Carolina Medical Home Network Medicare Accountable Care Organization
According to § 425.30(b), ACOs are required to report the following information in a standardized format specified by CMS:
ACO Name and Location
Carolina Medical Home Network ACO, LLC
4309 Emperor Blvd, Suite 430
Durham, NC 27703
ACO Primary Contact
Lauren Lowery, Director of Operations, Carolina Medical Home Network
LoweryL@NCCHCA.org
(984)241-5914
Organizational Information
Identification of ACO participants
- Advance Community Health
- AppHealthCare
- Carolina Family Health Center
- CW Williams Community Health Center
- First Choice Community Health Center
- High Country Community Health Center
- MedNorth Health Center
- Mountain Community Health Partnership
- Person Family Medical Center
- Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center
- Robeson Health Care Corporation
- Western North Carolina Community Health Services
Identification of participants in joint ventures between ACO professionals and hospitals
- No participants are involved in a joint venture between ACO professionals and hospitals
Identification of the members of the ACO governing body
- Scot McCray, CEO, Advance Community Health
- Dr. Jennifer Greene, CEO, AppHealthCare
- Laura Owens, CEO, Carolina Family Health Center
- Debra Weeks, CEO, The C.W. Williams Community Health Center
- Sheila Simmons, CEO, First Choice Community Health Center
- Alice Salthouse, CEO, High Country Community Health
- Althea Johnson, CEO, MedNorth Health Center
- Tim Evans, CEO, Mountain Community Health Partnership
- Glenn Martin, CEO, Person Family Medical Center
- Reuben Pettiford, CEO, Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center
- Tim Hall, CEO, Robeson Health Care Corporation
- Anita Case, CEO, Western North Carolina Community Health Services
- Chrystal Shank, CEO, North Carolina Community Health Center Association
- Ruthie Johnson, Medicare Patient Representative, High Country Community Health
- Vacant, Community Stakeholder Representative
Identification of key clinical and administrative leadership
- ACO Executive: Chris Shank
- Medical Director: Dr. Rebecca Hayes
- Compliance Official: Ed Balbuenas
- Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer: Arianna Kell, MD
Identification of associated committees and committee leadership
- Executive Committee: Will be determined at April 2026 Board meeting
- Quality Improvement and Performance Committee: Will be determined at April 2026 Board meeting
- Finance Committee: Will be determined at April 2026 Board meeting
Identification of the types of ACO participants or combinations of participants that formed the ACO
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
Shared Savings and Losses Information
Amount of Shared Savings/Losses
- Agreement period beginning 1/1/2026, Performance Year 2026: To be completed after the conclusion of the performance year
Shared Savings Distribution:
- Agreement period beginning 1/1/2026, Performance Year 2026: To be completed after the conclusion of the performance year
- Proportion invested in infrastructure:
- Proportion invested in redesigned care progresses/resources:
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants
Payment Rule Waivers
No, CMHN ACO does not use the SNF-3-Day Rule Waiver.
The ACO’s performance on all quality measures
To be completed after the conclusion of the performance year
Updates and notices will be posted on the PPA Notice Board.
Updated Scoring Rubric: New evaluation domain added (posted May 27, 2025). Provider of choice has been added as a formal evaluation domain. Updated rubric reflects scoring expectations.
DELETION OF HEALTHY OPPORTUNITIES PILOT CONTRACT DOMAIN; REVISED TIMELINE
In a recent meeting of the Board of Managers of the Carolina Medical Home Network, the Board adopted a resolution affecting the Preferred Payor Arrangement ("PPA") that acknowledges the defunding of the Healthy Opportunities Pilots and deletes that contract domain in the PPA's Request for Proposal (the "RFP") and related scoring. Accordingly, PHPs are afforded additional time to revise their proposals within the 30-page limit and the filing deadline for responses to the RFP is extended until July 25, 2025. The deadline for CMHN announcing the Preferred Payor selections is also extended to no later than October 31, 2025.
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