Billings (MT) Clinic and Kalispell, MT-based Logan Health officially merged Sept. 1, with attention now turning to implementing a cohesive integration plan, according to the Daily Inter Lake.
The integration was announced in February. As of May, the two health care organizations had sent necessary filings to the Federal Trade Commission.
Both organizations expect to complete integration blueprints this week, with separate workgroups for people, patients, integration, finance, information technology, compliance, philanthropy and education/research.
Integration teams are identifying opportunities to improve quality, access, coordinated care, patient experience, employee experience and provider experience. The integration is expected to take up to 24 months. Read more.
