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Meet the Team

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Dr. Mark Briesacher
Executive Director

Mark is deeply committed to empowering patients and clinicians to achieve the best versions of themselves. He began his 20+ year career as a pediatrician and most recently held the role of Chief Physician Executive for Intermountain Healthcare. Throughout, he has focused on improving health outcomes, the effectiveness of care delivery, the wellbeing and experience of physicians and providers, and affordability of care.

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Dr. James LaBelle
Medical Director

Jim believes that every person wants to be healthy, and that they just need the right tools and support to help them achieve their goals. Trained in Internal Medicine, Jim's has spent his 20-year career building sustainable clinical and financial improvement systems. His latest endeavors include supporting COVID-19 mitigation strategies in Africa and serving as the Chief Medical Officer of Scripps Health.

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Mark Atalla, PharmD
Director of Quality Assurance

Mark is committed to making it easier for people to access care that drives better health. As a Doctor of Pharmacy, Mark has spent his career in patient care, operations, and government, most recently serving as a senior advisor to the CMS Administrator and on Operation Warp Speed (the federal COVID vaccine program). At Lore Health, Mark is applying his deep experience in improving access to care and medication to serve our beneficiaries and their providers.

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Sara Taylor, PhD
Director of Data and Community

Sara is inspired by the power of communities to build and maintain health. With a PhD in affective computing from MIT, she has spent her career—most recently at Apple—developing technology that can inspire humans to connect with each other and change behaviors. At Lore Health, she is focused on ensuring our users are able to easily access our technology and use it to improve their health within an online community that cares about them and is able to help as needed. 

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Organizational Information

ACO Name and Location

Lore Health ACO, LLC
101 W. Broadway, 9th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101

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ACO Primary Contact

Primary Contact: Mark Briesacher

Primary Contact Phone Number: (612) 800-0860

Primary Contact Email: mbriesacher@lorehealthcare.com

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Organizational Information

ACO Participants (ACO Participant in Joint Venture Y/N)

  • B&H HEALTH SERVICES INC (N)

  • COLLIERVILLE PEDIATRICS LLC (N)

  • EMBEE LIFESTYLE DOCS PLLC (N)

  • FIRST CHOICE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE, INC (N)

  • INFLAMMATION MEDICAL GROUP (N)

  • IRENE MALEK MD PROFESSIONAL CORP. (N)

  • NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHCARE (N)

  • SOHAM PATEL MD PA  (N)

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CARE SYSTEMS INC (N)

  • USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP INC  (N)

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ACO Governing Body

NAME | TITLE | VOTING POWER | MEMBERSHIP TYPE | BUSINESS NAME

ACO Advocates, Beneficiary, and Executive (20% of Voting Total):

  • Mark Briesacher, MD | ACO Executive | 0% | Other | Lore Health ACO

  • Paula Branson, NBC-HWS | Consumer Advocate | 5% | Community Stakeholder

  • Pastor Michael L. Moore, Sr. | Beneficiary Advocate | 5% | Community Stakeholder | Encounter Church

  • Sarah Guest | Medicare Beneficiary | 10% | Beneficiary Representative


ACO Participant Directors (80% of Voting Total)

  • Adam Ameele, Psy.D. | 10% | ACO Participant | Springfield Medical Care Systems 

  • Munish Chawla, MD | 10% | ACO Participant | Embee Lifestyle Docs

  • Scott Durgin, MD | 10% | ACO Participant | Springfield Medical Care Systems

  • James, LaBelle, MD | 10% | ACO Participant | Inflammation Medical

  • Mark Malek, MD | 10% | ACO Participant | Irene Malek MD Professional Corp

  • Frederick (Rick) Miller, MD | 10% | ACO Participant | First Choice Community Healthcare

  • Jennifer Pentecost, MD | 10% | ACO Participant | First Choice Community Healthcare

  • Jim Schultz, MD | 10% | ACO Participant | Neighborhood Healthcare

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Associated Committees and Committee Leadership

ACO Executive Committee (led by Mark Briesacher)

 

Key Clinical and Executive Leadership

  • ACO Executive: Mark Briesacher, MD

  • Senior Medical Director: James LaBelle, MD

  • Compliance and Quality Assurance: Mark Atalla, PharmD

  • Data and Community: Sara Taylor, PhD

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Types of ACO Participants that Formed the ACO

  • ACO professionals

  • ACO professionals in group practice arrangements

  • FQHCs

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Shared Savings and Loss Information

The ACO's first performance year is 2023

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Quality Measure Performance

The ACO's first performance year is 2023

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Use of payment rule waivers under §425.612 or telehealth services under §425.613, if applicable, or both

SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver: No

Telehealth Services: No

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