Public Reporting

Zia ACO is a participant of the ACOs Shared Savings Program and is required to publicly report ACO organizational information and performance results, per 42 CFR § 425.308.

ACO Primary Contact

ACO Name and Location

Zia ACO
1399 Weimer Rd
Suite 200
Taos, NM 87571

Organizational Information:

ACO Governing Body:

Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership

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

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses:

  • Second Agreement Period
    Performance Year 2020, $658,106
  • First Agreement Period
    Performance Year 2019, $0

Shared Savings Distribution:

  • Second Agreement Period
    Performance Year 2020
    Proportion invested in infrastructure: 17%
    Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 11%
    Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 72%
  • First Agreement Period
    Performance Year 2019
    Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A

Quality Performance Results

2020 Quality Performance Results:

Care Coordination/Patient Safety

Preventive Health

At-Risk Population

Please note, the ACO-40 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low sample size. In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) waived the requirement for ACOs to field a CAHPS for ACOs survey data.

For Previous Years’ Financial and Quality Performance Results, Please Visit data.cms.gov.

Payment Rule Waivers

  • No, our ACO does not use the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver

Fraud and Abuse Waivers

ACO Participation Waiver:

The following information describes each arrangement for which our ACO seeks protection under the ACO Participation Waiver, including any material amendment or modification to a disclosed arrangement.

Parties to the arrangement: Quest Diagnostics

Date of arrangement: 12/17/2019
Items, services, goods, or facility provided: Investment in analytic infrastructure to support the processes for high quality and efficient service delivery of care for Zia ACO’s patient population.