The only Accountable Care Organization dedicated to the Urgent Care Industry
Our Accountable Care Model
We only accept urgent care participants. This allows us to focus on the unique aspects of urgent care practice participation in an ACO. Through focus we achieve results.
National Aggregation
Most urgent cares are unable to participate as an ACO on their own due to the 5,000 minimum beneficiary requirement. We aggregate urgent cares nationally so that even urgent cares with 100 assigned beneficiaries can participate.
Zero Downside Risk
Urgent care participants have no downside risk in participating in this model. Urgent ACO takes all of the downside risk in the event where performance year expenditures exceed the ACO benchmark. That way ACO participation will never compromise urgent care practice margin.
Data-driven Culture
Urgent care participants undergo a financial assessment prior to being added as participants to help ensure that they won’t dilute the profitability of the entire ACO.
Our Methodology
Design and Educate
Jan – Apr 2024
We pull your practice’s specific data to model what participation would look like from a financial perspective. We educate and answer any questions about the program.
Commit to Participation
May – Aug 2024
Review the participation agreement and ask questions about participation. August is expected to be the last month to decide whether or not to participate for the 2025 participation year.
Prepare and Simulate
Sep – Dec 2024
We provide further practice data and education to help prepare you for the 2025 performance year start including quality improvement, utilization reduction and risk coding.
Experience
Urgent ACO is a Physician-founded ACO
Dr. Mohan S. Gounder earned his B.S., in Biomedical Sciences and M.D. at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta. He has practiced Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine at Emory University and Northwestern University and continues to be an active member of the medical community in Tennessee.
>10K
Patients
>15
Years of Experience
Founder and Executive Director
Urgent ACO, LLC
Frequently Asked
Questions
What is an ACO?
An ACO or Accountable Care Organization is a Medicare program to reward low cost high quality care for your patients. It is an alternative to the Merit Based Incentive (MIPS) program for quality reporting.
What are the benefits of joining an ACO?
When total cost of care delivered is below the ACO benchmark then the ACO receives 40% of the resulting savings under BASIC Level A/B (before sequestration and assuming that quality performance is met)
What are the costs to joining an ACO?
Performing well in a total cost of care model requires dedication to quality and care improvement. By participating in Urgent ACO, participants get the operational and data support needed at no additional cost.
Do I have to sell my practice to join Urgent ACO?
No. You can join the ACO and retain your full independence as a practice.
Do I have to change my Electronic Health Record (EHR) to join Urgent ACO?
As long as your practice uses certified EHR technology you are not required to change EHRs in order to report quality.
How much savings do I keep from the ACO?
Participants keep all of the 40% savings under BASIC Level A/B (prior to sequestration)
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