It is time to connect our healthcare
we need you to make it happen
What is Big Sky Care Connect?
Montana’s healthcare network of providers and patients lacks a comprehensive technology platform. Patients experience this firsthand when their healthcare provider is unable to access health information from a referring provider a few blocks down the street.
Formed in 2018, Big Sky Care Connect is a nonprofit created to respond to the need for a statewide coordinated health information exchange (HIE) and related services to enhance clinical care in communities throughout Montana.
Big Sky Care Connect serves to facilitate timely and secure access by health care providers to clinical information between various organizations, and engage in other activities to improve and promote the public health and quality of health care in Montana in a cost-effective manner.
+ Enhance the Patient Experience
• Aids in coordination of care
• Closing gaps in patient care
• Analytics to optimize service delivery
• Quality reporting and tracking
• Enables innovative, value-based payment models
+ Improve Health of All Montanans
• Access to more accurate & up-to-date information
• Support integration of behavioral health
• Empower Telehealth
• Enhance patient safety
• Reduce adverse drug events
• Support community health
+ Reduce Per Capita Cost of Healthcare
• Reduce hospital readmissions
• Avoid redundant tests & procedures
• Enhance emergency response
• Streamline administrative tasks
• Reconcile medications & connect to prescription drug registry
• Assess community health needs
+ Improve the Provider Experience
• Ease of access
• Real-time access to vital health information
• Comprehensive records for improved outcome
• Reduce administrative burden
• Clinically driven tools
• Connections to prescription drug registry
Who is Big Sky Care Connect?
Team Members
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Ben Tyrrell
Chief Executive Officer
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Drew Hensel
Chief Information Officer
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Tara Preston
Chief Financial Officer
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Jack Daniel
Director of Marketing & Partner Success
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Krista Pierce
Partner Success Manager
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John Jacobs
Partner Success Manager
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Swetha Nalakonda
Technical Lead
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Ricki Gregory
Clinical Workflow & Improving Outcomes Lead
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Jeanette Polaschek
Clinical Analyst
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Staci Molyneaux
Technical Integration Specialist
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Channon Neal
Technical Integration Specialist
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Aaron Fister
Technical Integration Specialist
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Victoria Garcia
Project Manager
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Cari Harris
Director of Operations
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Alyce Bailey
Office Manager & Secretary to the Board of Directors
Board of Directors
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Kevin Abel
Chief Executive Officer Logan Health Whitefish North Valley Hospital
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Jen Alderfer
President Intermountain Healthcare
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Jill Alessi
Chief Executive Officer Mountain Pacific Quality Health
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Debrah Anderson
President Montana Healthcare Information & Managed Systems Society (HIMSS)
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Dr. Eric Arzubi
CEO & Co-Founder Frontier Psychiatry
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Dr. Monica Berner
Chief Clinical Officer Health Care Services Corporation
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Jean Branscum
Chief Executive Officer Montana Medical Association
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Dr. Jason Cohen
Sr. Director of Clinical Solutions Qventus
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Emily Coyle
Patient Representative Montana Association of Healthcare Purchasers
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Jason Cronk
President & Chief Executive Officer Immanuel Lutheran Communities
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Jon Forte
President & Chief Executive Officer RiverStone Health Yellowstone County Health Officer
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Dr. Steve Garske
Chief Information Officer Logan Health
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David Langston
Sr. Vice President & HR Director Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
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Dr. David Mark
Chief Executive Officer One Health
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Marie Matthews
Director Montana Department of Health & Human Services
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Kailyn Mock
Director of Montana Area Health Education & Rural Health Montana State University
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Judi Powers
Regional Vice President Ernest Health
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Cindy Stergar
Chief Executive Officer Montana Primary Care Association
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Dr. Randy Thompson
Chief Health Analytics Officer Billings Clinic
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Dr. Michael Vlases
Medical Information Officer Bozeman Health
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Mary Windecker
Chief Executive Officer Behavioral Health Alliance
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Erik Wood
Vice President & Montana Regional Director Pacific Source
Let’s start a conversation about how you can help advance healthcare for all Montanans with Big Sky Care Connect.