Public Reporting
Governance
NW Momentum Health Partners is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). NW Momentum Health Partners ACO does not have any existing joint ventures. Effective January 1st, 2023, NW Momentum Health Partners is participating in the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model.
Mission
Northwest Momentum Health Partners ACO, LLC is a community of healthcare providers committed to transforming clinical practice with the goal of improving quality, reducing expenditures and enhancing the patient and provider experience.
Management Services
To achieve its mission, NW Momentum Health Partners has implemented a management services agreement with PSW to deliver administrative, operational and clinical services.
Governing Body
| John Kuczynski, MD | Olympia Multi-Specialty Clinic | Chair | Voting Member |
| Ronald Krauss, MD | Lacey Medical Clinic | Vice Chair, Medical Director | Voting Member |
| Andrew Manista, MD | Olympia Orthopedics | Voting Member | |
| Cris Johnson, MD | Pioneer Family Practice | Voting Member | |
| Oscar Soule, PhD | Retired, Medicare Beneficiary | Beneficiary Representative | Voting Member |
| Mariella Cummings | Results Incorporated | Consumer Advocate | Voting Member |
| Melanie Matthews, CEO | PSW | ex officio | |
| Richard Faiola, MD | Heritage Family Medicine | Voting Member | |
| Jennifer Weldon, CFO | MultiCare Capital Medical Center, MultiCare Health System | Voting Member | |
| Dennis Kalb, MD | Good Samaritan Hospital, MultiCare Health System | Voting Member | |
| Mark Smith, CEO | Auburn Medical Center, MultiCare Health System | Voting Member | |
| Gary Goin, MD | Retired, Office of Gary Goin, MD | Non-Voting Member |
Key Administrative & Clinical Leadership
| Melanie Matthews | CEO, PSW and NW Momentum Health Partners ACO |
| Jeremy Yielding | Chief Operating Officer, PSW |
| Steve Schramm | Chief Financial Officer, PSW |
| Tamara Schaffert | Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, PSW |
| Ronald Krauss, MD | Medical Director, NW Momentum Health Partners ACO Lacey Medical clinic |
| Cheryl Moses, RN | Chief Nursing Officer, PSW |
| Tamra Ruymann | Chief of Digital Health, PSW |
| Sara Aukerman | Compliance Officer, PSW and NW Momentum Health Partners ACO |
Global & Professional Direct Contracting Year-over-Year Shared Savings and Performance Results (2022)
*The Shared Savings and Performance Results for Direct Contracting will be posted once the information becomes available.
ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health Year-over-Year Shared Savings and Performance Results (2023)
*The Shared Savings and Performance Results for Direct Contracting will be posted once the information becomes available.
Press Release
January 2019: NW Momentum Health Partners reduces Next Generation ACO Model Spend by 8.2%
January 2020: NW Momentum Health Partners saves $2.4M in Shared Savings
January 2021: NW Momentum Health Partner saves $1.3M in Shared Savings
October 2021: NW Momentum Health Partners achieves $11M in Gross Savings in 2020
November 2022: NW Momentum Health Partners Achieves Positive Health Outcomes and Savings in Final Year of NGACO Model