Beneficiary Alignment based on QEM Services furnished by Non-Primary Care Specialists. If less than 10% of the weighted allowable charges are for QEM Services furnished by Primary Care Specialists, then Beneficiary alignment is based on the weighted allowable charges for QEM Services furnished by Non-Primary Care Specialists. A Beneficiary is aligned to the ACO for a Performance Year if the Beneficiary received the plurality of QEM Services during the applicable Performance Year Alignment Period from an Initative Professional included on the Participant List for that Performance Year. A Beneficiary is aligned to the ACO for a Base Year if the Beneficiary received the plurality of QEM Services during the applicable Base Year Alignment Period from an Initative Professional included on the Participant List for the relevant Performance Year. In the case of a tie in the dollar amount of the weighted allowable charges for QEM Services furnished to a Beneficiary by two or more providers or suppliers, the Beneficiary will be aligned to the provider or supplier from whom the Beneficiary most recently obtained a QEM Service.
