Norton Healthcare is a network of five not-for-profit hospitals serving patients throughout Kentucky and southern Indiana. Norton employs 11,000 people, including 400 medical providers across 90 locations. Norton’s vision is to “be the region’s most comprehensive, strongest and preferred health care organization, setting the standard for quality and caring.” In line with this vision, Norton boasts a sophisticated infrastructure for data management and quality measurement.
Parent Organization Specifications
Type: Integrated Delivery System
Legal Structure: 501(c)3
Patients Served Annually: 1.5 million
Number Associated Hospitals: 54
Number of Hospital Beds: 1,857
EHR Capabilities: Meditech
Other Reform Efforts: Ambulatory access pilots, cross-continuum clinical effectiveness DRG-based pilots, cross-continuum care management innovation pilots
Clinical Transformation Tools: PublicQuality Report with nearly 600 measures, disease and outcome registries, enterprise data repository (AMALGA)
ACO Specifications
Governance Structure: Internal
Legal Structure: 501(c)3 of Parent Organization
Participating Payers in Year 1: Humana
Date Initiated Discussions with Payers: July 2009
Year 1 Shared Savings Model: Asymmetric (no associated risk)
Quality Metrics Used in Year 1: Brookings-Dartmouth Starter Set, additional claims/clinical data and clinically enhanced measures
ACO Primary Care Providers: 200
ACO Medical Specialists: 29
ACO Surgical Specialists: 89