Public Reporting

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:
Joanna Loomis
315-755-2020 ext. 31
jloomis@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.
• Kenneth Hilborne, FNP-C: Voting Member (1 vote) ACO Participant Representative, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
• Jeffrey Perrine, FNP: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, Carthage Area Hospital, Inc.
• Amanda Rydberg, PA: Voting Member (1 vote), ACO Participant Representative, River Hospital, Inc.
• Melanie Saber, LMSW: Voting Member (1 vote), Community Stakeholder Representative, N/A
• 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

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 2020 — $0
  • 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 2020
    • 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
    • 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
• 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

2020 Quality Performance Results

For previous years’ financial and quality performance results, please visit data.cms.gov.