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

North Clinic, PA

N

Northwest Family Physicians

Y

Family Healthservices Minnesota, PA

Y

Lifesprk Medical Group, 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

Suart, MD

Chris

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

Tessmer-Tuck, MD

Jennifer

Voting Member

1 Vote

ACO Participant Representative

North Memorial Health

Bloomquist

Aaron

Voting Member

1 Vote

ACO Participant Representative

North Memorial Health

Ryder

Jon

Voting Member

1 Vote

Medicare Beneficiary Representative

 

Oelschlager, MD

Keith

Voting Member

1 Vote

ACO Participant Representative

Entira Family Clinics

Key ACO clinical and administrative leadership:

Dr. Carolyn Ogland

ACO Executive

Dr. Carolyn Ogland

Medical Director

Kelsey Brodsho

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 Commitee

Dr. Scott Colson, Finance Committee Chair

NCC Board of Directors

Dr. Carolyn Ogland, Board Chair

NCC Compliance Committee

Kelsey Brodsho, 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

  • Second Agreement Period
    • 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

  • Second Agreement Period
    • 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

2017 Quality Performance Results

ACO#

Measure Name

Rate

ACO Mean

ACO-1

CAHPS: Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information

77.59

80.60

ACO-2

CAHPS: How Well Your Providers Communicate

91.40

93.13

ACO-3

CAHPS: Patients’ Rating of Provider

91.01

92.31

ACO-4

CAHPS: Access to Specialists

83.43

83.32

ACO-5

CAHPS: Health Promotion and Education

59.72

62.30

ACO-6

CAHPS: Shared Decision Making

76.25

75.85

ACO-7

CAHPS: Health Status/Functional Status

74.99

73.05

ACO-34

CAHPS: Stewardship of Patient Resources

21.70

25.68

ACO-8

Risk Standardized, All Condition Readmission

15.48

15.01

ACO-35

Skilled Nursing Facility 30-day All-Cause Readmission measure (SNFRM)

20.77

18.46

ACO-36

All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Diabetes

53.72

53.95

ACO-37

All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Heart Failure

70.50

79.16

ACO-38

All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Multiple Chronic
Conditions

61.47

61.74

ACO-43

Ambulatory Sensitive Condition Acute Composite (AHRQ* Prevention
Quality Indicator (PQI #91))

1.68

1.93

ACO-11

Use of Certified EHR Technology

100.00

98.48

ACO-12

Medication Reconciliation

83.33

75.32

ACO-13

Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk

65.84

74.38

ACO-44

Imaging Studies for Low Back Pain

66.67

67.32

ACO-14

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization

72.26

72.52

ACO-15

Pneumonia Vaccination Status for Older Adults

90.02

72.92

ACO-16

Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and
Follow-Up

33.50

70.69

ACO-17

Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation
Intervention

88.10

90.48

ACO-18

Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Clinical Depression and
Follow-up Plan

46.68

61.98

ACO-19

Colorectal Cancer Screening

65.12

64.58

ACO-20

Breast Cancer Screening

73.95

70.05

ACO-42

Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular
Disease

83.86

79.89

ACO-27

Diabetes Mellitus: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control

14.29

16.74

ACO-41

Diabetes: Eye Exam

41.68

50.37

ACO-28

Hypertension (HTN): Controlling High Blood Pressure

73.48

71.47

ACO-30

Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another
Antithrombotic

85.54

86.86

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

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

  • Yes, our ACO does use the SNF 3-day Rule Waiver.