St Joseph Regional Health Partners Aco

What it reported doing in 2024

St. Joseph regional health partners aco is an accountable care organization which has been approved by cms to participate in the medicare shared savings program ("mssp"). We are committed to lessening the burdens of government by providing, and being accountable for, high quality, efficient and coordinated care to its assigned medicare beneficiaries in the bryan, tx area and educating patients so that they lead healthier, happier lives. The ways the aco achieves better care for individuals, better health for populations, and lower growth in medicare expenditures as envisioned by the mssp are through (1) the promotion of evidence-based medicine; (2) the promotion of beneficiary engagement; (3) by reporting internally on quality and cost metrics; and (4) coordinating care. Our team consists of rn care managers specialized in providing telephonic care coordination. This care is performed in collaboration with our patient, patient's families and our mssp aco healthcare providers. Our mssp program facilitates better communication between providers across the continuum, an increase in quality of care and the avoidance of excessive costs to medicare and the patient. We are committed to ensuring the patient has a smooth, safe and positive patient experience. The overarching goal is to provide the right care in the right place at the right time. We serve a medicare population of 4,748 beneficiaries.activities to achieve this include:- rn outreach calls assist in individual patient healthcare needs, helping patients navigate the healthcare system, identify rising risks that may potentially affect their health and formulate solutions, assist in scheduling provider appointments, set realistic healthcare patient specific goals, and answering questions they have about their health.- engage healthcare providers across the continuum of care to provide high quality services and reduce cost to our assigned mssp aco population. Rn care managers provide feedback to the providers about their patient's health status, recent hospitalizations, er visits, other healthcare needs identified by the patient and or rn, and fill gaps in care and communication as appropriate. Rns also serve as historians and provide updates to the providers regarding the patient's past medical care.- reports of quality performance on the mssp aco population are communicated to providers. We help educate and communicate to the providers the quality metrics and standards for the mssp aco.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 25%; rating input score 25; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: Limited
• Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

• Program expense growth: -32.2% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 31% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 38.4% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings