Public Reporting Information
ACO Name and Location
95 Summit Avenue
4th Floor
Summit, NJ 07901
- Telephone: 908 598 0101
Primary Contact
Manager of Operations
- Telephone: 908 598 0101
- Email: drodgers@optimushp.com
Organizational Information
Optimus Healthcare Partners Participants
Download the names and locations of providers participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
Partners Participants
*No participants are involved in a joint venture between ACO professionals and hospitals.
Optimus Healthcare Partners
Governing Body: Board of Managers
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- John F. Vigorita, MD, MHA
Chair, President/CEO
(Vista Health System LLC) - John F. Vigorita, MD, MHA
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- Steven Sheris, MD
ACO Participant/AHS Hospital Corp
(Practice Associates Medical Group, PC- Voting) - Steven Sheris, MD
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- Alan Lieber
ACO Participant/AHS Hospital Corp
(President Overlook Medical Center- Voting) - Alan Lieber
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- Paul Zukoff, MD
ACO Participant
New Providence Internal Medicine
(Vista Health System LLC- Voting) - Paul Zukoff, MD
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- Samir Patel, MD
ACO Participant
(Vista Health System LLC- Voting) - Samir Patel, MD
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- Stanley Parman, MD
ACO Participant
Care Station Medical Group, PA
(Central Jersey Physician Network- Voting) - Stanley Parman, MD
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- Betty Sanchez-Catanese, MD
ACO Participant
Dr. Betty Sanchez-Catanese, MD
(Central Jersey Physician Network- Voting) - Betty Sanchez-Catanese, MD
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- Scott Maron, MD
ACO Participant
Maron & Rodrigues Medical Group, Llc
(Morris Area Integrated IPA- Voting) - Scott Maron, MD
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- David Bortniker, MD
ACO Participant
Ear, Nose & Throat Care, PC
(Central Jersey Physicians Network- VOTING) - David Bortniker, MD
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- James Merrigan
Medicare Beneficiary Representative - Voting - James Merrigan
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- John Pilla, MD
Practice Associates Medical Group, PC
(Central Jersey Physician Network- Voting) - John Pilla, MD
Optimus Healthcare Partners
Key Clinical and Administrative Leadership
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- John F. Vigorita, MD, MHA
President/CEO - John F. Vigorita, MD, MHA
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- James Barr, MD
Medical Director - James Barr, MD
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- Deborah Rodgers, RN, MSN, JD
- Deborah Rodgers, RN, MSN, JD
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- James Barr, MD
- James Barr, MD
ACO Executive
Compliance Officer
Quality Assurance
Improvement Officer
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- Thomas Kloos, MD
President - Thomas Kloos, MD
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- Deborah Rodgers, RN, MSN, JD
ACO Manager - Deborah Rodgers, RN, MSN, JD
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- Patricia Wallace, RN, MSN
Performance Improvement Manager - Patricia Wallace, RN, MSN
Management Services Group
Optimus Healthcare Partners
Committees and Committee Leadership
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- James Barr, MD - Chairperson
- James Barr, MD - Chairperson
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- John F. Vigorita, MD, MHA
- John F. Vigorita, MD, MHA
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- Stanley Parman, MD
- Stanley Parman, MD
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- Sean Cook, MD
- Sean Cook, MD
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- Mark Rubinetti, MD
- Mark Rubinetti, MD
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- Scott Maron, MD
- Scott Maron, MD
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- Mark Greaves, MD
- Mark Greaves, MD
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- Charles Accurso, MD
- Charles Accurso, MD
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- Aaron Miller, MD
- Aaron Miller, MD
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- Michael Baum, MD
- Michael Baum, MD
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- Timothy O’Donnell, MD
- Timothy O’Donnell, MD
Quality/ Performance
Improvement Committee
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- James Hakim, MD - Chairperson
- James Hakim, MD - Chairperson
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- John F. Vigorita, MD, MHA
- John F. Vigorita, MD, MHA
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- John Boozan, MD
- John Boozan, MD
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- Hemant Kairam, MD
- Hemant Kairam, MD
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- Thomas Kloos, MD - Chairperson
- Thomas Kloos, MD - Chairperson
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- John F. Vigorita, MD, MHA
- John F. Vigorita, MD, MHA
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- Samir Patel, MD
- Samir Patel, MD
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- Gary Ciambotti, MD
- Gary Ciambotti, MD
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- Kamran Tasharofi, MD
- Kamran Tasharofi, MD
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- Stanley Parman, MD
- Stanley Parman, MD
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- Christopher Horn, MD
- Christopher Horn, MD
Credentialing Committee
Finance Committee
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- Alan Lieber - Chairperson
- Alan Lieber - Chairperson
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- Scott Maron, MD
- Scott Maron, MD
Audit Committee
Types of ACO Participants or Combinations of Participants that Formed the ACO
Optimus Healthcare Partners is a limited liability company with physician-centric governance that is owned by Vista Health System LLC, Central Jersey Physician Network, and Atlantic Health System, Inc.
- Network of individual practices of ACO professionals and;
- Partnership or joint venture arrangement between hospitals and ACO professionals.
Shared Savings and Losses
Amount of Shared Savings/Losses
- Agreement Period beginning 2012 Performance Year 1: $8,343,320
- Agreement Period beginning 2012 Performance Year 2014: $4,440,296
- Agreement Period beginning 2012 Performance Year 2015: $4,173,290
Shared Savings Distribution
Agreement Period Beginning 2012 Performance Year 1
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 17.5%
- Invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 17.5%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 65%
- Hospital System Member: 7.5%
- Physicians: 92.5%
- Primary Care Physicians: 70%
- Specialty Physicians: 30%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 65%
Shared Savings Distribution
Agreement Period Beginning 2012 Performance Year 2014, 2015
- Proportion invested in infrastructure: 15%
- Invested in redesigned care processes/resources: 15%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 70%
- Hospital System Member: 7.5%
- Physicians: 92.5%
- Primary Care Physicians: 70%
- Specialty Physicians: 30%
- Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: 65%
Payment Rule Waivers:
- No, Optimus Healthcare Partners, LLC does not utilize the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver
Quality Performance Results:
*Required Public Disclosures for ACO Participation Waivers
The Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has provided waivers of certain federal laws that may otherwise limit innovation by ACOs. To avail itself of these waivers Optimus Healthcare Partners is obligated to disclose the applicable arrangements, which are described below:
First Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Optimus Healthcare Partners LLC, dated March 6, 2012. This agreement and the related arrangements govern the organization and management of the ACO and the relationships among its member organizations, Vista Health System LLC, Central Jersey Physician Network, and Atlantic Health System, Inc.
Participation Agreements between Optimus Healthcare Partners and Morristown Medical Center, Newton Medical Center, and Overlook Medical Center, each dated January 16, 2012. These agreements set forth the duties and responsibilities of Optimus Healthcare Partners and its participating hospitals to advance health care delivery through patient-centered principles, whole person orientation, evidence-based management and enhanced care coordination.
Participation Agreements between Optimus Healthcare Partners and participating primary care providers and specialty providers, dated at various times. These agreements set forth the duties and responsibilities of Optimus Healthcare Partners and its participating physicians to advance health care delivery through patient-centered principles, whole person orientation, evidence-based management and enhanced care coordination.