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Coastal Medical Access Project continuously endeavors to expand and develop services to meet the ever increasing needs of the uninsured residents in Coastal Georgia. Following are brief summaries of the programs currently being developed within our organization.
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ALIVE AND LIVELY - a chronic disease prevention and management program:
Treatment prescribed for patients with chronic illnesses is often complicated and can be confusing. Alive and Lively provides participants with the ongoing support and counseling they need to adhere to healthy lifestyle changes and avoid unnecessary medical emergencies that often result in hospitalization.
Registered nurses who serve as case managers coordinate, counsel and monitor the course of treatment prescribed by a physician and provide a link between physicians, pharmaceutical companies and other services a patient may need. Monitoring progress will be made easy for physicians and patients who will have access to online electronic personal health records.
CMAP launched a pilot program in January 2008 with 16 clinic patients who were diagnosed with diabetes. This group has been tracked and positive results have been realized as a result of this program.
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DENTAL CARE:
The Henri C. Woodman Community Clinic in Brunswick relocated to a new facility in September 2008. Thanks to Dr. Jeffrey Capes for his donation of equipment, a variety of donations from other individuals, and along with grants from the Georgia Department of Community Health and the Georgia Health Foundation and assisted by Atlanta Dental, this newly renovated building has three dental operatories. Beginning in January 2009, we began offereing basic dental services to our clinic patients. Volunteer dentists and hygienists provide this care.
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VISION CARE:
In late 2007, CMAP formed an alliance with the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation (GLLF) to provide free vision exams and glasses for qualified participants. The first clinic was held at the Henri C. Woodman clinic in December of 2007. Clinics have been held every other month since that time. Participants must meet the requirements of the GLLF and may or may not be patients of a CMAP clinic. Subsequently, the Henri C. Woodman Clinic in Brunswick moved into a new facility in September 2008 which doubled the number of exam rooms. Thanks to Dr. Robert Millican who donated the equipment, CMAP now has an exam room dedicated to vision. CMAP is continuing to hold vision clinics in association with GLLF, but now gives vision exams to clinic patients more frequently. Volunteer optometrists provide this care.
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Health Information Technology:
In conjunction with a grant from the WebMd and the Centers for Disease Control, CMAP is serving as a beta site in the development of a software program that will serve as electronic health records to be used by physicians, clinics and patients. This program, being developed by Castle Technologies, will allow quick access to vital information that will assist health care providers in making appropriate decisions regarding diagnoses and treatment plans. Patient access allows individuals to check their records online at their convenience and assist them in following prescribed treatment plans. This software will also provide important statistics vital to studies linked to access to health care.
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