Cardiac Care Alliance

What Cardiac Care Alliance does

Cardiac Care Alliance (CCA) is a physician-led cardiovascular clinically integrated network (CIN) and management services organization (MSO) founded in 2025 and headquartered in the United States with initial operations centered on Texas. The company recruits independent cardiology practices into its network, providing shared MSO infrastructure — including EMR optimization, revenue cycle management, pre-authorization, referral management, scheduling, chart prep, and admin/clinical staffing — without acquiring practices or stripping clinical autonomy. CCA participates in Medicare Advantage and commercial value-based arrangements, earns shared savings when cardiologists hit quality and cost targets, supports fee-for-service billing, and helps practices launch ancillary services such as remote patient monitoring (RPM), chronic care management (CCM), cardiac rehab, imaging, and Office-Based Labs.

The underlying technology stack is a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core is a value-based cardiovascular care network with 24/7 care coordination, referral management, and value-based contracting infrastructure; add-on modules include an RPM infrastructure (with cited 30–37% reductions in heart failure hospitalizations), CCM, 24/7 care management, coronary calcium scoring, a cardiology-focused analytics and population health platform, and payer and employer-facing solutions. A notable technical component is the integration of Cleerly's AI-Quantitative Coronary Tomography (AI-QCT) for noninvasive coronary artery disease assessment from CCTA imaging, marketed as the first value-based deployment of that technology.

CCA's revenue model blends MSO/management fees, shared savings from outcome-based contracts, fee-for-service reimbursement support, ancillary services revenue, and payer value-based partnerships; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is customized per engagement. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales to independent cardiology practices, health systems, payers, and self-insured employers, supplemented by a channel partnership with WellMed (part of Optum/UnitedHealth Group) that embeds CCA cardiology into a large Medicare Advantage primary care network in Texas. Within roughly 14 months of launch, CCA announced integrations with Cardiovascular Value Partners, West Texas Heart & Vascular, Radiant Medical Group (California), Cleerly, and WellMed/Optum.

Name

Cardiac Care Alliance

Legal name

Cardiac Care Alliance

Website

https://cardiaccarealliance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cardiac Care Alliance is a physician-led cardiovascular clinically integrated network and MSO that supports independent cardiology practices with value-based contracting, MSO infrastructure, RPM, CCM, and analytics, serving providers, payers, health systems, and self-insured employers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Value-Based Cardiovascular Care Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Care Networks, Groups & MSOs (HLAFAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Single-Specialty PPO Networks (HLAEANAD)

Keywords

• Value-based cardiology
• Cardiovascular care network
• Care coordination services
• Remote patient monitoring
• MSO infrastructure services

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. MSO/Management Services Fees: Cardiac Care Alliance operates as a national Management Services Organization (MSO) providing back-office infrastructure to independent cardiology practices. Practices pay MSO fees for services including EMR optimization, revenue cycle management, pre-authorization, referral management, scheduling, and staffing support.
2. Shared Savings from Value-Based Contracts: CCA participates in value-based care arrangements with Medicare Advantage plans and commercial payers. Revenue is generated through shared savings when participating cardiologists achieve quality targets and reduce total cost of care. Incremental revenue is shared with participating physicians.
3. Fee-for-Service Reimbursements: CCA supports practices in maintaining fee-for-service billing alongside value-based contracts, capturing reimbursements for cardiovascular procedures, office visits, diagnostic testing, and ancillary services.
4. Ancillary Services Revenue: CCA enables practices to expand into ancillary services including Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), Chronic Care Management (CCM), cardiac rehabilitation, clinical research, PET-CT, imaging, diagnostics, and monitoring services. These generate additional revenue streams for participating practices.
5. Payer Value-Based Care Partnerships: CCA contracts with payers (Medicare Advantage, commercial plans) to deliver high-quality, cost-effective cardiovascular care. Revenue is generated through value-based arrangements that reward quality performance and cost reductions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cardiac Care Alliance operates a physician-led cardiovascular clinically integrated network (CIN) and Management Services Organization (MSO) that provides independent cardiology practices with value-based care contracting, 24/7 care coordination, remote patient monitoring, chronic care management, cardiology-specific analytics, revenue cycle management, and ancillary services infrastructure. The company enables participating practices, health systems, payers, and self-insured employers to deliver coordinated, cost-effective cardiovascular care while preserving physician ownership and clinical autonomy.

