Integrated Kidney Care of Great Plains, LLC
KCE Located In: Iowa and Nebraska
Participant Groups and Providers
IOWA KIDNEY PHYSICIANS, P.C.
ARANI NANAVATI
CANDICE GRUSS
DHIVYA SUNDARAMURTHY
IVY MELGAREJO
JANA VAN HAAFTEN
JENNIFER THOMPSON
JESSICA MATHISEN
JESSICA SCHAACK
JOHANN SCHMOLCK
KANWALJIT CHOUHAN
MARK BELZ
SAMEER YASEEN
LINCOLN NEPHROLOGY & HYPERTENSION PC
ELIZABETH CARTHEL
JENNIFER AXT
LESLIE SPRY
MARY CHURCHILL
MATTHEW GLATHAR
MICHAEL AARONSON
RACHEL BROCK
RUGMINI WARRIER
SANDRA LLOYD
SARA KLEIN
SON TRAN
STEPHANIE FOSTER
YIFEI ZHANG
OMAHA NEPHROLOGY PC
DAVID GOLDNER
HEATHER LECHNOWSKY
JEREMY PEPIN
JOSEPH BAST
JUDD BAUER
RICHARD LUND
SONALI DESHMUKH
Preferred Groups and Providers
VILLAGEHEALTH DM LLC
Clinical and Administrative Leadership
Aaron Blass
Primary Contact & Administrative Leader
Director, DaVita IKC
Joseph Bast
KCE Clinical Leader
Omaha Nephrology PC
Quality Measures
Information for the following performance measures will be available by February 1st, 2024.
- The Depression Response measure is a patient-reported outcome measure that assesses the percentage of adult patients (18 years of age or older) who score >9 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), have a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and who demonstrate a response to treatment at approximately 12 months.
- The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) licensed through Insignia Health (a Phreesia company), assesses the attitudes, motivators, and behaviors that allow a patient to manage his or her healthcare issues. Patient activation is essential to achieving improved health outcomes and cost control.
- Optimal ESRD Starts quantifies the ability of healthcare providers to prepare patients for ESRD by educating them and their families about the need for dialysis or kidney transplant, helping them to make appropriate and informed choices about their treatment modality, and supporting them in successfully transitioning to dialysis or kidney transplantation as kidney function declines.
Shared Savings and Losses
Information for the following performance measures will be available by February 1st, 2024.
- Total amount of Shared Savings or Shared Losses per Performance Year
- Proportion of Shared Savings invested in the program and other resources necessary to improve outcomes and reduce Medicare costs for Beneficiaries
- Proportion of Shared Savings to KCE Participants and Preferred Providers for each Performance Year

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