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NewHealth Collaborative
An Accountable Care Organization
168 East Market St
Akron, OH 44309
330.996.8687
summahealth.org/aco
NewHealth Collaborative (NHC), Summa Health’s NHC is the only ACO in the state of Ohio to achieve
Accountable Care Organization (ACO), began its savings in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP)
operations in January 2011. It is a clinician-led ACO that in both 2013 and 2014. The work of NHC has generated
partners with communities to compassionately care for approximately $22 million in savings for Medicare, while
and serve its populations in an accountable, value- and improving the quality of care provided to patients. Key
evidence-based manner. to its success is its focus on fundamental strategies of
primary care transformation, population-based care
NHC represents more than 500 providers. It integrates the management and care coordination, and enhanced
resources of Summa Health System and Mercy Medical access to care and services from the primary care team.
Center, located in Canton, Ohio. NHC and its providers
manage the healthcare of over 80,000 lives which In 2015, Summa Health and Mercy Health created
includes Summa’s employees as well traditional Medicare Advanced Health Select (AHS), the largest clinically
beneficiaries to name a few. This equates to a total integrated network in Ohio. This “network of networks” is
medical spend of approximately $600 million. currently comprised of NewHealth Collaborative, Mercy
Health Select (Mercy Health’s ACO) and MetroHealth.
Together, these organizations are on the forefront of
healthcare transformation by delivering on the “triple aim”
– better care and better community health, at a lower cost.
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