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ACO CMS Medicare Shared Savings Program

ACO Name and Location

UC Irvine Health Accountable Care Organization
101 The City Drive South, Building 54, Sute 5700
Orange, California 92868

ACO Primary Contact

Primary Contact Name Natalie Maton
Primary Contact Phone Number 714-456-6897
Primary Contact Email Address MedicareACO@hs.uci.edu

Organizational Information

ACO participants:

ACO Participants ACO Participant in Joint Venture
Regents of the University of California Y
Regents of the University of California  Y
Regents of the University of California Y
Regents of the University of California Y
Regents of the University of California Y
Regents of the University of California Y
Regents of the University of California Y
Regents of the University of California Y
University of California Irvine Y
UCI Department of Dermatology Y
UC Regents Y
UCI Department of Urology Y
UCI Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Y
The Department of Psychiatry Y
The Regents of the University of California-Irvine Y
Regents of the University of Y
Regents of the University of Y
Regents of the University of Y
University Head & Neck Surgeons Y
UC Regents UCI Dept of Medicine Y
Regents of the University of California Univ Neurosciences Y
UC Regents Department of Radiation Oncology Y
University Surgeons of Orange A Medical Group Y


ACO governing body:

 Member First Name

Member Last Name Member Title/Position  Member's Voting Power  Membership Type ACO Participant TIN Legal Business Name/DBA, if Applicable
 Chad Lefteris Chief Executive Officer  5.882%  ACO Participant Rep. University of California, Irvine
 Alpesh Amin, MD Chair, Dept of Medicine  5.882%  ACO Participant Rep. Regents of the University of California
 Andrew Reikes, MD Chief, Primary Care
 5.882%  ACO Participant Rep. Regents of the University of California
 Joseph Carmichael, MD Chief Medical Officer  5.882%  ACO Participant Rep. University of California, Irvine
 Emilie Chow, MD Asst. Chief, Primary Care
 5.882%  ACO Participant Rep. Regents of the University of California
 Lisa Gibbs, MD Chief, Geriatrics
 5.882%  ACO Participant Rep. Regents of the University of California
 Randolph Siwabessy Chief Financial Officer  5.882%  ACO Participant Rep. University of California, Irvine
 Natalie Maton Executive Director of Operations
 5.882%  ACO Participant Rep. University of California, Irvine
 George Choriatis Health Science Counsel
 5.882%  ACO Participant Rep. University of California, Irvine
 Meredith Michaels Jed Medicare Beneficiary
 5.882%  Medicare Beneficiary N/A
 Erwin Altamira Sr. Dir, Ambulatory Administration
 5.882%  ACO Participant Rep. University of California, Irvine
 Jose Mayorga, MD Executive Medical Director, Family Health Centers  5.882% ACO Participant Rep. Regents of the University of California
 Mary Ezzat, MSN, RN Senior Practice Manager  5.882% ACO Participant Rep. University of California, Irvine
 Doug Niedzwiecki Executive Director, Ambulatory  5.882% ACO Participant Rep. University of California, Irvine
 Valerie Dixon Compliance Officer  5.882% ACO Participant Rep. University of California, Irvine
 Angie Chang Director, Population Health  5.882%
 ACO Participant Rep. University of California, Irvine
 Tatyana Popkova Chief Strategy Officer  5.882%
 ACO Participant Rep. University of California, Irvine

Due to rounding, 'Member's Voting Power' may not equal 100 percent.

Key ACO clinical and administrative leadership:

Randolph Siwabessy ACO Executive
Lisa Gibbs, MD Medical Director
Valerie Dixon Compliance Officer
Lisa Gibbs, MD Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer


Associated committees and committee leadership: 

Committee Name  Committee Leader Name and Position
Clinical Workflow and Quality Improvement Committee Lisa Gibbs, MD, ACO Medical Director
Finance Review Committee

Erwin Altamira, Sr. Dir Ambulatory Administration
Natalie Maton, Executive Director, Operations

 

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

  • Hospital employing ACO professionals

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2022, $0
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2021, $0
    • Performance Year 2020, $2,529,885
    • Performance Year 2019, $0
    • Performance Year 2018, $0

Shared Savings Distribution

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2022
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
  • First 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
    • Performance Year 2020
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 30%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 30%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 40%
    • Performance Year 2019
      • 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 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 Results

2022 Quality Performance Results:
Quality performance results are based on the CMS Web Interface collection type.

Measure Number

Measure Name

Collection Type

Rate

ACO Mean

001

Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control

CMS Web Interface

15.86

10.71

134

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

CMS Web Interface

72.50

76.97

236

Controlling High Blood Pressure

CMS Web Interface

66.67

76.16

318

Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk

CMS Web Interface

95.38

87.83

110

Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization

CMS Web Interface

68.39

77.34

226

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

CMS Web Interface

82.35

79.27

113

Colorectal Cancer Screening

CMS Web Interface

76.29

75.32

112

Breast Cancer Screening

CMS Web Interface

84.05

78.07

321

CAHPS for MIPS

CMS Web Interface

N/A

N/A
479 Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Groups
Administrative Claims 0.1496 0.1510
484 Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Administrative Claims 24.40 30.97
370 Depression Remission at Twelve Months CMS Web Interface 10.00
16.03
 438  Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease CMS Web Interface  85.86  86.37

For previous years' Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit: data.cms.gov

Measure ID

Measure Name

 Collection Type

Rate

ACO Mean

CAHPS-1

Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information

CAHPS for MIPS Survey

82.23

83.96

CAHPS-2

How Well Providers Communicate

CAHPS for MIPS Survey

93.40

93.47

CAHPS-3

Patient’s Rating of Provider

CAHPS for MIPS Survey

93.56

92.06

CAHPS-4

Access to Specialists

CAHPS for MIPS Survey

77.71

77.00

CAHPS-5

Health Promotion and Education

CAHPS for MIPS Survey

58.60

62.68

CAHPS-6

Shared Decision Making

CAHPS for MIPS Survey

54.20

60.97

CAHPS-8

Care Coordination

CAHPS for MIPS Survey

84.76

85.46

CAHPS-9

Courteous and Helpful Office Staff

CAHPS for MIPS Survey

92.70

91.97

CAHPS-11

Stewardship of Patient Resources

CAHPS for MIPS Survey

23.70

25.62
 

Contact

For general questions or additional information about Accountable Care Organizations, visit www.medicare.gov/acos.html or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.

ACO Participant TIN Legal Business Name/DBA, if Applicable 
ACO Participant TIN Legal Business Name/DBA, if Applicable 
ACO Participant TIN Legal Business Name/DBA, if Applicable 

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