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.

BACON from the MaineHealth ACO
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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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Recent Episodes

March 1, 2025
Final Episode: exploring value and primary care with Dr. Asaf Bitton
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"> <span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> 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 a leader in primary care innovation, Dr. Bitton shares insights from healthcare systems worldwide and discusses the evolving roles of primary care and specialists in risk-based models.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"> <span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> Be on the lookout for our new podcast, Curbside Consult, in May!</span></p>

January 7, 2025
Statins Help Patients with Diabetes
<p class="MsoNormal">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>

December 9, 2024
Reducing Readmissions One Patient at a Time
Care managers at MaineHealth ACO and St. Mary's Hospital collaborate to improve communication and reduce 30-day readmission rates through enhanced hospital-primary care coordination.
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