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, P.C.
Clifton Fine Health Care Corporation
Family Medicine of Carthage, P.C.
Karen A. Williams, M.D., P.C.
Lowville Medical Associates, LLP
North Country Family Health Center, Inc.
Ogdensburg Family Practice, LLC
River Hospital, Inc.
Samaritan Medical Center
Samaritan Medical Practice, P.C.
Town of Massena DBA Massena Memorial Hospital
Watertown Internists, P.C.

*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, P.C.
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
Ben Moore: 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, P.C.
Michael Seidman, MD: Compliance Officer, Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
Steve Lyndaker, MD: Medical Director, Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Lowville Medical Associates, LLP
Karen Williams, MD: Medical Director, Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Karen A. Williams, M.D., P.C.
Amanda Rydberg, PA: Medical Director, Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, River Hospital, Inc.
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.
Jeanne Emery, PsyD: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, North Country Family Health Center, Inc.
Patrick Facteau: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Town of Massena
W. Allen Fink, DO: 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.
Charles Gijanto: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
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
Dierdra Sorrell: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Clifton-Fine Health Care Corporation
Mario Victoria, MD: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Samaritan Medical Center
David Welch, MD: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Clifton-Fine Health Care Corporation
TBD, MD/DO: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Town of Massena
TBD, MD/DO: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, TBD
John Slattery: Medicare Beneficiary Representative (1 vote), N/A

Key ACO Clinical & Administrative Leadership:

ACO Executive: Lindsay Knowlton
Medical Director: Steve Lyndaker, MD
Compliance Officer: Tom Zecher
Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Jeff Bazinet

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:

HIT Governance Committee: Jack Rush, MD – Compliance Officer
Medical Management Committee: Steve Lyndaker, MD – Committee Chair
Compliance Committee: Michael Seidman, MD – Committee Chair
Finance/Payer Committee: Ben Moore, Committee Chair
Care Connections Committee: Kathy Hunter, 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

First Agreement Period:
- Performance Year 2017 — $0
- Performance Year 2016 — $0
- Performance Year 2015 — $0

Shared Savings Distribution

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

Quality Performance Reports

2017 Quality Performance Results:

*Please note, the ACO-40 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low samples and ACO-36 All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Diabetes quality measure is not included in public reporting due to a non-material technical error.

For 2017 Quality Performance Results, please click here.
For 2016 Quality Performance Results, please click here.
For 2015 Quality Performance Results, please click here.

Note: In the Quality Performance Results files above, search for “Healthcare Partners of the North Country, LLC” or “Healthcare Partners of the North Country” to view the quality performance results. This ACO can also be found using the ACO ID “A29195” in the public use files on data.cms.gov.

Payment Rule Waivers

No, our ACO does not use the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver.