ACO Name and Location

Virginia Care Partners ACO LLC
901 E. Cary Street
Suite 2100
Richmond, VA 23219

ACO Primary Contact

Gerard Filicko
(804) 887-2151
Email Gerard Filicko

Organization Information

ACO Participants:

ACO Participants ACO Participant in Joint Venture
James River Internists, LLC N
Mechanicsville Medical Center Family Physicians PLLC N
Primary Care of West End, LLC N
Primary Health Group Inc. N
Retreat Internal Medicine LLC N
Richard L. Hunley MD, PC N
Whole Health Physicians, 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
John Clay MD 25% ACO Participant Primary Health Group, Inc.
Catherine Hundley N/A 25% Medicare Beneficiary N/A
Laura Burijon MD 25% ACO Participant Mechanicsville Medical Center Family Physicians PLLC
Caroline Blevins MD 25% ACO Participant Primary Health Group, Inc.

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership

ACO Executive: Gerard Filicko

Medical Director: Amar Shah, MD

Compliance Officer: Julie Long

Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Alex Dieringer

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership

Committee Name Committee Leader Name and Position
Quality Committee Caroline Blevins MD

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

Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses:

  • Fifth Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2023, $1,991,171
  • Fourth Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2022, $1,888,486.50
  • Third Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2021, $2,695.265.60
  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2020, $3,369,7771.34
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019, $1,092,207.69

Shared Savings Distribution:

  • Fifth Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2023
  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 6%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 25%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 69%
  • Fourth Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2022
  • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 3%
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 19%
  • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 78%
  • Third Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2021
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 2%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 14%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 84%
  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2020
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 2%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 26%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 72%
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 5%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 26%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 69%

Quality Performance Results

2023 Quality Performance Results:

Quality performance results are based on the CMS Web Interface collection type.

Measure # Measure Name Collection Type Reported Performance Rate Current Year Mean Performance Rate (SSP ACOs)
ACO 001 Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) CMS Web Interface 4.27 9.84
ACO 236 Controlling High Blood Pressure CMS Web Interface 76.62 77.80
ACO 318 Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk CMS Web Interface 89.06 89.42
ACO 110 Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization CMS Web Interface 67.26 70.76
ACO 226 Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention CMS Web Interface 83.78 79.29
ACO 113 Colorectal Cancer Screening CMS Web Interface 81.89 77.14
ACO 112 Breast Cancer Screening CMS Web Interface 86.21 80.36
ACO 370 Depression Remission at Twelve Months CMS Web Interface 17.83 16.58
ACO 479 Hospital-Wide, 30- Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Eligible Clinician Groups [1] CMS Web Interface 0.1704 0.1553
ACO 134 Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan CMS Web Interface 70.33 80.97
ACO MCC1 Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) Administrative Claims 36.68 35.39
CAPHS-1 Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information CAHPS for MIPS Measures 77.09 83.68
CAHPS-2 How Well Providers Communicate CAHPS for MIPS Measures 93.14 93.69
CAHPS-3 Patient’s Rating of Provider CAHPS for MIPS Measures 92.13 92.14
CAHPS-4 Access to Specialists CAHPS for MIPS Measures 75.99 75.97
CAHPS-5 Health Promotion and Education CAHPS for MIPS Measures 61.49 63.93
CAHPS-6 Shared Decision Making CAHPS for MIPS Measures 62.69 61.60
CAHPS-8 Care Coordination CAHPS for MIPS Measures 85.29 85.77
CAHPS-9 Courteous and Helpful Office Staff CAHPS for MIPS Measures 92.36 92.31
CAHPS-10 Stewardship of Patient Resources CAHPS for MIPS Measures 23.36 26.69

For previous years’ Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit: Data.cms.gov