The MaineHealth Podcast

Working Together with COO Kelly Elkins, Episode 58Bridging the Gaps in Maternal Health, Part 1 of 2 For millions of families in rural communities, accessing quality obstetric care can be a monumental challenge. From long distances to the nearest hospital to provider shortages and systemic inequities, rural OB care stands at the intersection of some of the most pressing issues in mo

Andy's Open Door RecordingWednesday, January 22, 2025Quality & Safety panel This episode focused on Quality & Safety and MaineHealth’s journey to be a safe, high reliability organization. CEO Andy Mueller began by sharing a story about the importance of positively identifying the patient. He was then joined in the conversation by Alex Penney, senior director of patient sa

BACON Episode 65Statins 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. BACON is the MaineHealth ACO’s monthly news and information podcast, hosted by Mike Clark, MD and Heather Ward, MD. Find p

Andy's Open Door RecordingWednesday, January 8, 2025 In our first AOD of 2025, CEO Andy Mueller was joined by MaineHealth Surgery Center Scarborough Executive Director Lori Beucler, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland Nursing Director Katelynne Prosser and Vice President Emerging Business Lines Mike Bianchi. The program focused on the evolving healthcare landscape, and how am

Andy's Open Door RecordingWednesday, December 18, 2024Compensation. Benefits. COLA. Pay transparency. Maine Paid Family Medical Leave Act. In this episode, Andy has an in-depth discussion on compensation and benefits with Scott Ballard, Chief People Officer, Sue Pelletier, VP of Total Rewards, and Tammy Broadhurst, Senior Director of Compensation at MaineHealth. They discussed the

BACON Episode 64Reducing 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 readmission rates. BACON is the MaineHealth ACO’s monthly news and information podcast, hosted by Mike Clark, MD and Heather W

Andy's Open Door RecordingWednesday, December 4, 2024Guest: Dr. Adrian Moran, CMTO In this episode, Andy speaks to MaineHealth’s new Chief Medical and Transformation Officer, Dr. Adrian Moran, calling it a “homecoming.” Adrian shared his professional journey and return to MaineHealth and spoke about his new role. Adrian and Andy talked about the advancing role of technology a

Working Together with COO Kelly Elkins podcast, Episode 57Oncology Service Line with Mike Bianchi Access to high-quality oncologic care is vitally important to the communities we serve. In the latest Working Together episode, Vice President Oncology Service Line Mike Bianchi joins Chief Operating Officer Kelly Elkins to discuss how this service line is benefiting the lives of those

Andy's Open Door RecordingWednesday, November 20, 2024 Chief Health Improvement Officer Dora Mills, MD and Alison Prior, CNA, CHW and Substance Use Disorder Navigator, joined Andy for an inspiring and informative conversation about the significant impact of Community Health Workers and their vital role in addressing social drivers of health (SDOH). Andy opened the broadcast with a

Working Together with COO Kelly Elkins, Episode 56The Role of AI in MaineHealth In this episode, Kelly and Chief Information Officer Dan Nigrin, MD, delve into the evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and at MaineHealth. They discuss the definition of AI, its major types, and both current and future use cases in the medical field, as well as the risks and ben