ACO Name and Location

Saint Francis HealthCare Partners ACO Inc.
95 Woodland Street
4th Floor
Hartford, Connecticut 06105

ACO Primary Contact


Primary Contact Name	Sujata Agarwal
Primary Contact Phone Number	860-714-5883
Primary Contact Email Address	Sujata.agarwal@stfranciscare.org

Organizational Information

ACO participants:


ACO Participants	ACO Participant in Joint Venture (Enter Y or N)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Hartford LLC	N
Bloomfield Foot Specialists, L.L.C.	N
Comprehensive Foot Care, L.L.C.	N
Lewis Levenson, M.D.	N
Robert Smith	N
Kevin Mcgrath	N
Richard Cagna	N
St Francis Hospital And Medical Center	N
Hartford Ophthalmology Associates, Inc	N
Spinella Orthopaedic Associates, Inc.	N
Primary Eye Care Center, P.C.	N
Allergy Associates of Hartford, P.C.	N
E. Steven Damon, D.P.M.	N
Collins Surgical Associates, P.C.	N
West Hartford Podiatry Associates	N
Hartford Orthopedic Surgeons, Pc	N
Woodland Anesthesiology Associates, P.C.	N
Radiology Associates of Hartford, P.C.	N
Greater Hartford Orthopedic Group, P.C.	N
H Robert Silverstein MD, FACC, PC	N
Gary E Russolillo Md Pc	N
Muzibul Chowdhury Md Pc	N
East Granby Family Practice, L.L.C.	N
William R. Maron, M.D., P.C.	N
Connecticut Foot Specialists, P.C.	N
Orthopedic Associates Of Central Ct., Pc	N
New England Cardiology Associates, P.C.	N
Joseph B Sappington Md Facc Pc	N
Connecticut Orthopaedic And Hand Surgery Center, P.C.	N
Greater Hartford Cardiology Group	N
Richard Grayson	N
M. Hasan Yekta M.D. P.C.	N
Richard Reaback	N
Stone, Goldenberg & Dharan, L.L.P.	N
Jacob Zamstein, M.D., L.L.C.	N
Marco Morel, M.D.	N
Ct. Gastroenterology Associates, P.C.	N
PodiatryCare, P.C.	N
Suffield Medical Associates	N
Donald Salzberg, M.D.	N
Daniel Chilton, M.D.	N
Connecticut Eye Center, P.C.	N
Farmington Valley Ortho	N
Lewis Levenson, M.D.	N
Smita Bhagat M.D., Llc	N
Hartford Podiatry Group, L.L.C.	N
Colon And Rectal Surgeons Of Greater Hartford, Llc	N
Brian P. Deschamps, Dpm	N
North Central Imaging, L.L.C.	N
Connecticut Radiation Oncology, PC	N
Elizabeth Karrenberg	N
Nutmeg Healthcare Associates, P.C.	N
Saint Francis Behavioral Health Group, P.C.	N
Family Medicine Partnership, Pc	N
Jeffrey Martone Dpm	N
Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc	N
Valley Sports Physicians & Orthopedic Medicine	N
Connecticut Foot Care Centers, L.L.C.	N
Saint Francis Care Medical Group, P.C.	N
Saint Francis Medical Group, Inc.	N
Asylum Hill Family Medicine Center, Inc.	N
Prime Healthcare, P.C.	N
Mark Josel, M.D.,P.C.	N
Chandra Sacheti, M.D., L.L.C.	N
Donald Salzberg	N
Robert Smith	N
Richard Cagna, M.D.	N
Central Connecticut Cardiologists Llc	N
Sheldon Kafer M.D.	N
Collins Medical Associates 2, P.C.	N
Winsted Internal Medicine Associates, PC	N
Laureen Forgione Rubino, M.D., LLC	N
Arrhythmia Consultants of Connecticut, L.L.C.	N
Eastern Connecticut Cardiology Associates, L.L.C.	N
Cardiac And Thoracic Surgical Associates Llc	N
Access Healthcare, P.C.	N
Roy A. Kellerman, M.D., L.L.C.	N
Feel Well Health Center of Southington, PC	N
Gary Miller, M.D., L.L.C.	N
Michael B. Teiger, M.D., P.C.	N
Patricia Lampugnale, D.O., LLC	N
Associated Ear Nose & Throat Specialists, L.L.C.	N
Dushyant Parikh	N
Sheldon Kafer M.D.	N
Marco Morel, M.D.	N
Feet First Foot Care Specialists, LLC	N
Elizabeth Karrenberg	N
Jennifer W. Pennoyer, M.D., L.L.C.	N
Greater Hartford Nephrology, L.L.C.	N
Orthopaedic Sports Specialists	N
Connecticut Surgeons, L.L.C.	N
Judith Mascolo, M.D., Llc	N
Jeffrey P. Thompsen, MD., L.L.C.	N
Quinones Medical Group	N
Ashanti Medical Associates, L.L.C.	N
Eileen C. Comia, M.D., L.L.C.	N
Daniel Chilton, M.D.	N
Heritage Internal Medicine Associates, L.L.C.	N
Connecticut Cardiology Center, PC	N
Stephen F. Calderon, M.D., P.C.	N
Podiatry Center of Eastern CT, LLC	N
Darshan J. Shah, M.D., L.L.C.	N
Northern Connecticut Eye Associates, LLC	N
West Hartford Internal Medicine, Llc	N
Comprehensive Medical Group, LLC	N
Michael P Bernstein MD LLC	N
Lawrence Glaubiger, MD, LLC	N
Saint Francis Emergency Medical Group, Inc.	N
Ct Rehabilitation & Spasticity Care, Llc	N
New England Urgent Care Enfield Llc	N
Allergy and Asthma Family Care LLC	N
Rheumatology Specialists Of Connecticut Tim Quan Llc	N
Viruet Ivelisse Md Internal Medicine Llc	N
Oak North Llc	N
Bruce Chozick, M.D.,P.C.	N
Hartford County Cardiology Pc	N
Lori L. Greenwald, M.D., P.C.	N
Howard Lantner MD PC	N
Invision Medical Imaging, L.L.C.	N
Robert D. Carlson, M.D.,LLC	N
Rheumatology Specialists Of Connecticut Tim Quan Llc	N

