Northwell Health ACO, the largest ACO in New York state, has achieved significant shared savings through MSSP, including $21.6 million in 2020 and $33.1 million in 2022, while consistently meeting and exceeding quality benchmarks. The ACO has sustained top-decile performance in diabetes control and reinvested earnings into systemwide quality initiatives, including the Ambulatory Quality Improvement Collaborative. Through this work, blood pressure control improved from 67% to 78% in 2023, and depression screening rates increased to 60% systemwide by mid-2025. Led by Matt Jelavic and Sandy Balwan, MD, the ACO is advancing Epic-enabled data integration, enterprisewide mental health screening and collaborative quality improvement with Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health.
