
Medicare ACO
ACO Name and Location
St Joseph Regional Health Partners ACO
2801 Franciscan Dr, Bryan, TX 77802
ACO Primary Contact
Primary Contact Name Megan Harkey
Primary Contact Phone Number 512-433-9051
Primary Contact Email Address [email protected]
Organizational Information
ACO participants:
ACO Participants |
ACO Participant in Joint Venture (Enter Y or N) |
Julie Lim | N |
Kuppusamy Ragupathi, MD |
N |
BCS Abundant Life Family Practice |
N |
Remon Fino, MD, PA |
N |
Regenerative & Restorative Rehab, PLLC |
N |
St. Joseph Regional Health Center |
N |
Bryan Radiology Associates |
N |
James M. Kirby and Joseph J. Fedorchik |
N |
Central Texas Heart Center |
N |
Paul Roquet, MD, PA |
N |
ACO governing body:
Last Name | First Name | Member Title/Position | Member's Voting Power (Expressed as a percentage or number) | Membership Type | ACO Participant Legal Business Name and D/B/A, if applicable |
Parsi | Kia | MD, Chair | 12.5% | ACO Participant | St. Joseph Regioanl Health Center |
Steins | Michael | MD, Voting Member | 12.5% | ACO Participant | St. Joseph Regioanl Health Center |
White | Brad | MD, Voting Member | 12.5% | ACO Participant | St. Joseph Regioanl Health Center |
Ficklen | David | MD, Voting Member | 12.5% | ACO Participant | St. Joseph Regioanl Health Center |
Damien | David | MD, Voting Member | 12.5% | ACO Participant | St. Joseph Regioanl Health Center |
Cheng | Clint | MD, Voting Member | 12.5% | ACO Participant | St. Joseph Regioanl Health Center |
Colato | Fernando | MD, Voting Member | 12.5% | ACO Participant | St. Joseph Regioanl Health Center |
Wear | Amy | MD, Voting Member | 12.5% | Community Stakeholder | N/A |
Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:
- ACO Executive: Megan Harkey
- Medical Director: Clint Cheng, MD
- Compliance Officer: Christi Knox
- Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Corryne Wicks
Associated committees and committee leadership:
Committee Name |
Committee Leader Name and Position |
Patient and Family Advisory Council |
Chris Hagerman |
Types of ACO participants, or combinations of participants, that formed the ACO:
- Critical Access Hospital (CAH) billing under Method II
- Hospital employing ACO professionals
- Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals
- Rural Health Clinic (RHC)
Shared Savings and Losses
Amount of Shared Savings/Losses
- 3rdAgreement Period
- Performance Year 2021, $3,304,126
- Performance Year 2020, $1,613,185
- Second Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2019, $0
- Performance Year 2018, $0
- Performance Year 2017, $0
- First Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2016, $0
- Performance Year 2015, $0
- Performance Year 2014, $0
Shared Savings Distribution:
- Third Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2021
- Proportion allocated to confirmed PY FTE infrastructure expenditures: 69% for 2021 (percentage variable due to fixed cost allocation)
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 31%
- Performance Year 2020
- Proportion allocated to confirmed PY FTE infrastructure expenditures: 34% for 2020 (percentage variable due to fixed cost allocation)
- Proportion held for Reserves for Potential Downside Payment: 40%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 26%
- Performance Year 2021
Quality Performance Results
2021 Quality Performance Results:
Quality Performance Results are based on CMS Web Interface and MIPS CQMs
Measure # |
Measure Name |
Rate |
ACO Mean |
318 |
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk |
91.87 |
87.03 |
226 |
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention |
61.54 |
80.97 |
110 |
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization |
95.49 |
80.52 |
113 |
Colorectal Cancer Screening |
78.64 |
73.63 |
112 |
Breast Cancer Screening |
98.73 |
75.11 |
001 |
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control (>9%) |
6.67 |
12.46 |
236 |
Controlling High Blood Pressure |
93.26 |
74.87 |
479 |
Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Groups2 |
0.1392 |
0.154 |
MCC1 |
All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions for ACOs (MCC)2 |
37.41 |
33.99 |
321 |
CAHPS for MIPS3 | N/A | N/A |
CAHPS-1 |
Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information |
87.01 |
84.67 |
CAHPS-2 |
How Well Providers Communicate |
94.85 |
93.56 |
CAHPS-3 |
Patient’s Rating of Provider |
94.29 |
92.19 |
CAHPS-5 |
Health Promotion and Education |
61.83 |
61.61 |
CAHPS-6 |
Shared Decision Making |
64.55 |
60.89 |
CAHPS-8 |
Care Coordination |
87.80 |
85.66 |
CAHPS-9 |
Courteous and Helpful Office Staff |
92.89 |
91.88 |
CAHPS-11 |
Stewardship of Patient Resources |
25.44 |
24.71 |
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.
Waiver for Payment for Telehealth Services:
Our ACO clinicians provide telehealth services using the flexibilities under 42 CFR § 425.612(f) and 42 CFR § 425.613.
Fraud and Abuse Waivers
ACO Pre-Participation Waiver:
NA