Partnership will allow healthcare providers to focus on and prioritize patient care.

Las Vegas, Nev. – LIBERTY Dental Plan of Nevada (LIBERTY) is pleased to announce it has joined HealtHIE Nevada, a health information exchange that allows healthcare organizations to communicate instantly and securely, improving care coordination and patient care. As the State’s Medicaid administrator for dental benefits, LIBERTY will connect and encourage its network of dentists to utilize the health information exchange platform and drive medical-dental integration throughout Nevada.

“This collaboration with HealtHIE Nevada is very exciting. It will allow our team to improve care coordination and achieve better outcomes for our members,” said Lindsay Littlefield, president of LIBERTY Dental Plan of Nevada. “Furthermore, as the first dental payer partner, we will encourage our network of dentists to participate and expect patient care will improve as physicians and dental providers are able to share information more freely.” “HealtHIE Nevada is very pleased to welcome Liberty Dental as the first dental participant in the health information exchange. Dental services represent an important aspect of overall health care, and we believe this is a very valuable service for the residents of Nevada,” says Michael Gagnon, Executive Director of HealtHIE Nevada.

HealtHIE Nevada is a statewide community-based, non-profit that is dedicated to giving each participating healthcare organization tools to improve communication and efficiency of patient care. Through its comprehensive health information database, HealtHIE Nevada can instantly deliver patient’s medical records, test results and care summaries, securely, and accurately from one provider to another. This system allows participating providers to focus on patient needs, giving them the care that they need based on a more comprehensive understanding of their whole-person health, while reducing duplication and waste.

LIBERTY has championed medical-dental integration for the last 20 years, recognizing that integration is essential to the delivery of whole-person healthcare, quality outcomes and cost savings. Working with HealtHIE Nevada, LIBERTY expects to see increased participation by dental providers, which will result in improvements in case management, treatment planning, delivery of dental services, and improved overall health outcomes.

LIBERTY Dental Plan (LIBERTY) is a national company founded by dentists and health industry professionals. LIBERTY currently administers dental benefits to approximately 6 million members across the United States and over 765,000 members and Medicaid recipients in Nevada. Working in Nevada since 2006, LIBERTY has a team of almost 280 employees in its Las Vegas office and more than 1200 employees nationwide. LIBERTY is organized by the Teamsters and works with multiple labor groups and has prominent Nevada clients such as the Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts. LIBERTY is an industry leader in providing dental benefits and quality, innovative and exceptional oral healthcare. LIBERTY operates and lives by the slogan “Helping Members Shine – One Smile at a Time.”

About HealtHIE Nevada

HealtHIE Nevada, is certified by the state to be the only statewide health information exchange (HIE) in Nevada, providing seamless electronic connections among physicians, hospitals, laboratories and other healthcare organizations. HealtHIE Nevada is a private non-profit organization that has been operating in Nevada for over ten years and serves more than 1700 providers and 150 organizations. HealtHIE Nevada provides a secure network for the exchange of medical records that is accredited by the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission.