Accountable Care Organization: Medicare

Community Health Provider Alliance (CHPA) has been a participant of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) since 2017, with savings first achieved in 2019. Accountable care organizations (ACOs) participating in MSSP are required to publicly report the following information annually. Learn more about the past four years of savings on the News Page.

ACO Name and Location

Community Health Provider Alliance
Previous Names: N/A
600 Grant Street
Suite 800
Denver, CO 80203

ACO Primary Contact

Primary Contact NameBen Wiederholt
Primary Contact Phone Number303-867-9524
Primary Contact Email Addressben@chpanetwork.com

Organizational Information

ACO Participants:

ACO ParticipantsACO Participant in Joint Venture (Enter Y or N)
PEAK VISTA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS N
Summit Community Care Clinic Inc N
Metro Community Provider Network Inc N
Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center Inc N
NORTHWEST COLORADO VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION N
SUNRISE COMMUNITY HEALTH N
PLAN DE SALUD DEL VALLE, INC. N
Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc N
Clinica Campesina Family Health Services N
PUEBLO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC. N
Marillac Clinic, Inc. N
HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INCORPORATED N
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO N
INNER CITY HEALTH CENTER N
LA CLINICA TEPEYAC, INC N
MOUNTAIN FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS N
OLATHE COMMUNITY CLINIC INC N
UNCOMPAHGRE COMBINED CLINICS N

ACO Governing Body:

Last Name

First NameTitle/PositionMember’s Voting Power – Expressed as a percentage or numberMembership TypeACO Participant TIN Legal Business Name/DBA, if Applicable

Arnoldi

Jania

President

1

ACO Participant Representative

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc

SmithSimonVice President1ACO Participant Representative

Clinica Campesina Family Health Services

ConradAlexTreasurer1ACO Participant Representative

Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center Inc

RamachandranKaySecretary1ACO Participant Representative

Marillac Clinic, Inc.

FernandezArtVoting Member1ACO Participant Representative

MOUNTAIN FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS

Goode-Grasmick

Libby

Voting Member1ACO Participant Representative

SUNRISE COMMUNITY HEALTH

Moore

Donald

Voting Member1ACO Participant Representative

PUEBLO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC.

Santistevan

John

Voting Member1ACO Participant Representative

Salud Family Health Inc.

Vera

Santos

Voting Member1ACO Participant Representative

Metro Community Provider Network, Inc

Dudley

Timothy

Medicare Beneficiary Board Member1ACO Participant Representative

N/A

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:

Ben WiederholtACO Executive
Autumn Orser, MDMedical Director
Ben WiederholtCompliance Officer
Brandi ApodacaQuality Assurance/Improvement Officer

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:

Committee NameCommittee Leader Name and Position
MSSP Operations CommitteeBrandi Apodaca (Chair)
Clinical Committee

Brandi Apodaca (Chair)

Fiscal CommitteeMark Sandvik (Chair)

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

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance year 2022, $7,482,313.64
    • Performance year 2021, $5,725,756.88
    • Performance Year 2020, $5,904,939.87
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019, $3,611,668.69
    • Performance Year 2018, $0
    • Performance Year 2017, $0

Shared Savings Distribution

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance year 2022
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 6%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 26%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 68%
    • Performance year 2021
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 6%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 34%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 60%
    • Performance Year 2020
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 6%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 34%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 60%
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 6%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 34%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 60%
    • 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
    • Performance Year 2017
      • 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 Results

2022 Quality Performance Results:

CMS Web Interface Measure Set​

Measure #Measure NameRateACO Mean
1

Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control

21.14

10.71

134Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan

86.89

76.97

236Controlling High Blood Pressure

58.28

76.16

318Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk

30.33

87.83

110Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization

56.16

77.34

226Preventative Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention

67.57

79.27

113Colorectal Cancer Screening

51.48

75.32

112Breast Cancer Screening

53.90

78.07

438Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

87.03

86.37

370Depression Remission at Twelve Months

18.75

16.03

321CAHPS for MIPS3N/AN/A
479

Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Groups

484

Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions [1]

26.93

30.97

eCQM/MIPS CQM Measure Set

Measure #Measure NameRateACO Mean
1Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control2

29.93

44.73

134Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan

70.15

49.23

236Controlling High Blood Pressure

67.40

68.82

321CAHPS for MIPS3

3.54

6.08

479Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Groups2

484

Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions [1]

26.93

30.97

CAHPS for MIPS Measures

Measure #Measure NameRateACO Mean
CAHPS-1Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information

69.79

83.96

CAHPS-2How Well Providers Communicate

90.10

93.47

CAHPS-3Patient’s Rating of Provider

88.67

92.06

CAHPS-4Access to Specialists

70.21

77.00

CAHPS-5Health Promotion and Education

58.82

62.68

CAHPS-6Shared Decision Making

53.58

60.97

CAHPS-7Health Status and Functional Status

70.47

73.06

CAHPS-8Care Coordination

77.08

85.46

CAHPS-9Courteous and Helpful Office Staff

89.23

91.97

CAHPS-11Stewardship of Patient Resources

21.78

25.62

For Previous Years’ Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit https://data.cms.gov/medicare-shared-savings-program/performance-year-financial-and-quality-results.

Payment Rule Waivers

  • No, our ACO does not use the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver
  • No, our ACO does not use the Waiver for Payment for Telehealth Services