North Carolina ACO Public Reporting

Shared Savings Program Public Reporting

ACO Name and Location

AdvantagePoint Health Alliance – Western North Carolina, LLC
(D.B.A. AdvantagePoint Health Alliance – North Carolina)
330 Seven Springs Way, Brentwood, TN 37027

ACO Primary Contact

Mitchell Slade
615.920.7000
mitchell.slade@lpnt.net

Organizational Information

ACO Participants:

ACO ParticipantsACO Participant in Joint Venture
DLP Central Carolina Medical Group LLCN
DLP Frye Medical Group LLCN
DLP Frye Regional Medical Center LLCN
DLP Harris Regional Hospital LLCN
DLP Hayward Regional Medical Center LLCN
DLP Maria Parham Physician Practices LLCN
DLP Person Physician Practices LLCN
DLP Rutherford Physician Practices LLCN
DLP Rutherford Regional Health System, LLCN
DLP Swain County Hospital, LLCN
DLP Western Carolina Physician Practices, LLCN
DLP Wilson Physician Practices LLCN
Mountain Eye Associates PLLCN
Smoky Mountain Foot Clinic PAN
Western Carolina Ear Nose and Throat Specialists PLLCN

 

ACO Governing Body:

Member
First Name
Member
Last Name
Member Title / PositionMember’s Voting Power(As a percentage)Membership TypeACO Participant Legal Business Name, if applicable
SydneyBroadheadMember12.5%Community Stakeholder RepresentativeN/A
AmandaDu Sablon, MDMember18.75%ACO Participant RepresentativeDLP Frye Medical Group LLC
StephanieEstevezMember18.75%ACO Participant RepresentativeDLP Frye Medical Group LLC
PhillipGreen, MDMember18.75%ACO Participant RepresentativeDLP Frye Medical Group LLC
DavidJonesMember12.5%Medicare BeneficiaryNA
ArjunOhri, MDMember18.75%ACO Participant RepresentativeDLP Frye Medical Group LLC
AilisaSmith, MDChair18.75%ACO Participant RepresentativeDLP Frye Medical Group LLC

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

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:

ACO Executive: Mitchell Slade
Medical Director: Phillip Greene, MD
Compliance Officer: Ashlie Heald
Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Carol Ann Hudson

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:

Committee NameCommittee Leader Name and Position
Contracting & FinanceMatt Seagroves, Committee Chair
Quality Performance & ImprovementCarol Ann Hudson, Committee Chair

 

Types of ACO Participants, or Combinations of Participants, That Formed the ACO:

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • ACO Professionals in a group practice arrangement
  • Hospital Employing ACO Professionals
  • Network of individual practices of ACO professionals

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses:

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2024, $ 1,268,012
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2023, $0
    • Performance Year 2022, $0

Shared Savings Distribution:

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2024
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 25%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 25%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 50%
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2023
      • N/A
    • Performance Year 2022
      • N/A

Quality Performance Results

2024 Quality Performance Results:

Quality performance results are based on the eCQMs/MIPS CQMs collection type.

Measure #Measure NameCollection TypeReported Performance Rate Current Year Mean Performance Rate (SSP ACOs)
001Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) [1]MIPS CQM56.3041.62
134Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up PlaneCQM65.3631.79
236Controlling High Blood PressureMIPS CQM61.5165.61
479Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Eligible Clinician Groups [1]Administrative Claims0.15670.1538
484Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions [1]Administrative Claims47.5837.70
CAHPS-1Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and InformationCAHPS for MIPS Survey86.0383.70
CAHPS-2How Well Providers CommunicateCAHPS for MIPS Survey93.1593.96
CAHPS-3Patient’s Rating of ProviderCAHPS for MIPS Survey92.8492.43
CAHPS-4Access to SpecialistsCAHPS for MIPS Survey72.4275.76
CAHPS-5Health Promotion and EducationCAHPS for MIPS Survey67.2465.48
CAHPS-6Shared Decision MakingCAHPS for MIPS Survey62.8962.31
CAHPS-7Health Status and Functional StatusCAHPS for MIPS Survey76.9074.14
CAHPS-8Care CoordinationCAHPS for MIPS Survey87.4885.89
CAHPS-9Courteous and Helpful Office StaffCAHPS for MIPS Survey93.1192.89
CAHPS-11Stewardship of Patient ResourcesCAHPS for MIPS Survey34.8326.98

[1] A lower performance rate corresponds to higher quality.

For previous years’ Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit: Data.cms.gov

Payment Rule Waivers

  • Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 3-Day Rule Waiver:
    • Our ACO uses the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver, pursuant to 42 CFR § 425.612.
  • Payment for Telehealth Services:
    • N/A