Only Connect
In the E.M. Forster novel Howard’s End, the protagonist Margaret Shlegel urges her husband to “only connect! . . . . Live in fragments no longer.”
Margaret’s advice rings true for health care in a post-pandemic world. To build a thriving and dynamic future, we must strengthen our bonds and engage even more deeply with our patients, our communities and each other.
This is the conviction that drove our work in 2022.
Jennifer Moore, President
Only Connect
In the E.M. Forster novel Howard’s End, the protagonist Margaret Shlegel urges her husband to “only connect! . . . . Live in fragments no longer.”
Margaret’s advice rings true for health care in a post-pandemic world. To build a thriving and dynamic future, we must strengthen our bonds and engage even more deeply with our patients, our communities and each other.
This is the conviction that drove our work in 2022.
January
January
MHACO launched Value Conversations, in-depth discussions between MHACO leaders and practice leaders anchored by a new in-depth quality and utilization performance report.
February
February
MHACO distributed more than $21 million in shared savings to participants, realized in 2021.
March
March
25 primary care practices participating in the ACO earned $4 million by successfully completing the inaugural year of Medicare’s Primary Care First program.
June
June
MHACO joined MaineHealth and agilon health in the Building High Value (BHiVe) Partnership, a project to bring value-based care to more MaineHealth patients.
August
August
Practices participating in the ACO earned a 2.3% Medicare rate increase for CY23 based on their Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance, including a perfect MIPS quality score.
September
September
MHACO provided $200,000 in support for participants’ care innovation projects.
October
October
MHACO introduced a Health Disparity Measure to the Quality Heat Map.
