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 NameJason Greer
Primary Contact Phone Number303-601-2266
Primary Contact Email Addressjason@chpanetwork.com

Organizational Information

ACO Participants (2023):

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:

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

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:

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

Autumn Orser, MD (Chair)

Fiscal CommitteeMark Sandvik (Chair)

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

  • Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses

  • Second Agreement Period
    • 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