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BACON is Brief ACO News for health care providers participating in the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization. Drs. Mike Clark and Heather Ward host. Listen for engaging guests and lively discussions about value-based care and its implications.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBACON is Brief ACO News for health care providers participating in the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization. Drs. Mike Clark and Heather Ward host. Listen for engaging guests and lively discussions about value-based care and its implications.
BACON from the MaineHealth ACO is hosted by MaineHealth ACO. The show has published 66 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Final Episode: exploring value and primary care with Dr. Asaf Bitton" (1 March 2025, 39 minutes), "Statins Help Patients with Diabetes" (7 January 2025, 26 minutes), and "Reducing Readmissions One Patient at a Time" (9 December 2024, 18 minutes).
BACON from the MaineHealth ACO publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 21 minutes across 66 episodes.
Booking probability for BACON from the MaineHealth ACO is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. BACON from the MaineHealth ACO requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. BACON from the MaineHealth ACO's contact route on record: verified email.
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MaineHealth ACO hosts BACON from the MaineHealth ACO, a health show with 66 episodes published.
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Episode #66
<p > In this special farewell episode of BACON, Heather and Mike welcome Dr. Asaf Bitton, keynote speaker for the upcoming MaineHealth ACO Value-Based Care Symposium on May 14. As Executive Director of Ariadne Labs and...
Episode #65
<p >Endocrinologist Stephen Babirak, MD, joins Mike and Heather to discuss how statins can lower cardiovascular disease risk in patients with diabetes, vastly improving their outcomes and extending their lives.</p>
Episode #64
<p >Learn how care managers from the MaineHealth ACO and St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston are collaborating to increase communication between the hospital and primary care practices to reduce 30-day readmission rates.</p>
Episode #63
<p >MaineHealth Associate Chief Quality Officer Mark Parker, MD, joins Heather and Mike to discuss a promising care variation reduction project that uses the delivery of timely lab results as a lever to improve...
Episode #62
<p>Evidence suggests that older adults age more successfully when they’re able to stay in their homes or in their home communities. In this episode of BACON, we talk to gerontologist Dr. Heidi Wierman and healthy aging...
Episode #61
<p >The HPV vaccine has been proven effective in preventing cancer but our vaccination rates could be higher. MaineHealth’s Dr. Melissa Keeport and Caroline Zimmerman discuss new guidelines and the role primary care can...
Episode #60
<p >On May 22, the MaineHealth ACO will host the Working Together to Advance Value-Based Care symposium in Freeport, with health policy superstar Dr. Don Berwick headlining as keynote speaker. In this BACON episode, we...
Episode #59
<p >In less than a year, Southern Maine Health Care reduced length of stay by thirteen percent and saved the health system nearly four million dollars. MaineHealth Southern Region Associate Chief Medical Officer Michael...
Episode #58
<p> Dr. Kendra Emery, the ACO’s Chief Medical Officer, providers her insights and plans for the organization and shares how her vision aligns with ACO priorities.</p>
Episode #57
<p >MaineHealth Medical Group Senior Director for Palliative Care Becca Hutchinson, MD, provides her unique and inspiring perspective on the role of palliative care in medicine today. Dr. Hutchinson recently helped to...
Episode #56
<p >Unwarranted care variation is often discussed in terms of its impact on cost. But there’s another dimension to care variation that is perhaps more important: its impact on patient safety. In this episode...
Episode #55
<p >One of our most popular episodes of the last year featured an interview with Memorial’s Matt Dunn, DO, discussing his primary care team’s success in increasing patient access. We replay that interview this month, as...
Episode #54
<p >The reduction of unwarranted care variation has the potential to improve quality while reducing cost of care, which aligns perfectly with the principles of value-based care championed by the ACO. Join us as we...
Episode #53
<p >The ACO’s Emily Levi reports MIPS and MSSP results for our participants and the financial implications.</p>
Episode #52
<p >MHACO’s President Jen Moore introduces ours recently released 2022 Annual Report, highightig how ACO participants improved quality, reduced over-utilization, and generated substantial value-based care revenue...
Episode #51
<p >Pediatric sports medicine physicians Michele LaBotz, MD, and Sarah Hoffman, DO, join us to introduce the concept of physical literacy and share resources that primary care providers can use to assess and improve the...
Episode #50
<p >In the world of value-based care, there’s one set of diagnosis codes that carry much greater weight than all the rest: HCCs. What are HCCs and why are they so important? Scott Williams, MD, joins Heather and Mike...
Episode #49
<p >Ryan Polly, MaineHealth’s VP for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, joins Heather to explore aspects of health equity and the results of a cross-cultural competency assessment completed by hundreds of MaineHealth...
Episode #48
<p >Reducing care variation is a strategic goal for both the MaineHealth ACO and the MaineHealth system during FY24 and beyond. The ACO’s chief operating officer, Shannon Banks, joins us to introduce initiatives that...
Episode #47
<p >Although the healthcare workforce is overwhelmingly female, women are underrepresented in leadership roles. This month, Mike and Heather discuss this phenomenon with Gayle Capozzalo of the Equity Collaborative. A...
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