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Billings’ hospitals, public health center, insurance company team up to share patient information to improve care

July 18, 2018 /

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It makes sense for Billings’ three largest health providers and the state’s biggest health insurance company to share patient information with each other.

That type of collaboration can boost the quality of patient care, reduce costs and identify treatment gaps.

That’s the idea behind a health information exchange (HIE) pilot project involving St. Vincent Healthcare, Billings Clinic, RiverStone Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana. It recently went live, and the results are promising.

By SUSAN OLP [email protected]

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