Delaware Care Collaboration reduces Medicare costs by $7.45 million in performance year 2021

Wilmington, Del. – (September 27, 2022) – Delaware Care Collaboration (DCC), a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and member of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, is pleased to announce that it saved $7.45 million in healthcare costs for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in performance year 2021.

DCC, whose partners include Saint Francis Hospital, the Medical Society of Delaware, and a number of other independent affiliated community-based primary care physician practices subsequently earned $2.92 million in shared savings from CMS as a result of this strong performance, which was largely driven by reducing:

• Unnecessary hospital stays;
• Unnecessary visits to the Emergency Department; and
• The length of stay for patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities.

Nineteen physician practices participated in the DCC MSSP during the 2021 calendar year, providing care to more than 10,500 beneficiaries. DCC also maintains a robust care coordination team of nurses, social workers, health coaches, and other health care providers dedicated to providing comprehensive medical and non-medical management to its beneficiaries.

“The Delaware Care Collaboration is committed to improving the health of our Medicare beneficiaries in Wilmington and the surrounding communities, while also reducing unnecessary utilization of expensive healthcare services,” says Robert Monteleone, MD, medical director for DCC. “Our strong performance in the MSSP in 2021 illustrates that commitment.”

DCC also has had a longstanding partnership with the Medical Society of Delaware and its Management Services Organization subsidiary, MedNet. A number of MedNet’s primary care physician practices participate in the DCC MSSP, co-managing their MSSP beneficiaries in collaboration with DCC’s care coordination team.

“It is an honor to serve our Delaware Medicare beneficiaries in partnership with the Delaware Care Collaboration,” says Mark Thompson, executive director of the Medical Society of Delaware. “Our collective commitment to improving the health of our Delaware communities is our top priority.”

DCC continues to emphasize the importance of preventative screening, active chronic disease management and the delivery of the highest quality of care to slow or prevent disease progression and the need for expensive hospital-based services. A multidisciplinary team of nurse care managers, social workers, behavioral health specialists, community health workers and provider relations professionals work together to support DCC’s integrated care coordination model.