Accountable Care Organization

UVA Community Health ACO Public Reporting

ACO Name and Location

UVA Community Health Accountable Care Organization, LLC
28 Blackwell Park Lane, Suite 303
Warrenton, VA 20186

ACO Primary Contact

James Min, MD, ACO Executive
703-559-1403 | jbm3pr@uvahealth.org 

Organizational Information

ACO Participants 

ACO Participants ACO Participating in Joint Venture
NMG Affiliate Practice I, LLC N
Piedmont Family Practice, PLC N

ACO Governing Body

Member Last Name Member First Name Member Title/Position Member's Voting Power (Expressed as Percentage or Number) Membership Type ACO Participant Legal Business Name and D/B/A, if applicable
Von Elton, MD Steve Chair, Voting Member 12.5 ACO Participant Piedmont Family Practice, PLC
Siford, MD Kara Vice Chair, Voting Member 12.5 ACO Participant NMG Affiliate Practice I, LLC
DeRosa, MD Gary Voting Member 12.5 ACO Participant NMG Affiliate Practice I, LLC
Ward, MD Chris Voting Member 12.5 ACO Participant Piedmont Family Practice, PLC
Heaton, MD Chris Voting Member 12.5 ACO Participant NMG Affiliate Practice I, LLC
Hammonds, MD Victoria Voting Member 12.5 ACO Participant NMG Affiliate Practice I, LLC
Grzejka,  John Voting Member 12.5 Medicare Beneficiary N/A
Kumar Devipreya Voting Member 12.5 Non-ACO Participant Representative N/A

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership

ACO Executive | James Min, MD
Medical Director | Kara Siford, MD
Compliance Officer | Patricia Slater
Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer | Michelle Strider

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership

Committee Name Committee Leader Name and Position
ACO Quality Committee Michelle Strider, Chair

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

  • ACO professionals in a group practice arrangement

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings and Losses

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2021, $808,676.42
    • Performance Year 2020, $803,751.14
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019, $2,443,666.80
    • Performance Year 2018, $0
    • Performance Year 2017, $0

Shared Savings Distribution

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2021
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure, and proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 30%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 70%
    • Performance Year 2020
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 47%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 37%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 16%
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 9%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 53%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 38%
    • 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

ACO # Measure Name Rate ACO Mean
CAHPS-1 Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information 84.00 84.67
CAHPS-2 How Well Providers Communicate 95.58 93.56
CAHPS-3 Patient's Rating of Provider 93.99 92.19
CAHPS-4 Access to Specialists 82.32 78.80
CAHPS-5 Health Promotion and Education 57.10 61.61
CAHPS-6 Shared Decision Making 59.29 60.89
CAHPS-7 Health Status and Functional Status 73.36 71.78
CAHPS-8 Care Coordination 88.43 85.66
CAHPS-9 Courteous and Helpful Office Staff 91.17 91.88
CAHPS-11 Stewardship of Patient Resources 21.51 24.71
001 Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control2 14.76 12.46
134 Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan 83.45 74.38
236 Controlling High Blood Pressure 76.00 74.87
318 Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk 89.37 87.03
110 Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization 82.00 80.52
226 Preventative Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 100.00 80.97
113 Colorectal Cancer Screening 73.07 73.63
112 Breast Cancer Screening 76.25 75.11
438 Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease 86.73 84.24
479 Hospitalwide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Groups2 0.1412 0.1540
MCC1 All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions for ACOs (MCC)2 31.16 33.99

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.