MercyOne leads improving quality and outcomes for patients while reducing Medicare spending by $7.5 million
October 21, 2021MercyOne ACOs received an average quality score of 97%; saved Medicare more than $7.5 million in 2020
Clive, Iowa; October 22, 2021 – MercyOne, one of the nation’s largest providers of value-based care, announced today it delivered improved quality health care and $7.5 million in savings to Medicare for the 2020 Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) performance year. The program was designed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve care for patients and populations, while making health care more affordable. MercyOne has participated in the MSSP program since 2012 and generated more than $50 million total Medicare savings.
MercyOne’s Population Health Services Organization improved care outcomes for approximately 87,298 Medicare beneficiaries with an average quality score of 97%.
"These care quality improvements and savings are a result of MercyOne's commitment to transform care delivery by focusing on unmet medical, behavioral and social needs in the communities we are privileged to serve," said Derek Novak, president of MercyOne’s Population Health Services Organization. MercyOne’s care improvement strategies focus on extending our care system to outlying communities while improving the seamlessness of the care system, increasing annual wellness visits, managing blood pressure, and improving how we coordinate a person’s care across the continuum including working with the MercyOne Population Health Services Organization Partnered Provider Network.
“The patient-centered approach, ingenuity, and unified response demonstrated by the MercyOne team delivered outstanding quality performance in 2020, despite the enormous challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. We accelerated our vision for telehealth services to ensure access to care while leveraging innovative opportunities to deliver great health outcomes and performance across the system,” said Bob Ritz, MercyOne president and CEO.
Formed in 1998, MercyOne has grown into one of Iowa’s leading providers of health care services. The system includes 18 owned or joint venture medical centers and hospital campuses, 25 affiliated medical centers, along with more than 420 care locations, all providing more than $95 million in community benefit through education, community health services, outreach programs and charity care.
With over two decades of experience in improving the health of the people we serve, MercyOne Population Health Services Organization is the region’s leading clinically integrated network. The MercyOne Population Health Services Organization portfolio has grown to 24 value/risk-based agreements covering more than 300,000 members throughout Iowa and neighboring states. The MercyOne Partnered Provider Network includes more than 225 organizations with more than 4,000 providers. These providers collaborate to improve health, increase patient satisfaction and lower health care costs for members and communities.
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About MercyOne
MercyOne is a connected system of health care facilities and services dedicated to helping people and communities live their best life. MercyOne’s care providers and staff make health the highest priority. The system’s clinics, medical centers, hospitals and affiliates are located throughout the state of Iowa and beyond. Headquartered in central Iowa, MercyOne was founded in 1998 through a collaboration between CommonSpirit Health and Trinity Health – two of the country’s foremost, not-for-profit Catholic health organizations.
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