Accountable Care Organization
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An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals and other health care providers who work together to focus on quality of care, patient health care needs, patient experiences and costs.
ACO Name & Location
Bryan Health Connect, ACO, LLC
Previous Name: N/A
2300 S. 16th St.
Lincoln, NE 68502
ACO Primary Contact
Patrick Ganyo, Chief Executive Officer
Email: pat.ganyo@bryanhealth.org
Phone: 402-483-8893
ACO Participants
Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center
4800 Hospital Parkway
Beatrice, NE 68310
Participant in Joint Venture: No
Bryan Physician Network
2221 S. 17th St., Suite 401
Lincoln, NE 68502
Participant in Joint Venture: No
Crete Area Medical Center
2910 Betten Drive
Crete, NE 68333
Participant in Joint Venture: No
Merrick Medical Center
1715 26th St.
Central City, NE 68826
Participant in Joint Venture: No
Saunders Medical Center
1760 County Road J
Wahoo, NE 68066
Participant in Joint Venture: No
Bryan Medical Center
1600 S. 48th St.
Lincoln, NE 68506
Participant in Joint Venture: No
ACO Governing Body
|
Member
Last Name
|
Member
First Name |
Member
Title/Position |
Member's Voting Power - expressed as number |
Membership Type |
ACO Participant Legal Business Name/DBA, if applicable |
| Vandenhul |
Suzanne |
MD/Chair |
1 |
ACO Participant |
Bryan Physician Network |
| Paulmeyer |
Steve |
MD/Vice-Chair |
1 |
ACO Participant |
Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, Inc. |
| Heckman |
Jess |
MD |
1 |
ACO Participant |
Bryan Physician Network |
| Griesen |
Jim |
Voting Member |
1 |
ACO Participant |
|
| Gronewold |
Russ |
Voting Member |
1 |
ACO Participant |
Bryan Medical Center |
| Russel |
Kim |
Voting Member |
1 |
ACO Participant |
Bryan Medical Center |
| Haraldson |
Rick |
Voting Member |
1 |
ACO Participant |
Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, Inc. |
| Mussman |
Rebekah |
Voting Member |
1 |
ACO Participant |
Crete Area Medical Center |
| Clark |
Paul |
Voting Member |
1 |
ACO Participant |
Merrick Medical Center |
Key ACO Clinical & Administrative Leadership
Patrick Ganyo, ACO Executive
Stephen Russell, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Jim Evans, Compliance Officer
Stephen Russell, MD, Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer
Associated Committees & Committee Leadership
Contract and Finance Committee: Russ Gronewold
Executive Committee: Suzanne Vandenhul, MD, Chair
Clinical Guidelines & Quality Assurance Committee: Stephen Russell, MD, Chair
Contracting/Finance Committee: Steve Paulmeyer, MD, Chair
Types of ACO Participants, or combination of participants that formed the ACO
Partnerships or joint venture arrangements between hospitals and ACO professionals
Shared Savings & Losses
Amount of Shared Savings/Losses: N/A
Shared Savings Distribution: N/A
Quality Performance Results
Our ACO did not participate in the Shared Savings Program in the 2017 performance year, therefore this section is not applicable at this time.
Payment Rule Waivers
No, our ACO does not use the SNF 3-day Rule Waiver.
