ACO: Patient Information

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ACO Name and Location

Westchester Medical Group, P.C.
Previous Names: Westmed Medical Group, P.C.
2700 Westchester Avenue
Purchase, NY 10577

ACO Primary Contact

Calie Santana, MD
aco@westmedgroup.com
(914) 848-8599

Organizational Information

ACO participants
Westchester Medical Group, P.C.
(WESTMED Medical Group)

ACO participants in joint ventures between ACO professional and hospitals
No participants are involved in a joint venture between ACO professionals and hospitals

ACO governing body

1. Michael Suzman, MD, Chairman/Voting Member, ACO Participant, Westchester Medical Group, P.C./WESTMED Medical Group
2. David Cziner, MD, Voting Member, ACO Participant, Westchester Medical Group, P.C./WESTMED Medical Group
3. Herbert Gretz, MD, Voting Member, ACO Participant, Westchester Medical Group, P.C./WESTMED Medical Group
4. Jonathan Finegold, MD, Voting Member, ACO Participant, Westchester Medical Group, P.C./WESTMED Medical Group
5. Cordelia Schwarz, MD, Voting Member, ACO Participant, Westchester Medical Group, P.C./WESTMED Medical Group
6. Randy Stein, MD, Voting Member, ACO Participant, Westchester Medical Group, P.C./WESTMED Medical Group
7. Ronald Dennett, MD, Voting Member, ACO Participant, Westchester Medical Group, P.C./WESTMED Medical Group
8. Monica Rieckhoff, MD, Voting Member, ACO Participant, Westchester Medical Group, P.C./WESTMED Medical Group
9. Joshua Waldman, MD, Voting Member, ACO Participant, Westchester Medical Group, P.C./WESTMED Medical Group

Key ACO clinical and administrative leadership

1. Steven Meixler, MD (ACO Executive & Medical Director)
2. Toni Mileo Drohan, Esq. (Compliance Officer)
3. Calie Santana, MD (Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer)

Associated committees and committee leadership

1. ACO Advisory Committee: Steven Meixler, MD and Calie Santana MD (Co-Chairs)

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

1. ACO professionals in a group practice arrangement

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses

• Second Agreement Period
  • Performance Year 2018, $6,203,325
  • Performance Year 2017, $5,384,460
  • Performance Year 2016, $0
• First Agreement Period
  • Performance Year 2015, $0
  • Performance Year 2014, $3,266,226
  • Performance Year 2013, $0

Shared Savings Distribution

• Second Agreement Period
  • Performance Year 2018
    • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 30%
    • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 50%
    • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 20%
  • Performance Year 2017
    • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 30%
    • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 50%
    • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 20%
  • 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
• First Agreement Period
  • 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
  • Performance Year 2014
    • Proportion invested in infrastructure: 30%
    • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 50%
    • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 20%
  • Performance Year 2013
    • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
    • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
    • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A

Quality Performance Results