In today’s busy world, convenience is key, especially in healthcare. We’ve upgraded our patient check-in from paper to digital. Patients can now check-in for their appointments in advance with Phreesia, a secure platform that ensures health information remains private and health records are always up to date. Phreesia is currently available for our Glenwood Springs…

Elaena Price, Director of Health Information, HIPAA Privacy & Security Officer Mountain Family Health Centers received the UHC Rocky Mountain Health Plans Healthy Neighborhoods SDoH grant in March 2023.  Social Determinants of Health are non-medical factors that patients face that influence their health outcomes.  We were very excited to be awarded $30,000 to address social…

May: Audrey Fisher, DDS; Molli Carpenter, RN; Natasha Ellwood, PA-C; Maddie Nielslanik, PA-C This very delicate situation, which began with a patient in the dental chair, might have ended an entirely different way if not for Dr. Fisher, Molli, Natasha, and Maddie coming together as a team. Dr. Fisher was seeing a new patient in…

May 2024: Cheyenne Roark, Health Information Specialist Over the past several months Cheyenne stepped in to help with training and leadership in the Health Information Department while Amber was out, and I know the team really appreciated having her experience and steady hand to help during that time. More specifically, over the past few months…

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 524,000 Coloradans and 10 million Americans have lost their Medicaid coverage nationwide since the end of the Public Health Emergency in May 2023. The loss of coverage primarily stems from the end of Continuous Eligibility for Medicaid, which allowed people to maintain health coverage during the COVID-19…

What does this mean?  In May of 2023, continuous Medicaid/CHP+ coverage ended along with the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE). This means that normal eligibility processes are back in place. Members will need to confirm no changes have taken place in their household or provide updated contact, household, and income changes, as applicable,…

At Mountain Family Health Centers, we believe everyone should have access to high-quality integrated primary, behavioral, and dental care regardless of their insurance coverage or ability to pay.   Thanks to the generosity of people like you, the Health For All Fund has provided care for 3,502 patients in our community.    Since the end of the…

At Mountain Family, our goal is to treat the whole person through sophisticated, integrated, and affordable healthcare. We know that dental and mental health impact our overall health, with new research coming out daily to support the brain, body, and oral health connection.   Gum disease, or periodontitis, isn’t just a dental issue — it’s linked…

February: Ericka Dries, LCSW, Bryn Brendamour, FNP, Yunira Gomez, RN I’d like to nominate Ericka Dries, Bryn Brendamour and Yunira Gomez for exemplary care. Ericka was meeting this week with one of her patients who is in high school. In the counseling session, her patient expressed worry that she might be pregnant. Ericka was able…

February 2024: Annette Franta, Interim CEO and CFO I nominate my esteemed boss, Annette Franta, for this month’s Mariposa honor.  She is pure class and has handled the interim CEO and full-time CFO jobs with grace.  Her steadfast principles make her a rock for Mountain Family Health Centers.  Furthermore, she exemplifies the values we cherish,…