BACON from the MaineHealth ACO

About BACON from the MaineHealth ACO

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.

Publisher

MaineHealth ACO

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Apr 2019

Latest episode

1 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Mar 2025

   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 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. Be on the lookout for our new podcast, Curbside Consult, in May!

2. 

   7 Jan 2025

   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 lives.

3. 

   9 Dec 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.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

76,727

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

49

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

77

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.