Little Rock, Arkansas- March 2026 As a newly opened specialty practice in Little Rock, Pinnacle Gastroenterology established its foundation with a clear focus on delivering high-quality, patient-centered digestive care while leveraging advanced technology to support better outcomes. Recognizing early that interoperability is essential to modern specialty care, Pinnacle made the strategic decision to integrate its Modernizing Medicine gGastro EMR with SHARE HIE (State Health Alliance for Records Exchange) at launch. This proactive approach ensures the practice is fully connected to Arkansas’ statewide health information exchange, enabling seamless access to patient information across care settings.
By integrating with SHARE HIE from day one, Pinnacle Gastroenterology has equipped its providers with real-time access to a comprehensive, longitudinal patient record. This is especially critical in gastroenterology, where patients often have complex conditions requiring coordination between primary care providers, hospitals, labs, and other specialists. Through SHARE, Pinnacle clinicians can access critical clinical data that supports more informed decision-making and improves care delivery.
Through SHARE HIE, Pinnacle Gastroenterology can access:
- Hospital admissions, discharges, and emergency department visits
- Laboratory and diagnostic imaging results
- Medication Histories and clinical documentation
- Continuity of Care Documents (CCDs) from referring providers
Pinnacle Gastroenterology also places a strong emphasis on collaboration with its referral partners across Arkansas. Participation in SHARE enhances these relationships by enabling more efficient, bidirectional exchange of information. Referring providers benefit from improved visibility into specialty care, while Pinnacle providers gain valuable clinical context prior to patient visits, resulting in better coordinated and more efficient care.
This connectivity strengthens referral partnerships by:
- Providing pre-visit insight into patient history and prior care
- Supporting timely sharing of consultation notes and procedure results
- Improving transitions of care following procedures or hospitalizations
- Reducing administrative burden and duplicate testing
In addition to improving clinical workflows, integration with SHARE positions Pinnacle Gastroenterology for success under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and other value-based care programs. Access to aggregated, statewide clinical data allows the practice to more effectively manage quality measures, close care gaps, and streamline reporting requirements without adding operational complexity.
SHARE supports Pinnacle’s value-based care success by:
- Enhancing performance on quality measures with more complete data
- Identifying gaps in care, including preventive screenings and follow-ups
- Strengthening care coordination and documentation
- Supporting accurate, efficient MIPS reporting and audit readiness
Ultimately, Pinnacle Gastroenterology’s decision to integrate with SHARE HIE at launch reflects a forward-thinking commitment to connected care. By embedding interoperability into its operational model from the beginning, Pinnacle is improving clinical decision-making, strengthening partnerships across the healthcare continuum, and delivering a more seamless patient experience.
Pinnacle Gastroenterology’s participation in SHARE not only benefits its own providers and patients but also adds value to the broader Arkansas healthcare ecosystem, demonstrating how early adoption of health information exchange can drive better outcomes, improved efficiency, and stronger collaboration statewide.
About Pinnacle Gastroenterology
Pinnacle Gastroenterology is a newly opened gastroenterology practice in Midtown Little Rock, focused on delivering compassionate, patient-centered digestive care with timely access to specialty services. Located at 409 N. University Ave., Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, Pinnacle emphasizes reducing delays in care by offering appointments as soon as the same week and even Saturday availability for some patients. The practice presents itself as a provider of specialized GI care supported by state-of-the-art screening technology, advanced diagnostic procedures, and personalized attention for patients dealing with digestive health concerns. “Compassionate Care for Your Digestive Health”
Learn more: https://pinnaclegihealth.com
With this enhanced Meditech Expanse connection, NARMC providers benefit from real-time clinical data exchange, automated public health reporting, and streamlined access to patient information from across the state. The new interfaces support electronic lab reporting, immunization submissions, and syndromic surveillance reporting directly to the Arkansas Department of Health, reducing administrative burdens and ensuring accurate, timely data for public health monitoring. Providers across NARMC’s clinics also gain more complete patient records through updated Continuity of Care Document (CCD) sharing, encounter data, and live integrations that fit directly into their existing workflows.
About NARMC: North Arkansas Regional Medical Center is an innovative, non-profit healthcare system consisting of a central hospital in Harrison, Arkansas, and 13 clinics serving the rural communities of North Arkansas. More than 750 NARMC employees, including 32 physicians, physician assistants and APRNs, work together to provide a comprehensive range of healthcare services.
Little Rock, Arkansas – Restore Hope is transforming lives across Arkansas and the nation by helping families in crisis access the right support at the right time. That mission will become even stronger thanks to a new collaboration with SHARE HIE, Arkansas’s statewide health information exchange.
Because of your dedication to connecting, sharing, and using data, Arkansas patients are benefiting in meaningful and measurable ways every single day. Together, we are building a more connected healthcare ecosystem that places patients at the center of care and empowers providers with timely, actionable information.
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This recognition highlights SHARE HIE’s leadership in advancing interoperability and data exchange across Arkansas’s healthcare ecosystem. As the state’s only statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE), SHARE connects more than 4,000 healthcare organizations and 128 hospitals, representing thousands of providers. Through real-time exchange of clinical data, including ADT (admission, discharge, transfer) notifications, laboratory results, radiology reports, progress notes, discharge summaries and continuity of care documents (CCDs), SHARE empowers providers to make informed decisions at the point of care. From hospitals and primary care clinics to behavioral health providers, EMS agencies, and payers, SHARE ensures that the right information is accessible when and where it’s needed most.
The SHARE HIE team firmly believes that true progress in healthcare happens through collaboration, communication, and partnership. By actively engaging with hospitals, clinics, behavioral health providers, long-term care facilities, payers, and community organizations, SHARE fosters an environment of shared learning and trust. The team prioritizes listening to partners’ needs, understanding their challenges and tailoring solutions that deliver real value. Whether it’s enhancing clinical workflows, improving data quality, or supporting interoperability goals, SHARE’s success is built on the strength of relationships and a shared commitment to improving health outcomes across Arkansas.
Looking Ahead
Through the integration, ADT (Admission, Discharge, Transfer) notifications, laboratory results, radiology reports, progress notes, and CCD (Continuity of Care Documents) flow directly from the nursing homes into SHARE. Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LTC providers are documenting when they see a patient in their Athena One EMR, which is fully integrated with SHARE at their respective facilities they serve. This ensures that providers have a complete, up-to-date view of each resident’s health status without the delays and information gaps that often come with transitions of care.
One of the most powerful features of this partnership is real-time event notifications. When a nursing home or rehab patient visits the emergency department (ED), is admitted to the hospital (IP), or returns to the facility, SHARE alerts the provider. This immediate visibility allows the provider to schedule timely follow-ups, often the next day, ensuring continuity of care and reducing the risk of complications.
About Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LTC: Access Medical Clinic is a leading family practice and urgent care providing a complete complement of care and treatment options for patients throughout Arkansas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and Indiana.
Little Rock, Arkansas- July 2025 The State Health Alliance for Records Exchange (SHARE), Arkansas’ only statewide health information exchange housed under the Arkansas Department of Health, is proud to announce a landmark integration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) via the eHealth Exchange—the nation’s largest query-based health information network, connecting federal agencies and healthcare organizations for secure, interoperable data exchange.
About the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the nation’s largest integrated healthcare system, delivering care to over 9.1 million enrolled Veterans annually. Its network includes 1,380 healthcare facilities—comprising 170 medical centers and 1,193 outpatient clinics—dedicated to providing accessible, high-quality care to Veterans across the country.