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S1E66 Final Episode: exploring value and primary care with Dr. Asaf Bitton
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…
S1E65 Statins Help Patients with Diabetes
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…
S1E64 Reducing Readmissions One Patient at a Time
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…
S1E63 Reducing Misdiagnoses
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…
S1E62 Helping Our Patients Age in Place
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…
S1E61 Remarkable Benefits of HPV Vaccination
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…
S1E60 A Symposium Sneak Peek
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…
S1E59 A Recipe for Reducing Length of Stay
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…
S1E58 Our New CMO Kendra Emery, DO
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.
S1E57 Palliative Care Insights from Becca Hutchinson
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…
S1E56 Natisa Dill on Patient Safety & Care Variation
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…
S1E55 Memorial Hospital Improves Primary Care Access
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…
S1E54 MHACO's Care Variation Reduction Strategies
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.…
S1E53 The Latest MIPS & MSSP Results
The ACO's Emily Levi reports MIPS and MSSP results for our participants and the financial implications.
S1E52 Introducing Our New Annual Report
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…
Exploring Physical Literacy
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…
S1E50 Uncovering the Mysteries of HCCs
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…
S1E49 Health Equity and Cultural Competence
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…
S1E48 Reducing Unwarranted Care Variation
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…
S1E47 Seeking Gender Equity in Healthcare Leadership
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…
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