Arizona ACO

What is an accountable care organization?

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are groups of local health care providers that collaborate and work together with the goal of making sure that patients get the right care, when and where they need it.

There are different kinds of ACOs. Optum Accountable Care, Arizona is called a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). It works to improve health outcomes, enhance patient experience, and reduce expenses for individuals who have traditional Medicare.

Our Arizona ACO is called "Lifeprint Accountable Care Organization, LLC.", we are doing business as Optum Accountable Care, Arizona. The health care providers who participate in our ACO are voluntarily taking part in this program with the goal of providing better quality care for our Medicare fee-for-service patients. You can learn more about this program by contacting Medicare directly at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227; TTY users can call 1-877-486-2048).

About our MSSP

Organizational Information

ACO Legal Name and Location

Lifeprint Accountable Care Organization, LLC

20414 N. 27th Avenue, Suite 500

Phoenix, AZ 85027

ACO Primary Contact

Lynn Allen

VP, Managed Care

Lynn.allen@optum.com

623-707-0860

ACO Hours of Operation

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, excluding Holidays

ACO Participants

4C MEDICAL GROUP PLC

CENTRAL PHOENIX MEDICAL CLINIC LLC

DILIP C DHADVAI MD PC

EAST VALLEY INTERNAL MEDICINE PC

GREATER PHOENIX COLLABORATIVE CARE, P.C.

JAMES E TOOLEY JR DO PC

JOSEPH L LILLO, DO, PC

RAUL ROMERO

SHAWN M. SULLIVAN DO PC

SUNNY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER

No joint ventures exist between the ACO and any of its Participants or Preferred Providers.

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 and D/B/A, if applicable
Allen	Lynn	Chief Executive Officer	6.62%	Other	N/A
Bhakta	Rajesh	Manager	6.67%	ACO Participant Representative	4C Medical Group PLC
Corcoran	James	Manager	6.67%	ACO Participant Representative	Sunnyview Medical Center
Kleven	Michael	Manager	6.67%	ACO Participant Representative	4C Medical Group PLC
Lillo	Joseph	Manager	6.67%	ACO Participant Representative	Joseph L Lillo, DO, PC
Macias	Stephen	Manager	6.67%	Other	N/A
Manusina	Stephenie	Manager	0%	Other	N/A
Nelson	Cindy	Manager	6.67%	Medicare Beneficary Representative	N/A
Odle	Leo	Manager	6.67%	ACO Participant Representative	4C Medical Group PLC
Ostrom	Tara	Chair Person	6.67%	ACO Participant Representative	Greater Phoenix Collaborative Care, P.C.
Rink	Marie	Manager	6.67%	ACO Participant Representative	Greater Phoenix Collaborative Care, P.C.
Romero	Raul	Manager	6.67%	ACO Participant Representative	Raul Romero
Steingard	Scott	Chief Medical Office	6.67%	ACO Participant Representative	Greater Phoenix Collaborative Care, P.C.
Sullivan	Shawn	Manager	6.67%	ACO Participant Representative	Shawn M. Sullivan DO PC
Szabo	Joseph	Manager	0%	Other	N/A
Walmer	Mark	Manager	6.67%	ACO Participant Representative	East Valley Internal Medicine PC
Zaetta	Mark	Manager	6.67&	ACO Participant Representative	Greater Phoenix Collaborative Care, P.C.

Administrative Leadership

Chief Executive Officer – Lynn Allen

Chief Financial Officer – Joseph Szabo

Chief Medical Officer – Scott Steingard, DO

Compliance Officer - Amethyst Jumbo

Quality Assurance Officer - Stephenie Manusina

ACO Committees and Committee Leadership

Finance and Utilization – Chaired by Joe Szabo

Clinical Quality and Performance – Chaired by Stephenie Manusina

Provider and Member Experience – Chaired by Latonya McCloud

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings & Losses

Performance period beginning 2022, $2,291,515.54
Performance period beginning 2023, TBD, $3,959,170.22
Performance period beginning 2024, TBD

How Shared Savings are Distributed

Proportion invested in infrastructure, redesigned care processes and other resources: 65% after $12 per beneficiary per month.
Proportion of distribution to ACO Participants: 35% after $12 per beneficiary per month.

