New programs at Billings Clinic Broadwater
Author: Justin Tiffany, MBA - Billings Clinic Broadwater Director Of Clinic and Ancillary Services
Justin M. Tiffany, MBA
Director of Clinic & Ancillary Services
Billings Broadwater Clinic
Billings Clinic Broadwater is implementing two new programs to benefit the Townsend community. First, the Community Paramedicine Program, known as Community Integrated Health (CIH) is a model of care developed to help better serve the community by providing mobile clinical services, in home chronic disease management education and coaching, medication reconciliation, in home follow-ups and much more. Community Integrated Health strives to ultimately bridge a gap between healthcare and patients when barriers exist. This is a mobile service centering care around each patient’s unique healthcare needs. They work directly with each patient’s provider and function as an extension of their care. Angie Brakefield has stepped in to serve in this Community Integrated Health role.
The clinic has also hired Meagan Poe as a Community Health Worker (CHW) to help support the patients of Billings Clinic Broadwater. Sometimes known as a patient navigator or health coach, the Community Health Worker is here to help patients navigate the healthcare system, find and enroll in programs for healthcare resources, provide patient and community education and help with chronic illness and medication management. The Community Health Worker serves as an advocate for patients, helping to empower them and their interactions with health care and social services. They also will help patients understand their health condition and provide education and resources to improve their health and well-being.
Both of these programs are grant funded through the state of Montana. If you or someone you know would benefit from either of these programs, please connect with your primary care provider for a referral. Billings Clinic Broadwater is looking forward to both Angie and Meagan providing these services to our community.
