Christiana Care Quality Partners ACO, LLC (DBA eBrightHealth ACO)
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road
Newark, DE 19718
302-623-7959
Primary Contact:
Doug Azar, Executive Director
302-623-7959
doazar@christianacare.org
Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Participants
Kathleen Willey
Edwin Castaneda
John Fenice
Edwin T. Castaneda, Md P.A.
La Red Health Center, Inc.
Vinod Kripalu
Reynold Agard
First State Medical Associates
Curtis Smith
Westside Family Healthcare, Inc.
Heritage Medical Associates, P.A.
Trinity Medical Center, P.A.
Premiere Physicians P.A.
Sally H. Dowling, M.D. LLC
Trinity Medical Associates
Atlantic Family Physicians, LLC
Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc.
Beebe Medical Center, Inc.
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Christiana Care Health Services, Inc
Mid-Sussex Medical Center, Inc.
Internal Medicine Associates, P.A.
Dover Family Physicians, P.A.
Curtis Smith
Quality Family Physicians
Mb Medical Services LLC
Zarraga & Zarraga Internal Medicine, PA
Family Practice Center, P.A.
Abigail Medical Family Medcine, LLC
Atlantic General Hospital
North Bay Medical Associates, P.A.
Beebe Physician Network, Inc.
No participants are involved in a joint venture between ACO professionals and hospitals.
ACO Governing Body
Kert Anzilotti, M.D.* – Chair
Chief Medical Officer Acute Care
Christiana Care Health System
Harry Anthony, M.D.*– Vice Chair
Family Practice Physician and Medical Director
Representative Member for Nanticoke Health Services
Tony Bianchetta, M.D.*
Med-Peds Physician, Primary Care Leader
Representative Member for Christiana Care Health System
Christine Donohue-Henry, M.D.*
Chief Medical Officer Community Care
Christiana Care Health System
Michael Franklin*
President/CEO, Atlantic General Hospital
Representative Member for Atlantic General Hospital
Bobby Gulab, M.D.*
Clinical Transformation Officer and Internal Medicine Physician
Beebe Healthcare
Representative Member for Beebe Medical Center
Preeti Gupta, M.D.*
Family Medicine Physician
Representative Member for Bayhealth
Jeffrey Hawtof, M.D.*
Vice President of Medical Operations and Informatics
Family Medicine Physician
Beebe Medical Group
Representative Member for Beebe Medical Center
Patricia Hoge*
Medicare Beneficiary Representative
Christine Horah, D.O.*
Family Medicine Physician
Abigail Family Medicine
Representative Member for Community Physicians
Omar Khan, M.D., MHS*
CEO of the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance
Physician Leader for Partnerships and Academic Programs
Representative Member for Christiana Care Health System
Rob McMurray* – Treasurer
Vice President, Finance Administration and Controller
Representative Member for Christiana Care Health System
Gary Siegelman, M.D.*
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Representative Member for Bayhealth
Ken Silverstein, M.D.*
Chief Clinical Officer
Representative Member for Christiana Care Health System
Curtis Smith, D.O.*
Family Practice Physician
Representative Member for Nanticoke Health Services
Thomas Stephens, M.D.*
Chief Medical Officer
Representative Member for Westside
Brenda Pierce – Secretary
Quality Partners ACO Board Secretary and Corporate Council
Christiana Care Health System
Christine Babenko
Quality Partners ACO Board Corporate Compliance Officer
Christiana Care Health System
*Indicates voting member.
Key Clinical and Administrative Leadership
Christine Donohue-Henry, M.D., President
Doug Azar, Executive Director
Dan Elliott, M.D., Medical Director
Christine Babenko, Compliance Officer
Amanda McMullen, Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer
Committees
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
Dan Elliott – Co-Chair
Medical Director
Christiana Care Health System
Amanda McMullen – Co-Chair
Corporate Director, Ambulatory & Network Quality
Christiana Care Health System
Types of ACO participants
- ACO professionals in group practice arrangements.
- Hospitals employing ACO professionals.
- Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).
Shared Savings and Losses
Amount of Shared Savings/Losses
- First Agreement Period
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- Performance Year 2016, $0
Shared Savings Distribution
- First Agreement Period
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- Performance Year 2016
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- Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
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Quality Performance Results
2016 Quality Performance Results:
| ACO# | Measure Name | Rate | ACO Mean |
| ACO-1 | CAHPS: Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information | 81.64 | 80.51 |
| ACO-2 | CAHPS: How Well Your Providers Communicate | 93.99 | 93.01 |
| ACO-3 | CAHPS: Patients’ Rating of Provider | 92.73 | 92.25 |
| ACO-4 | CAHPS: Access to Specialists | 80.41 | 83.49 |
| ACO-5 | CAHPS: Health Promotion and Education | 61.61 | 60.32 |
| ACO-6 | CAHPS: Shared Decision Making | 73.16 | 75.40 |
| ACO-7 | CAHPS: Health Status/Functional Status | 72.37 | 72.30 |
| ACO-34 | CAHPS: Stewardship of Patient Resources | 27.2 | 26.97 |
| ACO-8 | Risk-Standardized, All Condition Readmission | 13.82 | 14.70 |
| ACO-35 | Skilled Nursing Facility 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Measure (SNFRM) | 17.12 | 18.17 |
| ACO-36 | All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Diabetes | 40.84 | 53.20 |
| ACO-37 | All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Heart Failure | 69.81 | 75.23 |
| ACO-38 | All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions | 53.71 | 59.81 |
| ACO-9 | Ambulatory Sensitive Conditions Admissions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma in Older Adults (AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI) #5) | 10.32 | 9.27 |
| ACO-10 | Ambulatory Sensitive Conditions Admissions: Heart Failure (AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI) #8 ) | 20.54 | 14.53 |
| ACO-11 | Percent of PCPs who Successfully Meet Meaningful Use Requirements | 96.67 | 82.72 |
| ACO-39 | Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | 81.3 | 87.54 |
| ACO-13 | Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | 78.55 | 64.04 |
| ACO-14 | Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | 72.9 | 68.32 |
| ACO-15 | Pneumonia Vaccination Status for Older Adults | 68.59 | 69.21 |
| ACO-16 | Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow Up | 65.94 | 74.45 |
| ACO-17 | Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 96.75 | 90.98 |
| ACO-18 | Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-up Plan | 68.25 | 53.63 |
| ACO-19 | Colorectal Cancer Screening | 57.09 | 61.52 |
| ACO-20 | Breast Cancer Screening | 76.1 | 67.61 |
| ACO-21 | Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-up Documented | 63.31 | 76.79 |
| ACO-42 | Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease | 88 | 77.72 |
| ACO-27 | Diabetes Mellitus: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control | 18.94 | 18.24 |
| ACO-41 | Diabetes: Eye Exam | 46.59 | 44.94 |
| ACO-28 | Hypertension (HTN): Controlling High Blood Pressure | 71.32 | 70.69 |
| ACO-30 | Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic | 86.47 | 85.05 |
| ACO-31 | Heart Failure (HF): Beta-Blocker Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) | 93.89 | 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%) | 82.1 | 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
Note: In the Quality Performance Results file(s) above, search for “Christiana Care Quality Partners ACO, LLC” or “eBrightHealth ACO” to view the quality performance results. This ACO can also be found by using the ACO ID A50190 in the public use files on data.cms.gov.
Payment Rule Waivers
- No, our ACO does not use the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver.
For general questions or additional information about Accountable Care Organizations, please visit www.medicare.gov/acos.html or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.