Becker's Hospital Review

98 cial ACOs with Cigna and Aetna. Franciscan Alliance contracts now collectively cover more than 60,000 beneficiaries across Indiana and Illinois. Forward Health Partners (Dallas-Fort Worth). is ACO was first announced in May as a partnership between five existing health systems: Children's HealthSM in Dallas, Cook Children's in Fort Worth, Methodist Health System in Dallas, Texas Health Resources in Arlington, and UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. ey comprise 42 hospitals, 72 outpatient facilities and more than 1,300 primary care physicians. Hackensack (N.J.) Physician-Hospital Alliance. Hackensack- UMC, a nonprofit teaching and research hospital and the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in the state, is the anchor of the Hackensack Physician-Hospital Alliance ACO. e integrated Hacksensack system includes a cancer center, children's hospital, women's hospital and heart hospital. In April 2012, the organization became one of the first 27 organizations selected to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. e ACO earned a total shared savings of $2.8 million for per- formance year 2014. Health Connect Partners (Seattle). In December 2013, Health Connect Partners was selected as one of 123 new Medicare ACOs. e ACO is the result of a collaboration between Swedish Health System and Providence Health & Services-Washing- ton with the aim of reducing medical expenses, improving the quality of care and increasing patient satisfaction. e Portland, Ore.-based Columbia Medical Group and Seattle-based Pacific Medical Centers are also partnered with the ACO, which boasts more than 3,000 participating physicians and serves more than 29,400 Medicare beneficiaries. Health Share of Oregon (Portland, Ore.). Since September 2012, Health Share of Oregon has served its members in coun- ties across the state. As a coordinated care organization, Health Share guarantees care to all members of the community and places a focus on wellness and preventative measures. e CCO is partnered with several health systems in the area, including but not limited to Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Portland, Ore.-based Adventist Health and Providence Health & Services in Renton, Wash. Health Share of Oregon has nearly 18,000 medical, behavioral and dental care professionals and is one of the largest ACOs by physician network size, according to an SK&A report. HealthCare Partners California ACO (Torrance, Calif.). Healthcare Partners California ACO is affiliated with HealthCare Partners Medical Group. e ACO includes more than 1,200 employed and affiliated primary care physicians and more than 30,000 employed and contracted specialists and was awarded Elite Status by the National Accountable Care Congress in July. e ACO was one of the original 32 Medicare Pioneer ACOs, but was one of nine to announce its departure from the Pioneer program in July 2013. e group has commercial ACO agree- ments with DaVita, Monarch Healthcare and Anthem Blue Cross, a collaboration that boasted $4.7 million in savings for the first six months of 2013. HealthCare Partners of Nevada (Las Vegas). HealthCare Partners of Nevada is a multispecialty independent physician organization with more than 300 primary care physicians and roughly 1,700 specialists. e ACO, which has approximately 100 primary care locations, participating medical care clinics and specialty affiliates through Las Vegas and surrounding towns, partnered with Humana in December 2014 to offer services to expand care for Medicare beneficiaries. e group was named to the Medicare Pioneer program in late 2011, but was one of nine to announce its exit from the program in July 2013. HealthPartners (Bloomington, Minn.). Originally formed as a cooperative in 1957, HealthPartners has grown to become the largest consumer-governed nonprofit healthcare organization in the nation. In 2010, HealthPartners and Minneapolis-based Allina Health formed the Northwest Metro Alliance, which is a learning lab for ACOs. Currently, the Northwest Metro Alli- ance serves more than 1.5 million medical and dental health plan members nationwide with a network of more than 1,700 physicians and 22,500 care team members. HealthPartners was among the first to receive ACO accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance in February 2013. HealthTexas Provider Network (Dallas). e HealthTexas network was established in 1994 and is a multi-specialty medical group currently employing more than 2,300 physicians in the north Texas area, making it one of the largest ACOs by physician network size, according to an SK&A report. e network formed a partnership with Cigna in July 2013 and in fiscal year 2015 reported more than 2.2 million patient visits per year. Heritage California ACO (Northbridge). Heritage California's ACO was one of the 32 original Pioneer participants. It is now partnered with affiliates that operate throughout eight coun- ties and is one of the largest ACOs in the country by physician size, according to an SK&A report. In July 2013, the network partnered with Anthem Blue Cross and currently delivers care to more than 700,000 individuals through contracts with 2,300 primary care physicians and 30,000 specialists across over 100 hospitals. Indiana University Health (Indianapolis). rough a partner- ship with the Indiana University School of Medicine in Bloom- ington, the Indiana University Health ACO aims to improve the health of the community through education, innovation and excellence in care. e ACO was selected to participate in the

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