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ACO Name and Location

Southeastern Health Partners Medicare ACO, LLC

220 N. Main Street, Suite 500

Greenville, SC 29601

 

ACO Primary Contact

Keith Newnam

(804) 572-3669

keith_newnam@southeasternhealthpartners.org

 

Organizational Information

ACO Participants:

ACO Participants ACO Participant in Joint Venture
Abbeville County Memorial Hospital N
AnMed Health N
Articularis Healthcare Group, Inc. N
Cannon Memorial Hospital N
Cherokee Medical Center N
Galloway Regional Eye Center, PA N
Greenwood Center for Gynecology, LLC N
Greenwood Eye Clinic, PA N
Greenwood Obstetrics & Gynecology, PA N
Palmetto Anesthesia Associates N
Piedmont Neurology N
Self Medical Group N
Self Regional Healthcare N
Self Regional Healthcare Partners N
Spartanburg Medical Center N
The Surgery Center at Self Memorial Hospital, Inc. N
Turning Point Women’s Center, PA N
Union Medical Center N

 

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
Dean Davis, MD Board Chair 7.69% ACO Participant Representative Spartanburg Medical Center
R. Phillip Baker, MD Board Member 7.69% ACO Participant Representative Self Regional Healthcare
Paul Butler Board Member 7.69% ACO Participant Representative Spartanburg Medical Center
Bruce Davis Board Member 7.69% ACO Participant Representative Spartanburg Medical Center
Tim Evans Board Member 7.69% ACO Participant Representative Self Regional Healthcare
Melody Franks, MD Board Member 7.69% ACO Participant Representative AnMed Health
Camilla Hertwig Board Member 7.69% Medicare Beneficiary representative N/A
Priya Kumar, MD Board Member 7.69% ACO Participant Representative Self Regional Healthcare
Syed Malik, MD Board member 7.69% ACO Participant Representative AnMed Health
Michael Seemuller, MD Board Member 7.69% ACO Participant Representative AnMed Health
Nick Ulmer, MD Board Member 7.69% ACO Participant Representative Spartanburg Medical Center
Mark Van Swol, MD Board Member 7.69% ACO Participant Representative Self Regional Healthcare
Suzanne Wilson Board Member 7.69% ACO Participant Representative AnMed Health

 

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:

ACO Executive: Keith Newnam

Medical Director: Michael Seemuller, M.D.

Compliance Officer: Wendy Smith

Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Michael Seemuller, M.D.

 

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:

Committee Name Committee Leader Name and Position
Care Coordination Lu Bowman (Chair)
Compliance Wendy Smith (Chair)
Finance and Contracting Tim Evans (Chair)
Quality Michael Seemuller, M.D. (Chair)

 

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

  • ACO professionals in a Group Practice Arrangement
  • Hospital employing ACO professionals

 

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses:

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2021, $5,216,098.79
    • Performance Year 2020, $5,125,937.18
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019, $0
    • Performance Year 2018, $0
    • Performance Year 2017, $0

 

Shared Savings Distribution:

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2021
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 25%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 75%
    • Performance Year 2020
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 25%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 75%
  • First Agreement Period
    • 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
    • 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

2021 Quality Performance Results:

Quality performance results are based on CMS Web Interface.

Measure # Measure Name Rate ACO Mean
001 Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control2 9.26 12.46
134 Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan 88.33 74.38
236 Controlling High Blood Pressure 68.89 74.87
318 Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk 91.68 87.03
110 Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization 80.92 80.52
226 Preventative Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 92.59 80.97
113 Colorectal Cancer Screening 76.63 73.63
112 Breast Cancer Screening 84.41 75.11
438 Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease 85.79 84.24
370 Depression Remission at Twelve Months N/A N/A
321 CAHPS for MIPS N/A N/A
479 Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Groups2 0.1457 0.1540
MCC1 All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions for ACOs (MCC) 2 32.27 33.94
CAHPS-1 Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information 84.99 84.67
CAHPS-2 How Well Providers Communicate 93.34 93.56
CAHPS-3 Patient’s Rating of Provider 91.99 92.19
CAHPS-4 Access to Specialists 82.37 78.80
CAHPS-5 Health Promotion and Education 58.26 61.61
CAHPS-6 Shared Decision Making 62.81 60.89
CAHPS-7 Health Status and Functional Status 71.85 71.78
CAHPS-8 Care Coordination 87.35 85.66
CAHPS-9 Courteous and Helpful Office Staff 94.35 91.88
CAHPS-11 Stewardship of Patient Resources 21.02 24.71

 

Please note, the Quality ID #: 370 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low sample size.

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