Improving Colorectal Screening Rates via Use of a Medical Support Assistant

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.

$100,000
2018
Colorectal Cancer
Screening

MAINE CANCER FOUNDATION GRANTS TO THIS ORGANIZATION:

Year Grant Title Category Amount Grant Recipient
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

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