Public Reporting
Governance
NW Momentum Health Partners is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). NW Momentum Health Partners ACO does not have any existing joint ventures. Effective January 1st, 2025, NW Momentum Health Partners is participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).
Mission
Northwest Momentum Health Partners ACO, LLC is a community of healthcare providers committed to transforming clinical practice with the goal of improving quality, reducing expenditures and enhancing the patient and provider experience.
Management Services
To achieve its mission, NW Momentum Health Partners has implemented a management services agreement with PSW to deliver administrative, operational and clinical services.
ACO Name and Location
NW Momentum Health Partners ACO, LLC.
1300 Evergreen Park Dr. SW, Suite 200.
Olympia, WA 98502.
ACO Primary Contact
Jake Woods, Executive Director, ACO
(360) 943-4337
[email protected]
ACO Participants
Click here to view the ACO Participants
Governing Body
| Member Name | Position | Member Voting Power | Membership Type | ACO Participant Legal Business Name, if applicable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darien Heap, MD | Chair | 10% | Voting Member | Olympia Multi-Specialty Clinic |
| Will Callicoat | Vice Chair | 10% | Voting Member | Capital Medical Center Physicians, MultiCare Capital Medical Center, MultiCare Health System |
| Cheri Dorhauer, MD | Medical Director | 10% | Voting Member | Yelm Family Medicine |
| Oscar Soule, PhD | Beneficiary Representative | 10% | Voting Member | N/A |
| Mariella Cummings | Consumer Advocate | 10% | Voting Member | N/A |
| Robert Nooney, DO | 10% | Voting Member | Robert R Nooney DO PLLC | |
| Andrew Manista, MD | 10% | Voting Member | Olympia Orthopaedic Associates | |
| Cris Johnson, MD | 10% | Voting Member | Pioneer Family Practice | |
| Bill Kriegsman, MD | 10% | Voting Member | Capital Medical Center Physicians, MultiCare Capital Medical Center, MultiCare Health System | |
| Suzanne Murray | 10% | Voting Member | Capital Medical Center Physicians, MultiCare Capital Medical Center, MultiCare Health System | |
| Gary Goin, MD | Ex-Officio | 0% | Non-Voting Member | N/A |
Key Administrative & Clinical Leadership
| Melanie Matthews | CEO, PSW and NW Momentum Health Partners ACO |
| Jeremy Yielding | Chief Operating Officer, PSW |
| Steve Schramm | Chief Financial Officer, PSW |
| Cheri Dorhauer, MD | Medical Director, NW Momentum Health Partners ACO Yelm Family Medicine |
| Michael Bota, MD | Medical Director, NW Momentum Health Partners ACO |
| Cheryl Moses, RN | Chief Nursing Officer, PSW |
| Tamra Ruymann | Chief of Digital Health, PSW, ACO Quality Contact |
| Sara Aukerman | Compliance Officer, PSW and NW Momentum Health Partners ACO |
| Jake Woods | Executive Director, ACO, ACO Executive |
Medicare Shared Savings Program Year-over-Year Shared Savings and Performance Results (2025)
Shared Savings/Losses and Quality Performance Results will be posted when results are available.
Types of ACO Participants, or Combination of Participants, That Formed the ACO:
- Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals
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.
Fraud and Abuse Waivers
- ACO Pre-Participation Waiver:
The following information describes each arrangement for which our ACO seeks protection under the ACO Pre-Participation Waiver, including any material amendment or modification to a disclosed arrangement.- None
- ACO Participation Waiver:
The following information describes each arrangement for which our ACO seeks protection under the ACO Participation Waiver, including any material amendment or modification to a disclosed arrangement.- None
Global & Professional Direct Contracting Year-over-Year Shared Savings and Performance Results (2022)
Financial Performance
- 2022
- The total amount of Shared Savings or Shared Losses generated: $5,281,564.94
- The net amount of Shared Savings or Shared Losses received by the ACO: $2,587,966.82
- Net Shared Savings invested into infrastructure, redesigned care processes, and other resources necessary to improve outcomes and reduce Medicare costs for Beneficiaries: 100%
- Proportion of Shared Savings distributed to DC Participant Providers and Preferred Providers: 0%
Quality Performance
- Total Quality Score: 100%
- Click here to view detailed Quality Performance Results
ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health Year-over-Year Shared Savings and Performance Results (2023)
Financial Performance
- 2023
- The total amount of Shared Savings or Shared Losses generated: ($3,405,401)
- The net amount of Shared Savings or Shared Losses received by the ACO: ($1,702, 701)
- Net Shared Savings invested into infrastructure, redesigned care processes, and other resources necessary to improve outcomes and reduce Medicare costs for Beneficiaries: 0%
- Proportion of Shared Savings distributed to DC Participant Providers and Preferred Providers: 0%
Quality Performance
- Total Quality Score: 72%
- Click here to view detailed Quality Performance Results
Notice: Effective December 31, 2024, NW Momentum Health Partners (NWMHP) ACO has terminated its Participation in the ACO REACH Model. In accordance with Section 17.05.A of the ACO REACH Participation Agreement, this message serves as the notice of termination.
Press Release
January 2019: NW Momentum Health Partners reduces Next Generation ACO Model Spend by 8.2%
January 2020: NW Momentum Health Partners saves $2.4M in Shared Savings
January 2021: NW Momentum Health Partner saves $1.3M in Shared Savings
October 2021: NW Momentum Health Partners achieves $11M in Gross Savings in 2020
November 2022: NW Momentum Health Partners Achieves Positive Health Outcomes and Savings in Final Year of NGACO Model
December 2023: NW Momentum Health Partners Achieves Positive Health Outcomes and Savings in First Year of the GPDC Model