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
1212 S Broadway, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80210

ACO Primary Contact

Primary Contact NameBrandi Apodaca
Primary Contact Phone Number303-867-9548
Primary Contact Email Addressbrandi@chpanetwork.com

Organizational Information

ACO Participants:

ACO Participants

ACO Participant in Joint Venture (Enter Y or N)

Clinica Campesina Family Health Services

N

COLORADO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS 

N

DENVER INDIAN HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES INC.

N

HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INCORPORATED

N

INNER CITY HEALTH CENTER

N

LA CLINICA TEPEYAC, INC

N

MARILLAC CLINIC, INC.

 N

MOUNTAIN FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS

 N

NORTHWEST COLORADO VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION

 N

OLATHE COMMUNITY CLINIC INC

 N

PEAK VISTA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

 N

PUEBLO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC.

 N

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO


 N

SALUD FAMILY HEALTH


 N

Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center Inc

 N

Summit Community Care Clinic Inc

 N

SUNRISE COMMUNITY HEALTH

 N

UNCOMPAHGRE COMBINED CLINICS

 N

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc

 N

ACO Governing Body:

Member First Name

Member Last Name

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

Andrew

Grimm

Board Member

5.2%

ACO Participant Representative

COLORADO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS 

Charles

Gilford

Board Member

5.3%

ACO Participant Representative

INNER CITY HEALTH CENTER

Chuck

Porth

Board Member

5.2%

ACO Participant Representative

UNCOMPAHGRE COMBINED CLINICS

Claire

Reed

Board Member

5.2%

ACO Participant Representative

HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INCORPORATED 

Donald

Moore

Past Board President

5.2%

ACO Participant Representative

PUEBLO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC.

Dustin

Moyer

Board Member

5.2%

ACO Participant Representative

MOUNTAIN FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS

Dick

Eitel

Board Member

5.2%

ACO Participant Representative

PEAK VISTA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS 

Erica

Sherer

Board Member

5.3%

ACO Participant Representative

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO 

Jania

Arnoldi

Treasurer

5.3%

ACO Participant Representative

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc

Jim

Garcia

Board Member

5.3%

ACO Participant Representative

LA CLINICA TEPEYAC, INC 

John

Santistevan

Board Member

5.3%

ACO Participant Representative

SALUD FAMILY HEALTH 

Josh

Cogdill

Board Member

5.3%

ACO Participant Representative

Summit Community Care Clinic Inc

Kay

Ramachandran

Board Member

5.3%

ACO Participant Representative

MARILLAC CLINIC, INC.

Kaye

Hotsenpiller

Vice President

5.3%

ACO Participant Representative

OLATHE COMMUNITY CLINIC INC 

Mitzi

Moran

President

5.2%

ACO Participant Representative

SUNRISE COMMUNITY HEALTH

Rachel

Everhart

Board Member

0%

Community Stakeholder Representative

N/A

Ross

Brooks

Ex officio Board Member

0%

Other

N/A

Santos

Vera

Board Member

0%

Community Stakeholder Representative

N/A

Shelly

Burke

Secretary

5.3%

ACO Participant Representative

Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center Inc

Simon

Smith

Board Member

5.3%

ACO Participant Representative

Clinica Campesina Family Health Services

Stephanie

Einfeld

Board Member

5.3%

ACO Participant Representative

NORTHWEST COLORADO VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION

Dudley

Timothy

Medicare Beneficiary

5.2%

Medicare Beneficiary Representative

N/A

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:

Jason GreerACO Executive
Autumn Orser, MDMedical Director
Susie StebbinsCompliance Officer
Autumn OrserQuality Assurance/Improvement Officer

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:

Committee Name

Committee Leader Name and Position

Value-Based Care Committee

Brandi Apodaca (Chair)

Value-Based Care Performance Workgroup

Brandi Apodaca (Chair)

Value-Based Care Clinical Workgroup

Autumn Orser, MD (Chair)

Value-Based Care Finance Workgroup

Mark Sandvik (Chair)

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

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

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses

  • Third Agreement Period
    • Performance year 2025, TBD
  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance year 2024, TBD
    • Performance year 2023, $8,471,459.45
    • 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 2023
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 5%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 35%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 60%
    • 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

2023 Quality Performance Results:

CMS Web Interface Measure Set​

Measure #Measure NameRateACO Mean
1

Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)

17.18

9.84

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

91.12

80.97

236Controlling High Blood Pressure

74.11

77.80

318Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk

46.67

89.42

110Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization

51.81

70.76

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

89.53

79.29

113Colorectal Cancer Screening

55.81

77.14

112Breast Cancer Screening

60.12

80.36

438Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

90.42

87.05

370Depression Remission at Twelve Months

11.43

16.58

321

CAHPS for MIPS

3.69

6.25

479

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

0.1553

484

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

35.39

eCQM/MIPS CQM Measure Set

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

27.98

35.18

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

80.47

43.70

236Controlling High Blood Pressure

68.52

69.63

321CAHPS for MIPS3

3.68

6.25

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

.1553

484

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

35.39

CAHPS for MIPS Measures

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

74.21

86.68

CAHPS-2How Well Providers Communicate

89.25

93.69

CAHPS-3Patient’s Rating of Provider

86.68

92.14

CAHPS-4Access to Specialists

76.24

75.97

CAHPS-5Health Promotion and Education

62.45

63.93

CAHPS-6Shared Decision Making

58.94

61.60

CAHPS-7Health Status and Functional Status

68.81

74.12

CAHPS-8Care Coordination

82.49

85.77

CAHPS-9Courteous and Helpful Office Staff

92.20

92.31

CAHPS-11Stewardship of Patient Resources

23.93

26.69

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