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Shared Savings Program Public Reporting

ACO Name and Location

Zenith Independent Physicians ACO
1762 E.Common St.
New Braunfels, TX 78130

ACO Primary Contact

Michelle Robinson
407-765-6878
michelle.robinson@innovacarehealth.com

Organizational Information

ACO Participants:

ACO Participants ACO Participant in Joint Venture
PAK MEDICAL GROUP PLLC No
ALEMU MEDICAL HOME PLLC No
ANGELICA MARTINEZ FAMILY PRACTICE, PLLC No
BORDER CLINIC PLLC No
C BRIEN WOFFORD DO PA No
DEAN L ZINCONE MD PA No
EDGAR REYNA, MD, PA No
RIVER ACRES MEDICAL GROUP PA No
ROBERT L FRETS, MD, PA No
SAGE MEDICINE PA No
Sankararao Tamtam, MD PA No
SU CLINICA FAMILIAR No

ACO Governing Body:

Member First Name Member Last Name Member Title/Position Member’s Voting Power (Expressed as a percentage) Membership Type ACO Participant Legal Business Name, if applicable
Michelle Robinson Voting Member; ACO Executive | ACO Director of Operations 20 ACO Participant Representtive Pake Medical Group LLC
Rupesh Nigam Chairman; Voting Member; Cheif Medical Officer 20 Non-ACO Participant InnovaCare Health
Elena Marin Voting Member 20 ACO Participant Representative Su Clinica Familiar
Filameno Gonzalez., MD Voting Member 20 ACO Participant representative Pak Medical Group PLLC
Dennis Kaderli Non-Voting Member 0 Medicare Beneficiary Representative N/A
James Bartay, MD Voting Member 20 ACO Participant Representative River Acres Medical Group PA

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:

ACO Executive: Michelle Robinson
Medical Director: Rupesh Nigam, MD, MBA, FACP
Compliance Office: Tammy Bowen
Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Kisha Williams, LVN, MBA

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:

ACO Name and Location

Zenith Independent Physicians ACO
1762 E.Common St.
New Braunfels, TX 78130

ACO Primary Contact

Michelle Robinson
407-765-6878
michelle.robinson@innovacarehealth.com

Organizational Information

ACO Participants:

A network of individual practices of ACO professionals.

Committee Name Committee Leader Name and Position
Compliance Committee Director of Compliance, Misty Kelly
Compliance Committee ACO Executive | Director of ACO Operations, Michelle Robinson
Compliance Committee Representative from Quality Oversight, Nick D’Ambra
Compliance Committee Representative of Care Coordination Oversight, Lilian Alevato
Compliance Committee Representative of Risk Adjustment & Performance, Gary Pilling
Operational and Finance Committee VP of Business Development and Financial Planning, Manuk Ozcan
Operational and Finance Committee Kat Marie Alvarez, Chief Strategy Officer
Operational and Finance Committee Chief Medical Officer, Rupesh Nigam, MD, MBA
Operational and Finance Committee Medical Director for Clinical Services, Lilian Alevato
Operational and Finance Committee Chief Actuary Officer, Tim Dickson
Operational and Finance Committee ACO Executive | Director of ACO Operations, Michelle Robinson
Operational and Finance Committee Chief Financial Officer – NJ • Corporate_INNO, Doug Malton
Operational and Finance Committee VP of Payor Strategy & Partnership, Ozzie Garcia
Operational and Finance Committee VP of Network Operations and Health Plan Relations, Marifran Gonzalez
Operational and Finance Committee VP Risk Adjustment & Performance • Risk Management, Gary Piling
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee Chief Medical Officer, Rupesh Nigam, MD, MBA
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee Chief Strategy Officer, Kat Marie Alvarez
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee Director of Clinical Informatics, Michael Kanthak
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee Quality Improvement Manager, Adrian Rios
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee ACO Executive | Director of ACO Operations, Michelle Robinson
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee VP of Quality, Nick D’Ambra
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee Medical Director for Clinical Services, Lilian Alevato
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee Director of Quality, Mayna Del Toro Boffilo
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee Care Coordination, Ira Burke
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee Carlos Rodriguez, Director of Risk Adjustment
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee Patricia Burgos, Clinical Services Group Consultant Manager
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee Chief Information Officer • IT, Prashanth Kovelamudi
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee Director of Quality Improvement, Kisha Williams
Clinical Integrations & Quality Improvement Committee Senior Director of Client Services – Texas, Tammy Bowen

ACO Participants:

A network of individual practices of ACO professionals.

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses:

  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2023, $1,409,686.01
    • Performance Year 2022, $0

Shared Savings Distribution:

  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2023
        • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 25%
        • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 25%
        • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 50%
    • 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

Quality Performance Results:

 
Measure # Measure Name Collection Type Reported Performance Rate Current Year Mean Performance Rate (SSP ACOs)
Quality ID# 001 Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control [1] CMS Web Interface 13.36 9.84
Quality ID# 134 Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan CMS Web Interface 78.04 80.97
Quality ID# 236 Controlling High Blood Pressure CMS Web Interface 81.33 77.80
Quality ID# 318 Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk CMS Web Interface 69.23 89.42
Quality ID# 110 Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization CMS Web Interface 55.60 70.76
Quality ID# 226 Preventative Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention CMS Web Interface 89.29 79.29
Quality ID# 113 Colorectal Cancer Screening CMS Web Interface 67.96 77.14
Quality ID# 112 Breast Cancer Screening CMS Web Interface 73.79 80.36
Quality ID# 438 Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease CMS Web Interface 84.64 87.05
Quality ID# 370 Depression Remission at Twelve Months CMS Web Interface 11.43 16.58
Quality ID# 321 CAHPS for MIPS [3] CMS Web Interface 5.71 6.25
Measure# 479 Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Groups [1] Administrative Claims 0.1636 0.1553
Measure# 484 Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions [1] Administrative Claims 30.83 35.39
CAHPS-1 Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information CAHPS for MIPS Survey 83.86 83.68
CAHPS-2 How Well Providers Communicate CAHPS for MIPS Survey 92.06 93.69
CAHPS-3 Patient’s Rating of Provider CAHPS for MIPS Survey 91.11 92.14
CAHPS-4 Access to Specialists CAHPS for MIPS Survey 80.12 75.97
CAHPS-5 Health Promotion and Education CAHPS for MIPS Survey 67.17 63.93
CAHPS-6 Shared Decision Making CAHPS for MIPS Survey 65.86 61.60
CAHPS-7 Health Status and Functional Status CAHPS for MIPS Survey 77.55 74.12
CAHPS-8 Care Coordination CAHPS for MIPS Survey 84.91 85.77
CAHPS-9 Courteous and Helpful Office Staff CAHPS for MIPS Survey 89.98 92.31
CAHPS-11 Stewardship of Patient Resources CAHPS for MIPS Survey 23.83 26.69

For Previous Years’ Financial and Quality Performance Results, Please Visit data.cms.gov.

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