Frontier Medicine Better Health Partnership topic of upcoming Mineral County Commissioners meeting
The Frontier Medicine Better Health Partnership (FMBHP) will present information about its work to the Mineral County Commissioners Tuesday, April 23 at the St. Regis Community Center in St. Regis. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m.
FMBHP, based in St. Regis, was created in 2012 after Mineral Regional Health Center, a federally qualified health center located in Superior, received an Innovation Grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Innovation.
The goal of FMBHP is to prove back to CMS that quality healthcare can be delivered in frontier areas of the United States, with Montana’s Mineral County serving as a model for the demonstration. Through the demonstration, FMBHP’s intent is to increase patient satisfaction, enhance quality and reduce healthcare costs.
The April 23 meeting will feature an overview by FMBHP Director Denyse Traeder, and a presentation of healthcare business opportunities associated with FMBHP, by George Bailey, director of the Center for Frontier Medicine, Innovation and Research in St. Regis, where FMBHP is housed.
An opportunity for public comment will be provided.
Specifically, Bailey will speak about various FMBHP partners, such as prHealth, iVantage Health Analytics, Medication Review, SMART Technologies and Lean Healthcare West, and how some of those partners are interested in locating at the Two River Medical Campus at St. Regis, bringing jobs to Mineral County. Renderings of the Two River technology park will be available for viewing.
“Mineral County is home to great possibility, not only in terms of economic development in relationship to the Frontier Medicine Better Health Partnership and the Two River Medical Campus, but also in demonstrating that high-quality healthcare can be delivered in rural and frontier areas, at real value to the healthcare consumer,” said Steve Carty, chief executive officer of Mineral Regional Health Center. “We are proud to tell our story and thank the Mineral County Commissioners for agreeing to listen.”