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Accountable Care

Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organization

ACO Name and Location

CaroMont ACO
2525 Court Drive
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054

ACO Primary Contact

Tod Erickson
tod.erickson@caromonthealth.org
704.834.4532

Organizational Information

ACO Participants

  • CaroMont Medical Group INC

ACO Participants in Joint Ventures between ACO Professionals and Hospitals

  • No participants are involved in a joint venture between ACO professionals and hospitals.

ACO Governing Body

  • Dr. Andrew Dyksterhouse, Voting Member and Chair, ACO Participant, CaroMont Medical Group INC
  • Mr. Danny Wharton, Voting Member, ACO Participant, CaroMont Medical Group INC
  • Dr. Todd Davis, Voting Member, ACO Participant, CaroMont Medical Group INC
  • Mr. David O’Connor, Voting Member, ACO Participant, CaroMont Medical Group INC
  • Ms. Mary Trimmer, Voting Member, Medicare Beneficiary Representative

Key Clinical and Administrative Leadership

  • ACO Executive - Mr. Chris Peek
  • Medical Director - Dr. Todd Davis
  • Compliance Official - Ms. Anna Lattimore
  • Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer – Ms. Cindy Burton, RN, BSN

Associated Committees and Committee Leadership

  • Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee - Dr. Andrew Dyksterhouse, Chair
  • Interim Compliance Committee – Ms. Anna Lattimore
  • Physician Leadership Council – Dr. Andrew Dyksterhouse, Chair
  • Finance and Operations Committee – Dr. Harry Caulfield, Chair

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

  • ACO professionals in a group practice arrangement
  • Partnerships or joint venture arrangements between hospitals and ACO professionals
  • Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals

Amount of Shared Savings:

  • Third Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2021, $0
    • Performance Year 2020, $3,101,386
  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019, $1,821,806
    • Performance Year 2018, $0
    • Performance Year 2017, $0
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2016, $5,146,102
    • Performance Year 2015, $3,784,257
    • Performance Year 2014, $2,590,837

Shared Savings Distribution:

  • Third Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2021
      • 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 2020
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 2.1%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 23.8%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 74.1%

  • Second Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2019
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 60.8%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 38.6%
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 0.6%
    • 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
    • Performance Year 2017
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A

  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2016
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 6%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 2%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 92%
    • Performance Year 2015
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 11%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 3%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 86%
    • Performance Year 2014
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 6%
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 5%
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 89%

Quality Performance Results

Click here to view the full report and Quality Performance Results.

Where Can I Find More Information About ACOs?

Many common questions about ACOs are answered in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ACO Beneficiary Fact Sheet, Accountable Care Organizations and You: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for People with Medicare.

For more information about ACOs, you can do the following:

  • Visit the Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare
  • Talk to your doctor
  • Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) 24 hours a day/7 days a week. TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048 for questions or additional information about Accountable Care Organizations