Collaborative Health Systems

Collaborative Health Systems (CHS) is a management services organization that partners with independent primary care physicians transitioning to value-based care models. Operating since 2012, the company manages four MSSP Accountable Care Organizations, three REACH ACOs, one Care Transformation Organization, and three Independent Practice Associations, serving more than 4,500 providers and covering over 140,000 Medicare beneficiaries.

The company provides comprehensive support including risk contracting, population health management, actionable data analytics through their HealthyImpact 360 platform, and local care coordination teams. CHS has generated $587 million in total net savings to the Medicare Trust Fund since 2012, with their partner ACOs achieving an 86% average quality score in 2022. The organization operates primarily in Maryland, Texas, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Illinois, and Colorado.

CHS emphasizes customized solutions tailored to local market dynamics, with over 9,000 permutations of risk programs across their markets. Their approach combines system-wide insights with provider-led governance structures that give participating physicians meaningful input on strategic direction.

Choose CHS if your independent practice wants to succeed in value-based care without the burden of building ACO infrastructure internally. Their proven track record managing multiple successful ACOs demonstrates capability to navigate CMS requirements while delivering actual shared savings.

Expect a partnership model where CHS provides technology, care coordination teams, data analytics, and risk management expertise while your practice maintains clinical autonomy. The company's emphasis on customization means solutions adapt to your market rather than forcing practices into rigid templates.

CHS exclusively serves healthcare providers with 100% focus on value-based care transformation for Medicare and Medicare Advantage populations. The company maintains deep expertise in CMS Innovation Center models, having managed MSSP ACOs since the program's inception in 2012. Their healthcare-specific capabilities include HIPAA-compliant technology platforms, care coordination for chronic disease management, social determinants of health interventions, and specialized analytics for population health improvement.

The organization operates state-specific programs including Maryland Primary Care Program and supports both primary care and specialty providers in coordinated care delivery models.

Independent primary care physicians or physician groups with 5-50 providers serving Medicare populations who want to capture value-based care upside without administrative burden. Practices that value local relationships and customized approaches over standardized corporate models. Groups comfortable with shared governance and willing to engage with care coordination resources and data-driven quality improvement initiatives.