Product overview

Cardiac Care Alliance is a physician-led cardiovascular clinically integrated network (CIN) that operates a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is the Value-Based Cardiovascular Care Network, which provides the foundational infrastructure, strategic support, and network connectivity for independent cardiology practices to succeed in value-based care models. Around this core, CCA offers multiple integrated modules: Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), Chronic Care Management (CCM), 24/7 Care Management, Coronary Calcium Scoring, Cardiology Analytics Platform, and MSO Services. These modules work together to enable comprehensive cardiovascular care delivery, population health management, and revenue optimization. Additional offerings include Payer Partnership Solutions and Employer Health Solutions that extend the platform to serve different market segments. The Cleerly AI-QCT integration represents an advanced imaging analytics capability within this ecosystem. All services are designed to preserve physician independence and clinical autonomy while enabling scale through shared infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Value-Based Cardiovascular Care Network A physician-led clinically integrated network (CIN) designed to enable cardiology practices to thrive under value-based care models while preserving ownership and clinical autonomy. Provides infrastructure, partnerships, and performance support for Medicare Advantage and CMS value-based programs.
• MSO Services (Management Services Organization) National MSO providing EMR optimization, clinical workflow support, pre-authorization and referral management, full-service revenue cycle management (RCM), scheduling, chart prep, and administrative and clinical staffing infrastructure to participating independent cardiology practices.
• Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Technology-enabled continuous tracking of patients' heart health, delivering real-time insights and proactive care management to reduce heart failure hospitalizations through timely interventions.
• Chronic Care Management (CCM) Proactive care management program for patients with chronic cardiovascular conditions, supporting value-based care delivery through continuous patient engagement, medication management, and care coordination between visits.
• Value-Based Care Contracting Services Administrative and strategic support for value-based contracts, payer alignment, and network-level negotiation, handling administrative complexity so practices can focus on patient care while ensuring providers are rewarded for quality, cost-effective care delivery.
• Ancillary Services Expansion Support for expanding practice revenue through ancillary services including cardiac rehabilitation, clinical research, PET-CT, imaging, diagnostics, monitoring services, outpatient diagnostic testing (echo, nuclear, vascular labs), and Office-Based Labs (OBLs) and ASC participation.
• Payer Partnership Solutions Services for Medicare Advantage, commercial, and other health plan payers including cost optimization, value-based care enhancement, specialty network innovation, quality capture, and total cost of care savings through CCA's cardiologist network and care coordination infrastructure.
• Employer Health Solutions Comprehensive cardiovascular services for self-insured employers including care navigation, 24/7 access to care, digital primary and cardiology support, healthcare navigators, and advanced care coordination technology to reduce workforce healthcare costs and improve productivity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% reduction in heart failure hospitalizations through Remote Patient Monitoring (CHAMPION Trial data)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• WellMed Medical Management Inc. (part of Optum/UnitedHealth Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Comprehensive value-based cardiology collaboration with WellMed, a physician-led primary care network focused on Medicare-eligible patients. Effective May 1, 2026, the collaboration launched in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with plans to expand to additional Texas markets. CCA cardiologists and WellMed PCPs align to improve cardiovascular outcomes, quality, patient/provider experience, and care coordination while reducing preventable hospitalizations. The model embeds cardiology into a value-based population health framework for Medicare Advantage enrollees.
• Radiant Medical GroupregionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2025Partnership with Radiant Medical Group, a leading cardiology and primary care provider based in California. Radiant brings deep expertise in cardiovascular services and a shared vision for transforming care delivery. Collaboration expands CCA's model into California communities, providing access to comprehensive team-based cardiovascular care and streamlined care coordination between primary care and specialty providers.
• West Texas Heart & VascularregionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 May 2025Partnership with West Texas Heart & Vascular, a leading cardiovascular provider delivering high-quality, community-focused care across the West Texas region. Collaboration extends cardiovascular services including comprehensive care, imaging and diagnostics, value-based care models, and virtual care support for rural/remote communities. Supports CCA's expansion strategy in Texas markets.
• Cardiovascular Value Partners (CVP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2025Integration of Cardiovascular Value Partners, the largest independent cardiology practice value-based network in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, into the CCA network. Founded by Dr. Amit Guttigoli and Prem Kalam, CVP brings a network of outstanding cardiology providers who have redefined independent, value-driven care in the DFW healthcare market. This partnership significantly strengthens CCA's Texas presence and supports the goal of 100+ value-based cardiology partners in Texas.
• CleerlycoreTechnology or Integration · 6 May 2025Strategic partnership to integrate Cleerly's AI-Quantitative Coronary Tomography (AI-QCT) technology into CCA's cardiovascular care network. The collaboration aims to ensure symptomatic patients undergo noninvasive assessment prior to cardiac catheterization, reducing unnecessary procedures and costs. This is Cleerly's first value-based care partnership. Initial launch with cardiology practices in Texas with plans for broader implementation. Studies comparing Cleerly's technology with invasive gold standards demonstrated high accuracy in assessing coronary atherosclerotic plaque.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• HeartFlow: AI-powered coronary imaging company offering CCTA-based plaque analysis similar to Cleerly's AI-QCT. HeartFlow's analytical technology competes with CCA's Cleerly integration, and both target reduction of unnecessary invasive coronary procedures in cardiology value-based care workflows.
• P3 Health Partners: Value-based care platform focused on Medicare Advantage populations with risk-bearing arrangements across primary care and specialty networks. Operates an attributed-lives model similar to CCA, with comparable payer mix and population health infrastructure.
• Vytalize Health: Value-based care platform partnering with independent primary care practices under risk-bearing Medicare Advantage contracts. While primary care-focused, Vytalize shares CCA's MSO, payer contracting, and population health technology architecture for attributed-lives economics.

