Arkansas Blue Cross gives additional funding to OCMC to maintain digital health network

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield awards funds to Arkansas Rural Health Partnership

Camden Ark News

CAMDEN — Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has awarded an additional $250,000 to the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) to support participating Arkansas hospitals and clinics in improving how they exchange patient information. The health insurer provided an initial grant of $817,000 to ARHP in January 2020.

The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership is a nonprofit organization made up of 14 hospitals and two federally qualified health centers spanning south Arkansas. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) supports and works closely with the partnership on professional health education and public health issues. READ MORE.