ACO Name and Location
Western Accountable Care Organization, LLC
715 Horizon Drive, Suite 485
Grand Junction, CO 81506
ACO Primary Contact
Marguerite Tuthill
970-986-3677
Marguerite.Tuthill@wha1.org
Organizational Information
ACO Participants:
| ACO Participants | ACO Participant in Joint Venture |
| ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL CLINICS, PLLC | N |
| ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL DISTRICT | N |
| CEDAR POINT HEALTH LLC | N |
| DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | N |
| EASTERN RIO BLANCO COUNTY HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT | N |
| GRAND RIVER HOSPITAL DISTRICT | N |
| GUNNISON VALLEY FAMILY PHYSICIANS | N |
| GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL | N |
| HOPEWEST | N |
| LAKE FORK HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT | N |
| LINDA M. PETERSON, MD, PLLC | N |
| MOAB VALLEY HEALTHCARE INC | N |
| MONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC | N |
| MOUNTAIN FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS | N |
| MOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER LLC | N |
| OLATHE COMMUNITY CLINIC INC | N |
| Paula Kadison MD PC | N |
| RANGELY HOSPITAL DISTRICT | N |
| UNCOMPAHGRE COMBINED CLINICS | N |
ACO Governing Body:
| Member
Last Name |
Member
First Name |
Member
Title/Position |
Member’s Voting Power: expressed as a percentage or number | Membership Type | ACO Participant Legal Business Name/DBA, if applicable |
| Carroll | Jeremy | Vice Chair | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | OLATHE COMMUNITY CLINIC INC |
| Phillips | Cory | Secretary / Treasurer | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | CEDAR POINT HEALTH LLC |
| Coombs | Jim | Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | GRAND RIVER HOSPITAL DISTRICT |
| Collins | Julie | Member | 1 | Medicare Beneficiary Representative | N/A |
| Dunker | Tammy | Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | RANGELY HOSPITAL DISTRICT |
| Heckert, DO | Anneliese | Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | MOUNTAIN FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS |
| Curtis | Anna | Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | MOAB VALLEY HEALTHCARE INC |
| Lokey, MD | Bryce | Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | CEDAR POINT HEALTH LLC |
| Gerson | Elaine | Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL DISTRICT |
| Reed, DO | Michelle | Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |
| Schauster | Vickie | Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |
| Riddell | Pat | Member | 1 | Community Stakeholder Representative | N/A |
| Bradfield | Marnell | Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | EASTERN RIO BLANCO COUNTY HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT |
| Santilli | Robert | Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL |
Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:
ACO Executive: Sharma Vaughn
Medical Director: Gregg Davis, MD
Compliance Officer: Martie Ross
Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Gregg Davis, MD
Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:
| Committee Name | Committee Leader Name and Position |
| Compliance Committee | Jeremy Carroll, Chair |
| Finance & Audit Committee | Cory Phillips, Chair |
| Medicare Council | Michelle Reed, DO, Chair |
| Executive Committee | Jeremy Carroll, Chair |
Types of ACO Participants, or Combinations of Participants, that Formed the ACO:
- ACO professionals in a group practice arrangement
- Hospital employing ACO professionals
- Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals
- Critical Access Hospital (CAH) billing under Method II
- Federal Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
- Rural Health Clinic (RHC)
Shared Savings and Losses
Amount of Shared Savings/Losses:
- First Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2019, $0
Shared Savings Distribution:
- N/A
Quality Performance Results
2019 Quality Performance Results:
| ACO # | Measure Name | Rate | ACO Mean |
| ACO-1 | CAHPS: Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information | 79.24 | 85.86 |
| ACO-2 | CAHPS: How Well Your Providers Communicate | 92.56 | 94.11 |
| ACO-3 | CAHPS: Patients’ Rating of Provider | 89.84 | 92.69 |
| ACO-4 | CAHPS: Access to Specialists | 76.90 | 81.54 |
| ACO-5 | CAHPS: Health Promotion and Education | 55.68 | 60.44 |
| ACO-6 | CAHPS: Shared Decision Making | 59.72 | 62.78 |
| ACO-7 | CAHPS: Health Status/Functional Status | 73.85 | 73.79 |
| ACO-34 | CAHPS: Stewardship of Patient Resources | 22.72 | 26.17 |
| ACO-45 | CAHPS: Courteous and Helpful Office Staff | 91.00 | 92.84 |
| ACO-46 | CAHPS: Care Coordination | 82.82 | 86.89 |
| ACO-8 | Risk Standardized, All Condition Readmission | 12.63 | 14.86 |
| ACO-38 | All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions | 52.07 | 58.15 |
| ACO-43 | Ambulatory Sensitive Condition Acute Composite (AHRQ* Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI #91)) | 1.70 | 1.87 |
| ACO-13 | Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | 60.00 | 84.04 |
| ACO-14 | Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | 72.32 | 74.77 |
| ACO-17 | Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 54.55 | 78.04 |
| ACO-18 | Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan | 62.32 | 70.40 |
| ACO-19 | Colorectal Cancer Screening | 53.00 | 70.76 |
| ACO-20 | Breast Cancer Screening | 68.18 | 73.84 |
| ACO-42 | Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease | 79.22 | 82.17 |
| ACO-27 | Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control (>9%) | 15.69 | 13.88 |
| ACO-28 | Controlling High Blood Pressure | 67.66 | 75.04 |
Please note, the ACO-40 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low sample size.