ACO Name and Location
Southcoast Accountable Care Organization, LLC
101 Page Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
ACO Primary Contact
Primary Contact Name | Wade Broughman |
Primary Contact Phone Number | 508-973-2908 |
Primary Contact Email Address | BroughmanW@southcoast.org |
Organizational Information
ACO participants:
ACO Participants | ACO Participant in Joint Venture |
Advanced Eye Centers Inc | N |
Augusta Rosenthal | N |
Dermatology Services Inc | N |
Geriatric Internal Medicine Specialists, Llc | N |
Independence Eye Associates PC | N |
Michael J Crowe 3rd | N |
Obstetrical Associates Inc | N |
Patrick Mccarthy | N |
Robert A. Carrellas, MD PC | N |
Sleep Medicine Associates Inc | N |
Southcoast Cardiology LLC | N |
Southcoast Physicians Group, Inc. | N |
Southcoast Womans Care Pc | N |
Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology Of Rhode Island, Llc. | N |
Truessdale Obstetrics & Gynecology, PC | N |
Wiegandt and Associates, PC | 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 |
Broughman | Wade | Treasurer/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Physician’s Group, Inc. |
Clark | Renee | Chief Operating Officer | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Physician’s Group, Inc. |
Correia | Carlos | MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Physician’s Group, Inc. |
Gagnon | Patrick | MD/Secretary/ Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Physician’s Group, Inc. |
Jones | Sharon | Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. |
Hoven | Keith | President/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Physician’s Group, Inc. |
Kasparian | Stephen | MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Obstetrical Associates, Inc. |
Laus | Ana | MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Physician’s Group, Inc. |
Liggin | Marcia | Voting Member | 1 | Medicare Beneficiary Representative | |
Mello | Curtis | MD/Voting Member & Vice Chair | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Sleep Medicine Associates Inc |
McGowen | Robert | MD/Voting Member & Chair | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Physician’s Group, Inc. |
Patrick | Diane | MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Physician’s Group, Inc |
Torres | Efrain | MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Geriatric Internal Medicine Specialists, Llc |
Mulchandani-West | Anjali | Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Physician’s Group, Inc |
Key ACO clinical and administrative leadership:
Wade Broughman | ACO Executive |
Brett Hurteau, DO | Medical Director |
Kyle Yermalovich | Compliance Officer |
Lauren Melby Nieder | Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer |
Associated committees and committee leadership:
Committee Name | Committee Leader Name and Position |
Utilization & Performance Improvement (UPIC) | Curtis Mello, MD, Co-chair Lauren Melby Nieder, Co-chair |
Executive Committee | Wade Broughman, Member Lauren Melby Nieder, Member Robert McGowen, MD Chair |
Finance, Contracting & Funds Flow | Carlos Correia, MD, Co-chair Wade Broughman, Co-chair |
Network Management Committee | Kimberley Coon, Member Michael Doyle, Member Lauren Melby Nieder, Member |
Types of ACO participants, or combinations of participants, that formed the ACO:
- Partnerships or joint venture arrangements between hospitals and ACO professionals
Shared Savings and Losses
Amount of Shared Savings/Losses
- Third Agreement Period
- Performance year 2020, $5,710,468
- Performance year 2019, $4,623,080
- Second Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2019, $4,623,080
- Performance Year 2018, $0
- Performance Year 2017, $0
- Performance Year 2016, $0
- First Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2015, $0
- Performance Year 2014, $0
- Performance Year 2013, $0
Note: Our ACO participated in multiple performance years during Calendar Year 2019. Shared savings/losses amount reported for Performance Year 2019 therefore represents net shared savings or losses across all performance years in 2019 and is shown under all agreement periods in which the ACO operated during Calendar Year 2019.)
Shared Savings Distribution
- Third Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2020
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 25%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 25%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 50%
- Performance Year 2019
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 25%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 25%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 50%
- Performance Year 2020
- Second Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2019
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 25%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 25%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 50%
- 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
- Performance Year 2016
- 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 2019
- First Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2015
- 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 2014
- 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 2013
- 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 2015
Note: Our ACO participated in multiple performance years during Calendar Year 2019. Distribution of shared savings for Performance Year 2019 therefore represents the distribution of the net shared savings across all performance years in 2019 and is shown under all agreement periods in which the ACO operated during Calendar Year 2019.
Quality Performance Results
2019 Quality Performance Results:
ACO # | Measure Name | Rate | ACO Mean |
ACO-43 [3] | Ambulatory Sensitive Condition Acute Composite (AHRQ* Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI #91)) | 1.2 | 0.95 |
ACO-13 | Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | 91.39 | 84.97 |
ACO-14 | Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | 100.00 | 76.03 |
ACO-17 | Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 94.44 | 81.67 |
ACO-18 | Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan | 50.38 | 71.46 |
ACO-19 | Colorectal Cancer Screening | 100.00 | 72.59 |
ACO-20 | Breast Cancer Screening | 86.17 | 74.05 |
ACO-42 | Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease | 82.64 | 83.37 |
ACO-27 | Diabetes Mellitus: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control | 14.52 | 14.70 |
ACO-28 | Hypertension (HTN): Controlling High Blood Pressure | 75.33 | 72.87 |
Please note, the ACO-40 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low sample size. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also waived the requirement for ACOs to field a CAHPS for ACOs survey for PY 2020 through the Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for Calendar Year 2021. Additionally, CMS reverted ACO-8 Risk-Standardized, All Condition Readmission and ACO-38 Risk-Standardized Acute Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions to pay-for-reporting, given the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE) on these measures.
For Previous Years’ Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit data.cms.gov.