ACO governing body:


Member			Member's Voting Power	Membership Type	ACO Participant TIN Legal Business Name/DBA, if Applicable
Last Name	First Name	Title/Position
Berns, MD	Ellison	Chairperson	Y	ACO Participant	Arrhythmia Consultants of Connecticut LLC
McAllister	Robert	Physician	Y	ACO Participant	Hartford Orthopedic Surgeons PC
Kupec	Jess	President & CEO	N	Other	N/A
Zagieboylo, MD	Roy	Secretary	Y	ACO Participant	Asylum Hill Family Medicine Center
Bittner	David	Treasurer	Y	ACO Participant	Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Colliton., MD	Matthew	Physician	Y	ACO Participant	Prime Healthcare, P.C.
Howlett, MD	David	Physician	Y	ACO Participant	East Granby Family Practice
Geller, DO	Ari	Physician	Y	ACO Participant	Greater Hartford Nephrology
Newman, MD	Richard	Physician	Y	ACO Participant	Saint Francis Medical Group
Lerner, MD	Daniel	Physician	Y	ACO Participant	East Granby Family Practice
Posteraro III, MD	Anthony	Physician	Y	ACO Participant	Radiology Associates of Hartford
Rodis, MD	John	Physician	Y	ACO Participant	Saint Francis Medical Group
Prete	Tim	Trinity Health Of New England BOD Member	Y	ACO Participant	Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Szabo, MD	Ronald	Physician	Y	ACO Participant	Collins Medical Associates 2 P.C.
Shuman, MD	Richard	Physician	Y	ACO Participant	Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Roth	Dan	Chief Clinical Officer, Trinity Health	Y	ACO Participant	Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Key ACO clinical and administrative leadership:


Jess Kupec	ACO Executive
Ronald Kimmel	Medical Director
Jennifer Searls	Compliance Officer
Sudeep Bansal	Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer

Associated committees and committee leadership:


Committee Name	Committee Leader Name and Position
Clinical Integration Committee	Sudeep Bansal, MD - Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer
Compliance Committee	David Bittner, CFO Trinity Health Of New England Ellison Berns, MD, BOD Chairperson, SFHCP ACO Inc.
	Ellison Berns, MD, BOD Chairperson, SFHCP ACO Inc.
Contracting Committee	John Sunde, VP Payor Partnerships
Contracting Council	John Sunde, VP Payor Partnerships
Credentialing Committee	Ronald Kimmel, MD, VP & Chief Medical Officer, SFHCP ACO
Executive Compensation Committee	Christopher Dadlez, President & CEO, Trinity Health Of New England
Finance Committee	Jess Kupec, President & CEO SFHCP ACO
Governance Committee	Anthony Posteraro, MD, Physician Member, ACO Participant
Incentive & Distribution Committee	TBD
Medical Review Committee	Ronald Kimmel, MD, VP & Chief Medical Officer, SFHCP ACO
Nominating Committee	Ellison Berns, MD, BOD Chairperson, SFHCP ACO Inc.
PACE Committee	Ronald Kimmel, MD, VP & Chief Medical Officer, SFHCP ACO
Strategic Planning Committee	Jess Kupec, President & CEO SFHCP ACO