Direct peers

• agilon health: Value-based care network operator that partners with independent primary care physicians under risk-bearing contracts. CCA operates an analogous model for cardiology rather than primary care, but shares the same fundamental CIN/MSO architecture, payer contracting structure, and reliance on attributed lives for shared savings.
• Privia Health: Physician enablement platform providing practice management, value-based care contracting, and population health tools to independent medical groups. CCA's MSO infrastructure, analytics platform, and payer partnership strategy closely mirror Privia's approach, with Privia operating across multiple specialties and CCA focused on cardiology.
• U.S. Cardiology Partners: Cardiology practice management and MSO platform backed by KKR that consolidates independent cardiology practices nationwide. Operates a similar partner-with-independents model but uses acquisition/recapitalization structures rather than CCA's pure non-acquisition MSO approach.
• Cardiovascular Associates of America (CVAUSA): Cardiology-focused MSO/management company that partners with independent cardiology practices to provide operational support, technology, and contracting leverage. CVAUSA is the closest direct competitor to CCA, also serving independent cardiologists with a non-acquisition partnership model and is also backed by private equity (CVAUSA by Web Equity Partners / Phase 2 Partners).
• Astrana Health (formerly Apollo Medical Holdings): Value-based care platform managing risk-bearing arrangements for physician networks, primarily in primary care but expanding into specialties. Shares the attributed-lives, shared-savings, and MSO infrastructure model with CCA, with similar payer mix exposure to Medicare Advantage.

Broad incumbents

• Evolent Health: Specialty value-based care platform serving payers and providers across cardiology, oncology, and other specialties. Evolent's specialty care enablement, particularly its cardiology suite, overlaps directly with CCA's payer partnership solutions and value-based contracting infrastructure.
• Optum Health (UnitedHealth Group): Largest US healthcare provider/insurer network with employed cardiologists and value-based care programs. Optum is both CCA's largest potential channel partner (via WellMed) and its biggest competitive threat, given Optum's owned cardiology assets and national MA scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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