Quality Performance Results

2023 Quality Performance Results:

Measure #	Measure Name	Reported Performance Rate	Current Year Mean Performance Rate (SSP ACOs)
Quality ID# 001	Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control	13.22	9.84
Quality ID# 134	Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan	78.54	80.97
Quality ID# 236	Controlling High Blood Pressure	77.37	77.80
Quality ID# 318	Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	87.34	89.42
Quality ID# 110	Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization	64.66	70.76
Quality ID# 226	Preventative Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	63.89	79.29
Quality ID# 113	Colorectal Cancer Screening	58.37	77.14
Quality ID# 112	Breast Cancer Screening	65.05	80.36
Quality ID# 438	Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	74.44	87.05
Quality ID# 370	Depression Remission at Twelve Months	2.56	16.58
Quality ID# 321	CAHPS for MIPS	4.55	6.25
Measure# 479	Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Groups	0.1499	0.1553
Measure# 484	Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions	-	35.39
CAHPS-1	Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information	79.80	83.68
CAHPS-2	How Well Providers Communicate	92.87	93.69
CAHPS-3	Patient’s Rating of Provider	91.50	92.14
CAHPS-4	Access to Specialists	78.75	75.97
CAHPS-5	Health Promotion and Education	63.82	63.93
CAHPS-6	Shared Decision Making	59.82	61.60
CAHPS-7	Health Status and Functional Status	74.61	74.12
CAHPS-8	Care Coordination	84.75	85.77
CAHPS-9	Courteous and Helpful Office Staff	90.31	92.31
CAHPS-11	Stewardship of Patient Resources	21.98	26.69

Quality Performance Results

2022 Quality Performance Results:

Measure #	Measure Name	Reported Performance Rate	Current Year Mean Performance Rate (SSP ACOs)
Quality ID# 001	Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control	9.26	10.71
Quality ID# 134	Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan	62.02	76.97
Quality ID# 236	Controlling High Blood Pressure	78.91	76.16
Quality ID# 318	Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	90.4	87.83
Quality ID# 110	Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization	67.18	77.34
Quality ID# 226	Preventative Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	43.59	79.27
Quality ID# 113	Colorectal Cancer Screening	40.77	75.32
Quality ID# 112	Breast Cancer Screening	62.5	78.07
Quality ID# 438	Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	77.68	86.37
Quality ID# 370	Depression Remission at Twelve Months	0	16.03
Quality ID# 321	CAHPS for MIPS	N/A	N/A
Measure# 479	Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for MIPS Groups	0.1435	0.151
Measure# 484	Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions	25.72	30.97
CAHPS-1	Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information	78.24	83.96
CAHPS-2	How Well Providers Communicate	90.94	93.47
CAHPS-3	Patient’s Rating of Provider	90.98	92.06
CAHPS-4	Access to Specialists	73.94	77
CAHPS-5	Health Promotion and Education	61.78	62.68
CAHPS-6	Shared Decision Making	59.49	60.97
CAHPS-7	Health Status and Functional Status	75.68	73.06
CAHPS-8	Care Coordination	82.66	85.46
CAHPS-9	Courteous and Helpful Office Staff	89.52	91.97
CAHPS-11	Stewardship of Patient Resources	18.45	25.62

Privacy and Information Sharing

We put safeguards in place to protect your medical information because your privacy is important to us. Optum Accountable Care, Arizona is required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). If you have questions about the information Medicare can share with us regarding the health care services you receive under the Medicare program, or if you’d like to decline to have this information shared with us, please call Medicare directly at

Payment Rule Waivers

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 3-Day Rule Waiver: Our ACO uses the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver, pursuant to 42 CFR § 425.612

Welcome, Apricus and 4C Medical Group:

Lifeprint Accountable Care Organization, LLC

What is an accountable care organization?

About our MSSP

Shared Savings and Losses

Quality Performance Results

Quality Performance Results

Privacy and Information Sharing

Payment Rule Waivers

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