About This Grant:
PCHC will enhance and expand our current colorectal cancer prevention and screening interventions with the addition of a Medical Support Assistant (MSA) to the Quality Department Team. The new team member, funded by this Maine Cancer Foundation grant opportunity, will be responsible for time-consuming administrative functions, such as tracking down test results, flowsheeting data into the electronic medical record, mailing reminder postcards, and initiating recall processes, which are currently performed by our Outreach Medical Assistants (MAs). By delegating these tasks to the MSA we allow the Outreach MAs to effectively utilize their advanced training and expertise to spend more time on direct patient outreach and therefore impacting a greater number of patients.
MAINE CANCER FOUNDATION GRANTS TO THIS ORGANIZATION:
Year | Grant Title | Category | Amount | Grant Recipient |
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2024 | Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care | Colorectal Cancer, Screening | $80,000 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
2023 | Improving Breast Cancer Screening in Primary Care | Access to Care, Breast Cancer, Screening | $80,000 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
2019 | Improving Colorectal Screening Rates via Community Support Workers -- A Pilot Project | Colorectal Cancer, Screening | $100,000 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
2018 | Improving Colorectal Screening Rates via Use of a Medical Support Assistant | Colorectal Cancer, Screening | $100,000 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
2018 | Improving Patient Outcomes via Dermatology eConsult | Prevention | $12,174 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
2017 | Expanding Systems to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening through Patient Outreach and Recall | Colorectal Cancer, Screening | $100,000 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
2017 | Peer-Led Tobacco Cessation Training at Unlimited Solutions Clubhouse | Prevention, Tobacco | $26,116 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
2022 | Improving Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care | Screening | $100,000 | Penobscot Community Health Care |