Public Reporting Data

ACO Name and Location

North Collaborative Care
3300 Oakdale Ave. N.
Robbinsdale, MN 55422

Primary ACO Contact

Primary Contact Name Jason Rusinak
Primary Contact Phone Number 763-581-2414
Primary Contact Email Address jason.rusinak@northmemorial.com

Organizational Information

ACO participants:

ACO Participant

ACO Participant in Joint Venture (Enter Y or N)
Maple Grove Hospital Corporation N
North Memorial Health Care Y
Voyage Healthcare N
Northwest Family Physicians Y
Family Health Services Minnesota, PA Y
Stellis Health, PA Y

ACO governing body:

Member Member’s Voting Power
– Expressed as a percentage or number		 Membership Type ACO Participant Legal Business Name/DBA, if Applicable

Last Name

First Name

Title/Position
Colson, MD Scott Voting Member 1 Vote ACO Participant Representative North Clinic, PA
Halverson, MD Jason Voting Member 1 Vote ACO Participant Representative Stellis Health, PA
Reichel, MD Scott Voting Member 1 Vote ACO Participant Representative Northwest Family Physicians
Doorenboos, MD Pamela Voting Member 1 Vote ACO Participant Representative North Memorial Health
Ogland, MD Carolyn Chair of the Board, Voting Member 1 Vote ACO Participant Representative North Memorial Health
Fromm Dan Voting Member 1 Vote ACO Participant Representative North Memorial Health
Vespa, MD Jeff Voting Member 1 Vote ACO Participant Representative North Memorial Health
Ryder Jon Voting Member 1 Vote Medicare Beneficiary Representative  
Barsanti, MD John Voting Member 1 Vote ACO Participant Representative Family Health Service

Key ACO clinical and administrative leadership:

Dr. Carolyn Ogland ACO Executive
Dr. Carolyn Ogland Medical Director
Dawn Backlund Compliance Officer
Dr. Kari Fabian Quality Assurance/Improvement Director

Associated committees and committee leadership:

Committee Name Committee Leader Name and Position
NCC Quality Committee Dr. Kari Fabian, Quality Committee Chair
NCC Finance Committee Dr. Scott Colson, Finance Committee Chair
NCC Board of Directors Dr. Carolyn Ogland, Board Chair
NCC Compliance Committee Dawn Backlund, Compliance Committee Chair

Types of ACO participants, or combinations of participants, that formed the ACO:

  • Hospital employing ACO professionals
  • Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/(Losses)

  • Third Agreement Period: Enhanced Track
    • Performance Year 2020: $0
  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019: $186,611
      • Performance Year 2019 A: $0
    • Performance Year 2018 ($1,283,929)
    • Performance Year 2017: ($1,523,336)
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2016: $2,135,157
    • Performance Year 2015: $2,709,506
    • Performance Year 2014: $2,077,491

Shared Savings Distribution

  • Third Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2020
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 12%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 88%
  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019
      • Proportion invested infrastructure: 12%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 88%
    • Performance Year 2018
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 12%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 88%
    • Performance Year 2017
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 90%
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2016
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 90%
    •  Performance Year 2015
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 90%
    • Performance Year 2014
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 10%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 0%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 90%

Quality Performance Results

2020 Quality Performance Results

ACO# Measure Name Rate ACO Mean
ACO-14 Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization 70.52 76.03
ACO-17 Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 60.98 81.67
ACO-18 Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-up Plan 72.69 71.46
ACO-19 Colorectal Cancer Screening 75.41 72.59
ACO-20 Breast Cancer Screening 67.27 74.05
ACO-42 Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease 87.86 83.37
ACO-27 Diabetes Mellitus: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control 10.94 17.70
ACO-28 Hypertension (HTN): Controlling High Blood Pressure 81.92 72.89
ACO-13 Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk 69.64 84.97
ACO-40 Depression Remission at 12 Months 9.03 13.99

Please note, the ACO-40 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low sample size.

Note: In the Quality Performance Results file(s) above, search for “North Collaborative Care” to view the quality performance results. This ACO can also be found by using the ACO ID A45396 in the public use files on data.cms.gov.

Payment Rule Waivers

Our ACO uses the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver, pursuant to 42 CFR 425.612. “ACOs not approved for a SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver do not need to include this section of the public reporting template on their public reporting webpage.”