Concord/Elliot ACO is a joint venture between two hospitals and ACO professionals. The ACO consists of more than 540 healthcare providers employed by Concord Hospital or Elliot Hospital who coordinate the health care of more than 20,000 Medicare beneficiaries in our combined service area. We are dedicated to promoting better care coordination, improving patient outcomes and creating a collaborative environment with community partners. This approach ensures that patients receive the best, most appropriate care from the right provider at the right time by identifying and addressing problems early. Working with Medicare, Concord/Elliot ACO provides its beneficiaries with higher quality care while reducing growth in Medicare expenditures.
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PARTICIPANTS
Concord/Elliot ACO Participants
• Concord Hospital
• Elliot Hospital for the City of Manchester
• Elliot Physicians Network
GOVERNING BODY
Concord/Elliot ACO Management Committee
Mr. Michael Green
Voting Member and Chair, Concord Hospital, ACO Participant representative
Dr. David Green
Voting Member, Concord Hospital, ACO Participant representative
Dr. Greg Baxter
Voting Member, Elliot Hospital for the City of Manchester/Elliot Physicians Network, ACO Participant representative
Dr. Rick Phelps
Voting Member, Elliot Hospital for the City of Manchester/Elliot Physicians Network, ACO Participant representative
Ms. Darlene Palewitz
Voting Member, Elliot Hospital for the City of Manchester/Elliot Physicians Network, ACO Participant representative
Mr. Bruce Burns
Voting Member, Concord Hospital, ACO Participant representative
Mr. Rick Elwell
Voting Member, Elliot Hospital for the City of Manchester/Elliot Physicians Network, ACO Participant representative
Mr. Kevin Coughlin
Voting Member, Elliot Hospital for the City of Manchester/Elliot Physicians Network, ACO Participant representative
Mr. Ron Wilbur
Voting Member, Medicare Beneficiary Representative
Ms. Mary Deveau
Voting Member, Concord VNA, Community Member Representative
COMMITTEES AND KEY LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL
Quality Assurance and Operations Committee:
Ms. Betsey Rhynhart, Chair
Delivery of Care Committee:
Dr. David Green, Chair
Finance and Compliance Committee:
Mr. Rick Elwell, Co-Chair
Mr. Bruce Burns, Co-Chair
Data Standards and Technology Committee:
Ms. Denise Purington, Co-Chair;
Mr. Deane Morrison, Co-Chair
Key Leadership Personnel:
Mr. Michael Green, ACO CEO
Dr. David Green, ACO Medical Director
Ms. Darlene Palewitz, ACO Compliance Officer
Ms. Betsey Rhynhart, ACO Executive Director
AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF SHARED SAVINGS/LOSSES
Performance Year 1: Not Yet Determined
Performance Year 2: Not Yet Determined
Performance Year 3: Not Yet Determined
NOTICE TO PATIENTS
Some Medicare beneficiaries of affiliated Concord Hospital Medical Group practices may have received the information on this page regarding their providers' participation in an ACO.
Notice to Patient
Concord Hospital Medical Group is Participating in an Accountable Care Organization.
Your Concord Hospital Medical Group provider is Participating in a New Care Coordination Program
This letter is to let you know that your Concord Hospital Medical Group provider has chosen to participate in a Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO).
We're Working to Improve Your Care
An ACO is a group of doctors and other health care providers working together with Medicare to give you quality service and care. The goal of an ACO is for your doctors to communicate closely with your other healthcare providers to deliver high-quality care and meet your unique individual needs and preferences. The ACO may be rewarded for providing you with high quality, more coordinated care.
You Can Still See Any Doctor or Go To Any Hospital
Your Medicare benefits are not changing, and you will still receive your benefits through Original Medicare. This isn't a Medicare Advantage plan or an HMO plan. You still have the right to use any doctor or hospital who accepts Medicare, at any time. We may continue to recommend that you see particular doctors for your specific health needs, but it’s always your choice about what doctors you use or hospitals you visit.
You Control Your Personal Information
To help us give you the right care in the right place at the right time, on September 26, 2012, Medicare plans to start sharing certain health information with us about your care. This information will include things like visits to the doctor or hospital, medical conditions, and prescriptions you’ve had in the past and moving forward. Having this information will help us and your other health care providers participating in our ACO give you high-quality care, because we’ll have the most up-to-date information about your health.
Your privacy is very important to us, and you control the use of your personal health information. Like Medicare, we have important safeguards in place to make sure all your medical information is safe.
You Can Choose to Not Share Your Health Information
If you choose, you can ask Medicare not to share your personal health information with us by doing one of these things:
• Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.
• Complete and Sign the “Declining to Share Personal Health Information” form in your doctor’s office.
If you want to ask Medicare not to share your information with us, you should take one of the two steps described above. Even after Medicare begins to share your information with us, you may always ask Medicare to stop this information-sharing in the future.
Please note, however, that Medicare will not share any information about alcohol or drug treatment without express written permission. If you have received such treatment, it is important that we understand all of your health needs in order to allow the healthcare providers that treat you to coordinate your care. To give this permission, complete the “Consent for the Release of Confidential Alcohol or Drug Treatment Information” form and give it to us or mail it to the address indicated on the form.If you have received such treatment, consenting to allow Medicare to share this information about you with us will not change who you go to for alcohol or drug abuse prevention, treatment or recovery supports, but will help us provide better health care for you. You may withdraw your consent to share this information at any time either in writing or over the phone if you want Medicare to stop sharing this information.
Questions
If you have questions or concerns, you can call your Concord Hospital Medical Group provider or bring it up next time you’re in their office. You can also visit www.medicare.gov/acos.html or call 1-800-MEDICARE and tell the operator you are asking about ACOs (TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048). |
