ACO Introduction

Crystal Run Healthcare ACO is one of the fastest growing Accountable Care Organizations in the country. We have over 400 exceptional providers in nearly 50 medical specialties with multiple practice locations focused on the healthcare needs of the mid-Hudson Valley and lower Catskill region.

Crystal Run Healthcare offers fully accredited, all-digital radiology and laboratory services, and is a national leader in the use and advancement of electronic health records (EHR). Crystal Run Healthcare is accredited by The Joint Commission, has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Level 3 Patient Centered-Medical Home as well as received Level 2 ACO accreditation, the first in New York State and among the first six nationally to receive ACO accreditation. Crystal Run Healthcare ACO was selected as one of 79 renewing Shared Savings Program ACOs, providing Medicare beneficiaries with access to high-quality, coordinated care across the United States. Beginning January 1, 2017, a total of 480 Shared Savings Program ACOs are serving over 9 million assigned beneficiaries. Crystal Run has the first American Academy of Sleep Medicine accredited sleep center in the region, was one of the first 16 practices across the US to be certified through the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative for its oncology care, and has the only Urgent Care in the region that is both Joint Commission Accredited and a Certified Urgent Care Center as designated by the Urgent Care Association of America.

Crystal Run Healthcare is also a national leader in Healthcare Reform and offering integrated, coordinated care for all patients, including those with common medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure. Our care coordination data proves that patients with these conditions receive quality care, demonstrated by measures that exceed national quality benchmarks. Our primary care physicians work with all patients on prevention and wellness strategies and coordinate all appropriate health screening tests such as mammograms, pap smears, immunizations and colonoscopies. Simply put, patients treated at Crystal Run Healthcare feel better and have improved results.

At Crystal Run Healthcare, we want you healthy. Click here to read a few words from our Founder.

For general questions or additional information about Accountable Care Organizations, please visit www.medicare.gov/acos.html or call 1-800 MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048