Billings Passport Summit

May 18, 2005


Attendees at the May 18 Passport
Summit held at MSU-Billings.


Charles Gartgide and Brickel Sharp of St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings.

Photos by Jackie Thiel

Notes
These notes were provided by our meeting facilitator as taken at the Billings Summit. Areas in red were added by the Department in order to provide clarification on certain issues/procedures. If you have comments regarding the notes, or if they spark ideas you'd like to relay, please contact Passport Program Officer Niki Scoffield at niscoffield@mt.gov or 444-4148.

Comments:
"The meeting accomplished great communication and gave me hope that changes are forthcoming as we all agree improvements can be made."

"(The most productive segment of the meeting was) brainstorming new ideas and models for a new way of doing things. Also, group debate was helpful and other clinic and people's viewpoint gave great insight."

"Excellent! Great opportunity to share."

"(I felt we accomplished) having people really listen to provider concerns and be willing to address them."