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 |
| Aquidneck Podiatry Ltd | 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 | Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Physician’s Group, Inc. |
| Gagnon | Patrick | MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Physician’s Group, 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 |
| Smith | Elizabeth | 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 |
| Wood | Warren | MD/Voting Member | 1 | ACO Participant Representative | Southcoast Physician’s Group, Inc |
Key ACO clinical and administrative leadership:
| Wade Broughman | ACO Executive |
| Brett Hurteau | Medical Director |
| Kyle Yermalovich | Compliance Officer |
| Patrick Gannon | 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 Patrick Gannon, RPh, Co-chair |
| ACO Executive Committee | Wade Broughman, Member Patrick Gannon, Member Robert McGowen, MD Chair |
| ACO Contracting & Funds Flow | Carlos Correia, MD, Co-chair Wade Broughman, Co-chair |
| Network Management Committee | Kimberley Coon, Member Michael Doyle, Member Patrick Gannon, 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 2019-A, $1,561,138.15
- Second Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2019, $3,061,941.93
- 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
Shared Savings Distribution
- Third Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2019-A
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 25%
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 25%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 50%
- 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
- 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
Quality Performance Results
2019 Quality Performance Results:
| ACO # | Measure Name | Rate | ACO Mean |
| ACO-1 | CAHPS: Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information | 88.64 | 85.86 |
| ACO-2 | CAHPS: How Well Your Providers Communicate | 92.32 | 94.11 |
| ACO-3 | CAHPS: Patients’ Rating of Provider | 91.82 | 92.69 |
| ACO-4 | CAHPS: Access to Specialists | 82.82 | 81.54 |
| ACO-5 | CAHPS: Health Promotion and Education | 64.89 | 60.44 |
| ACO-6 | CAHPS: Shared Decision Making | 64.10 | 62.78 |
| ACO-7 | CAHPS: Health Status/Functional Status | 76.29 | 73.79 |
| ACO-34 | CAHPS: Stewardship of Patient Resources | 20.97 | 26.17 |
| ACO-45 | CAHPS: Courteous and Helpful Office Staff | 92.93 | 92.84 |
| ACO-46 | CAHPS: Care Coordination | 87.30 | 86.89 |
| ACO-8 | Risk Standardized, All Condition Readmission | 16.21 | 14.86 |
| ACO-38 | All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions | 64.74 | 58.15 |
| ACO-43 | Ambulatory Sensitive Condition Acute Composite (AHRQ* Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI #91)) | 2.09 | 1.87 |
| ACO-13 | Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | 95.35 | 84.04 |
| ACO-14 | Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | 76.86 | 74.77 |
| ACO-17 | Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 93.33 | 78.04 |
| ACO-18 | Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan | 67.03 | 70.40 |
| ACO-19 | Colorectal Cancer Screening | 80.61 | 70.76 |
| ACO-20 | Breast Cancer Screening | 85.14 | 73.84 |
| ACO-42 | Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease | 80.00 | 82.17 |
| ACO-40 | Depression Remission at Twelve Months | 18.57 | 13.58 |
| ACO-27 | Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control (>9%) | 11.84 | 13.88 |
| ACO-28 | Controlling High Blood Pressure | 80.53 | 75.04 |
For Previous Years’ Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit data.cms.gov.
