BANGOR, MAINE — Community Care Partnership of Maine improved care for nearly 17,000 Medicare beneficiaries across the state and saved Medicare $6,341,665 by meeting quality and cost goals in 2020, according to recently released performance data from the federal agency that administers Medicare.  Community Care Partnership of Maine earned a quality score of 98.13% on performance […]

With enormous sadness, her family shares that Theresa Knowles, age 45, died on August 26th, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bangor, 44 days after a diagnosis of metastatic esophageal cancer. From the day of this diagnosis, and for the preceding 25 years, her best friend, love, and soulmate, Aaron Knowles, was at her side. […]

Blog Post: 5 Lessons Learned from the First Weeks of COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Just over a month ago (on December 14, 2020, to be exact), Maine received its first allocation of COVID-19 vaccine. In the weeks that followed, doses of COVID-19 vaccine made their way to hospitals and FQHCs across the state, including Penobscot Community […]

By: Mary Butler, CCPM Director of Operations Here we are in 2021, and alas, many of us are still working from home. What was initially thought to be a two week hiatus from the office has quickly transformed into a remote work revolution that, according to several sources, is likely to continue post-pandemic. The ushering […]

BANGOR, MAINE — Community Care Partnership of Maine improved care for more than 18,000 Medicare beneficiaries across the state and saved Medicare $5,761,929 by meeting quality and cost goals in 2019, according to recently released performance data from the federal agency that administers Medicare.  Community Care Partnership of Maine earned a quality score of 92.17% on […]

Community Care Partnership of Maine (CCPM), an Accountable Care Organization comprised of fifteen federally qualified health centers and three community hospitals throughout Maine, is pleased to announce that St Croix Regional Family Health Center has joined their membership. CCPM member organizations are committed to collaboration, resource sharing and the implementation of best practices for improving […]

Community Care Partnership of Maine (CCPM), an Accountable Care Organization comprised of fourteen federally qualified health centers and three community hospitals throughout Maine, is pleased to announce that Islands Community Medical Services, Inc. has joined their membership. CCPM member organizations are committed to collaboration, resource sharing, and the implementation of best practices for improving the […]

Kris Ravin, Pharm.D., Director of Pharmacy for Community Care Partnership of Maine, recently received the Pharmacy Practice of the Year Award, awarded by the Maine Society of Health System Pharmacists in recognition of outstanding performance and innovation in the field. Ravin, who also serves as the Pharmacy Operations Manager for Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC), […]

Community Care Partnership of Maine (CCPM), an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) comprised of 15 health care organizations throughout Maine, is pleased to announce the achievement of shared savings in its third year of participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). For the 2018 performance year, CCPM achieved $17,459,697 in total savings for Medicare, with $7,426,177 in […]

Community Care Partnership of Maine (CCPM), an Accountable Care Organization comprised of 12 federally qualified health centers and three community hospitals throughout Maine, is pleased to announce that Harrington Family Health Center has joined their membership.  CCPM member organizations are committed to collaboration, resource sharing, and the implementation of best practices for improving the patient […]