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

Partnerships or joint venture arrangements between hospitals and ACO professionals

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses

Second Agreement Period

- Performance Year 2016, $0

First Agreement Period

- Performance Year 2015, $0
- Performance Year 2014, $0
- Performance Year 2013, $0

Shared Savings Distribution

Second Agreement Period

- Performance Year 2016

- - 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 2015

- - 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 2014

- - 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 2013

- - 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

2016 Quality Performance Results:


ACO#	Measure Name	Rate	ACO Mean
ACO-1	CAHPS: Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information	83.14	80.51
ACO-2	CAHPS: How Well Your Providers Communicate	93.45	93.01
ACO-3	CAHPS: Patients’ Rating of Provider	93.62	92.25
ACO-4	CAHPS: Access to Specialists	84.86	83.49
ACO-5	CAHPS: Health Promotion and Education	61.50	60.32
ACO-6	CAHPS: Shared Decision Making	73.90	75.40
ACO-7	CAHPS: Health Status/Functional Status	74.86	72.30
ACO-34	CAHPS: Stewardship of Patient Resources	20.76	26.97
ACO-8	Risk Standardized, All Condition Readmission	15.39	14.70
ACO-35	Skilled Nursing Facility 30-day All-Cause Readmission measure (SNFRM)	17.82	18.17
ACO-36	All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Diabetes	60.01	53.20
ACO-37	All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Heart Failure	78.45	75.23
ACO-38	All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions	64.17	59.81
ACO-9	Ambulatory Sensitive Condition Admissions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma in Older Adults (AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI) #5)	11.29	9.27
ACO-10	Ambulatory Sensitive Conditions Admissions: Heart Failure (AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI) #8)	14.56	14.53
ACO-11	Percent of PCPs who Successfully Meet Meaningful Use Requirements	85.38	82.72
ACO-39	Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	88.12	87.54
ACO-13	Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	52.31	64.04
ACO-14	Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization	56.99	68.32
ACO-15	Pneumonia Vaccination Status for Older Adults	54.35	69.21
ACO-16	Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up	65.47	74.45
ACO-17	Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	88.21	90.98
ACO-18	Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-up Plan	33.85	53.63
ACO-19	Colorectal Cancer Screening	61.17	61.52
ACO-20	Breast Cancer Screening	65.58	67.61
ACO-21	Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented	80.82	76.79
ACO-42	Statin therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	85.94	77.72
ACO-27	Diabetes Mellitus: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control	20.34	18.24
ACO-41	Diabetes: Eye Exam	36.27	44.94
ACO-28	Hypertension (HTN): Controlling High Blood Pressure	72.53	70.69
ACO-30	Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic	80.26	85.05
ACO-31	Heart Failure (HF): Beta-Blocker Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	82.44	88.67
ACO-33	Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Therapy - for patients with CAD and Diabetes or Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVEF<40%)	79.68	79.67

Please note, the ACO-40 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low samples.

For 2016 Quality Performance Results please visit: https://data.cms.gov/Special-Programs-Initiatives-Medicare-Shared-Savin/2016-Shared-Savings-Program-SSP-Accountable-Care-O/3jk5-q6dr/data
For 2015 Quality Performance Results please visit: https://data.cms.gov/Special-Programs-Initiatives-Medicare-Shared-Savin/Medicare-Shared-Savings-Program-Accountable-Care-O/x8va-z7cu
For 2014 Quality Performance Results please visit: https://data.cms.gov/Special-Programs-Initiatives-Medicare-Shared-Savin/Medicare-Shared-Savings-Program-Accountable-Care-O/ucce-hhpu
For 2013 Quality Performance Results please visit: https://data.cms.gov/Special-Programs-Initiatives-Medicare-Shared-Savin/Medicare-Shared-Savings-Program-Accountable-Care-O/yuq5-65xt

Note: In the Quality Performance Results file(s) above, search for “Saint Francis HealthCare Partners ACO Inc.” to view the quality performance results. This ACO can also be found by using the ACO ID A83092 in the public use files on data.cms.gov.

Payment Rule Waivers

Yes, our ACO does use the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver.

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