ACO Name and Location:

Boulder Valley Care Network, LLC
4990 Pearl East Circle Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80301

ACO Primary Contact:

Ben Keidan, MD
Interim Executive Director, BCH CMO
(303) 415-7436
bkeidan@bch.org

Organizational Information

ACO Participants:

2024 Performance Year Participants

ACO Governing Body:

Boulder Valley Care Network, LLC - 2024 Board Participants

Key ACO clinical and administrative leadership:

ACO Executive: Ben Keidan, MD

Medical Director: John Tobey, MD

Compliance Officer: Jackie Quam

Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Jessica Payne

Associated committees and committee leadership:

Committee Name

Committee Leader Name and Position

Finance and Contracting Committee

Robert Fineberg, Chair

Bill Munson, Treasurer

Data and Quality Committee

Trey Dodson, Chair

Clinical Quality Improvement and Credentialing Committee

Tom Kunstman, Chair

John Tobey, Medical Director

Types of ACO participants, or combinations of participants, that formed the ACO:

  • ACO professionals in group practice arrangements
  • Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals
  • Partnerships or joint venture arrangements between hospitals and ACO professionals
  • Hospitals employing ACO professionals

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses

  • Sixth Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2023, -$463,287.41
  • Fifth Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2022, $0
  • Fourth Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2021, $0
  • Third Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2020, $0
  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019, $1,497,067.40
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2018, $0

Shared Savings Distribution

  • Sixth Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2023
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
  • Fifth Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2022
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources:N/A
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
  • Fourth Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2021
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources:N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
  • Third Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2020
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 20%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 80%
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2018
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A

Quality Performance

2023 Performance Year Quality Results

For Previous Years’ Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit data.cms.gov.

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.