ACO Public Reporting
In accordance with guidelines set in place by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, our ACO — the HealthCare Partners of the North Country — makes the following performance data available to the public. For general questions or additional information about Accountable Care Organizations, please visit www.medicare.gov/acos.html or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.
ACO Name and Location:
HealthCare Partners of the North Country, LLC.
Previous Names: N/A
120 Washington St., Suite 230
Watertown, NY 13601
ACO Primary Contact:
Laura Yott
315-755-2020 ext. 32
lyott@northcountryinitiative.org
Organizational Information:
ACO participants:
- Carthage Area Hospital, Inc.
- Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
- Claxton Medical, PC
- Clifton Fine Health Care Corporation
- Family Medicine of Carthage, PC
- Nancy A. Girard, DO
- Lowville Medical Associates, LLP
- North Country Family Health Center, Inc.
- Ogdensburg Family Practice
- River Hospital, Inc.
- Samaritan Medical Center
- Samaritan Medical Practice, PC
- Watertown Internists, PC
- Karen A. Williams, MD, PC
*No participants are involved in a joint venture between ACO professionals and hospitals.
ACO Governing Body:
- Collins Kellogg, MD: Chairman, Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Watertown Internists, PC
- Jack Rush, MD: Vice-Chairman, Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Samaritan Medical Center
- David Rechlin, DO: Secretary, Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Samaritan Medical Center
- Emily Mastaler: Treasurer, Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, River Hospital, Inc.
- Jason White, MD: Assistant Treasurer, Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Watertown Internists, PC
- Mario Victoria, MD: Compliance Officer, Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Samaritan Medical Center
- Steve Lyndaker, MD: Medical Director, Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Lowville Medical Associates, LLP
- Thomas Carman: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Samaritan Medical Center
- Richard Duvall: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Carthage Area Hospital, Inc.
- David Flint, MD: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Samaritan Medical Center
- Bradley Frey, RPA: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, River Hospital, Inc.
- Michael Gordon, MD: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Carthage Area Hospital, Inc.
- Jeffrey Perrine, FNP: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Carthage Area Hospital, Inc.
- Katherine Richey, FNP: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
- Amanda Rydberg, PA: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, River Hospital, Inc.
- Michael Seidman, MD: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
- John Slattery: Medicare Beneficiary Representative (1 vote), N/A
- Dierdra Sorrell: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Clifton-Fine Health Care Corporation
- Karen Williams, MD: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Karen A. Williams, MD, PC
- Caryn White, LCSW-R: Voting Member (1 vote), Community Stakeholder Representative, N/A
- TBD: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
- TBD: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Clifton-Fine Health Care Corporation
- TBD: Voting Member (1 vote), Community Stakeholder Representative
Key ACO Clinical & Administrative Leadership:
- ACO Executive: Joanna Loomis
- Medical Director: Steve Lyndaker, MD
- Compliance Officer: Tom Zecher
- Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Jeff Bazinet
Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:
- Contracting/Finance Committee: Emily Mastaler, Committee Chair
- Compliance Committee: Mario Victoria, MD – Committee Chair
- CIO/HIT Committee: Jack Rush, MD – Committee Chair
- Medical Management/Quality Committee: Steve Lyndaker, MD – Committee Chair
Types of ACO Participants, or combinations of participants, that formed the ACO:
- Partnerships or joint venture arrangements between hospitals and ACO professionals
Shared Savings and Losses
Amount of Shared Savings/Losses
- Second Agreement Period:
- Performance Year 2019 — $0
- Performance Year 2018 — $0
- First Agreement Period:
- Performance Year 2017 — $0
- Performance Year 2016 — $0
- Performance Year 2015 — $0
Shared Savings Distribution
- Second Agreement Period
- Performance Year 2019
- Proportion invested in infrastructure — N/A
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources — N/A
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants — N/A
- Performance Year 2018
- Proportion invested in infrastructure — N/A
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources — N/A
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants — N/A
- Performance Year 2019
- First Agreement Period:
- Performance Year 2017
- Proportion invested in infrastructure — N/A
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources — N/A
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants — N/A
- Performance Year 2016
- Proportion invested in infrastructure — N/A
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources — N/A
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants — N/A
- Performance Year 2015
- Proportion invested in infrastructure — N/A
- Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources — N/A
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants — N/A
- Performance Year 2017
2019 Quality Performance Results
For previous years’ financial and quality performance results, please visit data.cms.gov.