinical Practice	0%	Other
Daitz	Mitchell	Operational Consultant	0%	Other
Levy	Candice	Compliance Officer	0%	Other
Ryan	Joanne	Compliance Consultant	0%	Other
Reuland	Stacey	Beneficiary POA	0%	Other

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership

Nate Hunkins

ACO Executive

Todd Stivland

Medical Director

Candice Levy

Compliance Officer

Nate Hunkins

Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership

Committee Name	Committee Leader Name and Position
Value Based Care Committee	Nate Hunkins, ACO Executive
Executive & Finance Committee	David Nelsen, CFO

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:

● First Agreement Period
o Performance Year 2020, $2,968,632.55

Shared Savings Distribution:

● First Agreement Period
o Performance Year 2020
▪ Proportion invested in infrastructure: 50%
▪ Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 50%
▪ Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 0%

Quality Performance Results

2020 Quality Performance Results:

ACO Quality Measure Number	Measure Name	Rate	ACO Mean
ACO-43	Ambulatory Sensitive Condition Acute Composite (AHRQ* Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI #91))	0.84	0.95
ACO-13	Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	76.98	84.97
ACO-14	Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization	57.60	76.03
ACO-17	Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	95.45	81.67
ACO-18	Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan	47.98	71.46
ACO-19	Colorectal Cancer Screening	15.94	72.59
ACO-20	Breast Cancer Screening	2.84	74.05
ACO-42	Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	67.07	83.37
ACO-27	Diabetes Mellitus: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control	29.41	14.70
ACO-28	Hypertension (HTN): Controlling High Blood Pressure	69.94	72.87

Please note, the ACO-40 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low sample size. The Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also waived the requirement for ACOs to field a CAHPS for ACOs survey for PY 2020 through the Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for Calendar Year 2021. Additionally, CMS reverted ACO-8 Risk-Standardized, All Condition Readmission and ACO 38-Risk-Standardized Acute Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions to pay-for-reporting, given the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)- public health emergency (PHE) on these measures.

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.