1021 N. 27th Street, Lincoln, NE 68503
Medical Clinic
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Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Bryan Health West Medical Plaza 2222 S 16th Street, Ste. 435, Lincoln, NE 68502
Monday – Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed daily from 1:00-2:00 for lunch.
3100 N 14th St Lincoln, NE 68521
Monday — Friday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
2301 O St, Lincoln, NE 68510
Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
1248 O St., Suite 400, Lincoln, NE 68508
Our clinic on wheels visits neighborhoods throughout Lincoln, expanding our ability to provide healthcare when and where you need it.
Integrated healthcare means that all of our healthcare professionals work together when it comes to your physical and mental health.
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When it comes to integrated healthcare, Bluestem Health has years of expertise leading in patient care. By offering a more collaborative approach, we work together as providers and patients to ensure you receive the best care. We offer five different Bluestem Health clinics, and the ability to communicate and work closely with Behavioral Health, Family Medicine, and Dental providers. As a result, you’ll receive care that is a result of a true team effort.
Integrated healthcare can come off as a confusing phrase. You might be wondering, “How is it different from care I may receive somewhere else?” Integrated healthcare, often referred to as interprofessional healthcare, means that all of our doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, and other healthcare professionals work together. This cooperation is vital when it comes to your physical and mental health.
This level of collaboration and communication among health professionals guarantees that your health will be looked at as a whole, rather than focusing on one aspect of it. Your mental health affects your physical health, and your physical health affects your mental health. This is why integrated healthcare is different. With your medical team communicating and working together on your behalf, the care you’ll receive will be exceptional. It will allow us to consider all the factors and see things from all angles. Thus, this approach will leave you with an accurate diagnosis and a personalized treatment plan.
Integrated healthcare is vital to providing care that supports your overall well-being. By focusing on medical, behavioral, and dental health as a whole, and how all of these aspects play a part in affecting your health, we are able to give you high-quality care. Here are some examples of why integrated healthcare is so important.
The quality of the care you receive at Bluestem Health is important to us. Our mission is to always provide you with compassionate, attentive, and coordinated care. Integrated healthcare helps support that mission. Better patient engagement and communication is a result of integrated healthcare. These factors ensure that patients receive information about their care from all providers involved in their treatment. This means patients can better understand their health conditions and treatment options, and therefore make more informed decisions regarding their health.
Integrated healthcare can lower healthcare costs in several ways.
Integrated healthcare promotes more efficient use of healthcare resources, benefitting not only your health, but your wallet as well.
With our integrated healthcare model, Bluestem Health’s patients can be referred to other specialists within the organization more quickly. For example, if a patient is seen by their family medicine doctor who determines that person may benefit from seeing another provider for additional services, an appointment can be set up very easily. Integrated healthcare can help ensure that patients receive timely and appropriate care for their health conditions. Therefore, this can help prevent delays in care, which can be a barrier to accessing services. Having an entire team of healthcare professionals working together to provide you with answers and the best care possible enhances your access to services tremendously. We even offer Telehealth services for people who live in rural or remote areas, have mobility issues, or limited access to transportation.
Collaboration among doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, and other healthcare professionals provides better outcomes for patients. Our patients are at the center of the healthcare experience, and we want you to feel that way every time you step into a Bluestem Health facility. Schedule an appointment at one of our five clinics by calling (402) 476-1455.
Shane Ludwig, Bluestem Health’s COO since 2014, has been developing a skilled and dedicated team as his role and Bluestem Health has grown.
We make it easy for patients to pay with our Online Bill Pay. Not only is it fast and convenient, but your payment is securely processed directly into your account every night.
At Bluestem Health, we believe everyone deserves access to high-quality healthcare, regardless of their financial circumstances. That’s why we offer a range of financial assistance options, including sliding scale fees, Medicaid, Medicare, and the 340B Pharmacy Program, to help our patients afford the care they need to stay healthy.
