Podcasts by BACON from the MaineHealth ACO
BACON is Brief ACO News for providers participating in the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization. Drs. Mike Clark and Julie Grosvenor host. In less than 15 minutes, you'll get info that's relevant to your practice, meet fellow MaineHealth ACO providers and learn about upcoming events. And really, who doesn't love BACON?
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Memorial Hospital Improves Primary Care Access from 2023-12-01T02:46
One of our most popular episodes of the last year featured an interview with Memorial’s Matt Dunn, DO, discussing his primary care tea...
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MHACO's Care Variation Reduction Strategies from 2023-11-03T21:30
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 cha...
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ACO Performance & Operations Update from 2022-02-03T15:03:01
MaineHealth ACO Chief Operating Officer Shannon Banks shares new performance results and introduces a sophisticated new data analysis report. Also, Ansar Hassan, MD, on MMC's Mitral Center of Ex...
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Physicians Cope with COVID from 2022-01-05T19:45:48
Physicians from across Maine report how they’re dealing with the ongoing and intensifying pandemic, both professionally and personally. Listen for diverse insights from Franklin’s Ross Isacke, D...
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MH Medical Group President Aileen Mickey from 2021-12-01T05:30
Over the past six months, Aileen Mickey, MD, MHA, has been leading the development of the MaineHealth Medical Group, Northern New England’s largest multi-specialty medical group. Aileen joins us...
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Next Day Joint Replacement plus ACA Open Enrollment from 2021-11-01T04:30
MMP orthopedic surgeons George Babikian, MD, and Adam Rana, MD, discuss the remarkable success they’ve had whittling down joint replacement recovery times. Plus...
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Clinical Documentation & Pediatric Behavioral Health from 2021-10-01T12:53:25
Accurate and precise clinical documentation matters now more than ever. Brett Loffredo, MD, tells us why. Plus, Amy Mayhew, MD and Melissa Keeport, MD Listen
Sharing in Success from 2021-09-01T04:30
Participants in the ACO will receive millions of dollars in shared savings this year. That’s thanks to excellent performance in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The ACO’s chief operating off...
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New MaineHealth CEO Andy Mueller from 2021-07-01T04:30
New MaineHealth CEO Andy Mueller, MD, shares his first impressions of the organization and his priorities going forward. Plus, Peggy Pennoyer, MD, and Don Endrizzi, MD, reflect on their experien...
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Nat'l Healthcare Policy & Local Primary Care Access Improvement from 2021-06-01T04:30
MaineHealth ACO President Jen Moore talks to federal policy expert Blair Childs about the Biden Administration’s healthcare policy priorities, including telehealth and value-based care. Also, Me...
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A Peek Inside the ACO's New Annual Report from 2021-05-01T04:30
MaineHealth ACO Chief Medical Officer Rob Chamberlin, MD, joins us to reveal some of the fresh data readers will find in the ACO’s newly released annual report. Also, we talk to Andy Russ, MD, L...
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Why Star Ratings Matter from 2021-04-01T04:30
On the surface, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings simply allow consumers to compare the quality of Medicare Advantage insurance plans. But deeper down, Star Ratings also drive a complex financial ...
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Dora Mills Answers COVID Vaccine Questions from 2021-01-29T05:01
Dora Anne Mills, MD, MaineHealth’s chief health improvement officer and former director of the Maine CDC, answers providers’ questions about vaccine availability and distribution in Maine (inter...
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New Clinical Documentation Guides from 2021-01-01T05:30
The ACO has released Basics and Beyond, a series of clinical documentation guides that provide condition-specific advice on precision coding. In this episode, the ACO’s Eiren Menhennitt introduc...
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Innovating Primary Care Payment from 2020-12-01T05:30
Next month, more than two dozen primary care practices participating in the ACO will join Primary Care First, a new Medicare program that uses a population-based payment model. Amol Nava...
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Our Medicare Shared Savings Program Results from 2020-11-01T04:30
MaineHealth ACO Chief Medical Officer Rob Chamberlin, MD, joins Julie and Mike to explore financial and quality results just in from the 2019 performance year of the Medicare Shared Savings Prog...
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A Medicare Reimbursement Increase from 2020-10-01T04:30
With MaineHealth ACO President Jen Moore, Julie and Mike discuss the link between ACO participants’ performance in the Medicare Incentive-based Payment System (MIPS) and a bump in Medicare reimb...
