Organization: ACCESS HEALTH
Mission: THE MISSION OF ACCESS HEALTH IS TO OFFER AN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THOSE RESIDENTS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT RECEIVE SERVICES. THE VISION FOR ACCESS HEALTH IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE USE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
Activities: C3 HEALTH IS A COMMUNITY PLAN DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HEALTH BENEFITS TO THE LOW-INCOME WORKING RESIDENTS OF MUSKEGON COUNTY. C3 HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S LEVEL OF PERCENTAGE OF POVERTY. C3 HEALTH IS A MINIMAL ESSENTIAL COVERAGE CERTIFIED PLAN. MEMBERS OF C3 HEALTH ARE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTH COACHING, BIOMETRICS TESTING, AND HEALTH COURSES TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL NEED. SERVED APROXIMATELY 380 MEMBERS PER MONTH IN THE C3 HEALTH PLAN.
THE CHI PLAN OR "COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT" PLAN IS A WELLNESS PRODUCT. THE CHI PLAN IS DESIGNED TO USE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS BIOMETRIC TESTING AND HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY HEALTH CONCERNS. ALONG WITH THIS TESTING, INDIVIDUAL HEALTH COACHING CAN BE UTILIZED TO DESIGN AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN OF ACTION TO ADDRESS HEALTH CONCERNS. SERVED APPROXIMATELY 70 PARTICIPANTS PER MONTH.
ACCESS-MERCY HEALTH THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A TWO-YEAR PILOT CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM TO MANAGE THE CARE OF MERCY HEALTHS CHARITABLE CARE POPULATION. WITHIN THIS PILOT, PATIENTS ARE ENROLLED IN A COVERAGE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A COORDINATED APPROACH TO CARE THAT ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO APPROPRIATELY ACCESS MERCY HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE, LABORATORY SERVICES, AND PREVENTION CARE. THE PHASED IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH CONSISTS OF AN INITIAL LAUNCH IN THE IN THE MUSKEGON MERCY HEALTH CATCHMENT AREA, WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY EXISTS, FOLLOWED BY A LAUNCH IN GRAND RAPIDS SAINT MARYS MERCY HEALTH CATCHMENT AREA. THIS ALLOWS FOR THE FOUNDATIONAL REFINEMENT OF CORE PROGRAM ELEMENTS WHILE BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSESSING THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MUSKEGON AND GRAND RAPIDS POPULATIONS. SERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 MEMBERS PER MONTH.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines