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GE T NEMONT &
GE T CONNECT ED
Crow Agency, MT
Monument Center, Suite 1
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon-Fri
Glasgow, MT
702 2nd Ave S
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon-Fri
Plentywood, MT
115 W 2nd Ave
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon-Fri
Poplar, MT
604 Assiniboine Ave
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon-Fri
Scobey, MT
61 Hwy 13 S
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon-Fri
Williston, ND
1135 2nd Ave. W. Suite 206
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. CST Mon-Fri
Wolf Point, MT
220 Benton St
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mon-Fri
Worden, MT
2457 Main St
9 a.m. - noon, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Mon
8 a.m. - noon, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Thurs
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NEMONT WILL BE CLOSED
• 11/24 & 25 – Thanksgiving
• 12/26 – Christmas
• 01/02 – New Year’s Day
• 02/20 – Presidents’ Day
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T ECHNOLOGY ’ S
GROW I NG ROL E
I N HE A LTHCARE
Nemont recently sat down with department heads at Sheridan Memorial
Hospital Association (SMHA) to discuss how much technology is required
for HealthCare today. As technology evolves, so does HealthCare and its
many facets.
At SMHA, we discussed many areas where technology is needed and used daily. To be compli-
ant with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, all healthcare providers were required
to implement of electronic medical records. This needed to be in effect by January 1, 2014.
By mandating this, Nemont stepped up to provide service that could handle the load due to
these changes.
SMHA provides many healthcare services to its community members and its surrounding areas.
Some of these services include TeleHealth, Radiology, eEmergency, ePharmacy, Laboratory and
Health Information Management.
TeleHealth allows the specialist to come to the patient. SMHA can connect to providers from
all over the nation via TeleHealth; however most are through Billings Clinic and the U.S.
Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA). Through the VA Primary TeleHealth Outreach Clinic at
SMHA, Veterans’ are able to connect with VA services without driving long distances to a VA
Clinic. TeleHealth also has the functionality of using TeleMedicine. TeleMedicine is used for a
variety of specialties such as Cardiology, Nephrology, Dermatology, Mental/Behavioral Health
and much more. SMHA also utilizes the TeleHealth connection for employee trainings.
SMHA does not have a staffed Radiologist so they send all radiology studies out to be read. The
evolution of technology helps make this possible. In the past, an x-ray would be printed on film
and read against a light. Today, the entire process is digital. Any x-ray, CT scan, Mammogram,
Ultrasound, MRI, etc. are performed at the facility and sent via the PACS (Picture Archiving and
Communications System). The off-site Radiologist will read the image and digitally report the
results directly into the patient’s chart.
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