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A Medicare Reimbursement Increase from 2020-10-01T04:30
With MaineHealth ACO President Jen Moore, Julie and Mike discuss the link between ACO participants’ performance in the Medicare Incentive-based Payment System (MIPS) and a bump in Medicare reimb...
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Race and Two Kinds of Performance from 2020-07-08T19:12:48
This episode features commentary from co-hosts Dr. Julie Grosvenor and Dr. Mike Clark on racial inequity, a look at positive utilization performance numbers from the ACO's annual report and an i...
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The Telehealth Genie from 2020-06-02T14:47:37
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said recently that the “genie is out of the bottle” when it comes to telehealth. So, how will telehealth change the nature of medical practice? How should providers...
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Resuming In-Person Care from 2020-05-11T17:50:52
Join us to explore how MaineHealth plans to resume in-person care for non-COVID patients with time-sensitive conditions, learn about a new resiliency-building Project ECHO session for providers ...
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Uncertainty and Gratitude from 2020-04-07T14:22:58
Two primary care physicians share personal reflections on the pandemic in Maine so far – private practices overcoming financial uncertainty, gratitude for colleagues, the impostor syndrome, cama...
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Patient Experience&Choosing SNFs from 2020-03-01T05:00
Recently, the media picked up on a report issued by HealthGrades and MGMA that ranked Maine doctors last in a “patient sentiment” survey. Mike and Julie discuss this finding and other aspects of...
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Patient Experience&Choosing SNFs from 2020-03-01T05:00
Recently, the media picked up on a report issued by HealthGrades and MGMA that ranked Maine doctors last in a “patient sentiment” survey. Mike and Julie discuss this finding and other aspects of...
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Patient Experience & Choosing SNFs from 2020-03-01T05:00
Recently, the media picked up on a report issued by HealthGrades and MGMA that ranked Maine doctors last in a “patient sentiment” survey. Mike and Julie discuss this finding and other aspects of...
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How We Did in 2019 from 2020-01-02T13:25:41
The MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization works with providers to improve the quality and lower the cost of care. So, what kind of success did providers and the ACO see in 2019? Julie and Mi...
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November 2019: Medicare Imaging Regulation, Shirley Frederick, Nicole Donahue from 2019-11-01T04:00
Julie and Mike discuss new Medicare rules and procedure for ordering advanced imaging, Sanford primary care physician Shirley Frederick talks about her practice’s pilot to increase screening for...
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October, 2019: Dr. Greg Leach, Dr. Rob Chamberlin, Medicare Advantage from 2019-10-01T04:00
Learn why MaineHealth is getting into Medicare Advantage plans and what it means for providers, hear how an ancient Chinese movement practice is helping patients recover mobility, meet our new C...
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October, 2019: Dr. Greg Leach, Dr. Rob Chamberlin, Medicare Advantage from 2019-10-01T04:00
Learn why MaineHealth is getting into Medicare Advantage plans and what it means for providers, hear how an ancient Chinese movement practice is helping patients recover mobility, meet our new C...
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August 2019: Dr. Brad Samojla, Dr. Nicole Cherbuliez, from PHO to ACO from 2019-08-01T08:30
This month's topics range from the joys of telescribes to a brief history of the evolution of the ACO to running the Boston marathon at age 50.
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July 2019: Dr. Kate Herlihy, Dr. Patty Cantlin, Where to Go for Care from 2019-07-01T10:00
Reducing ED utilization is the subject of two segments this month. In our Meaty Topic, Mike and Julie introduce the ACO’s Where to Go for Care infographic designed to help patients decide when t...
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June 2019: Dr. Eric Worthing, Dr. Rifat Zaidi, Clinical Documentation from 2019-06-04T13:53:27
A girls’ school in rural Pakistan, hypertension control at LincolnHealth and better clinical documentation: all in this episode.
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June 2019: Dr. Eric Worthing, Dr. Rifat Zaidi, Clinical Documentation from 2019-06-04T13:53:27
A girls’ school in rural Pakistan, hypertension control at LincolnHealth and better clinical documentation: all in this episode.
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June 2019: Dr. Eric Worthing, Dr. Rifat Zaidi, Clinical Documentation from 2019-06-04T13:53:27
A girls’ school in rural Pakistan, hypertension control at LincolnHealth and better clinical documentation: all in this episode.
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May 2019: Dr. Rob Merrill, Dr. Dave Johnson, MSSP from 2019-04-24T20:35:45
Julie and Mike discuss the ACO's future with the Medicare Shared Savings Program and impact on providers. Dr. Rob Merrill reveals how he hit all the ACO quality targets in 2018 and Dr. Dave John...
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