Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
Mathiesen Memoria Health Clinic’s (MMHC) MAT Program Overarching Goal: MMHC will enhance and expand its existing Medication Assistance Treatment (MAT) program in order to see an additional 60 unduplicated patients (tribal members and low-income individuals). In order to move forward in our MAT program we are compelled to start with a strategic program planning and development process. This program planning process would help us identify levels of need, access barriers, loss opportunities and gaps in care (prevention, treatment and recovery), our capacity, workforce requirements and training needs and likely community partners. We will assess the economics of the program, financial support available for patients, attitudes and workforce issue. With this comprehensive information we would then develop a sustainable, well-received MAT program that is evidence-based and inclusive of tribal culture and believes for improving well-being. MMHC has integrated behavioral health services within the four walls of our health clinic as well as a hepatitis C 340B program. Thus, MMHC can offer the combination of primary care, medication management and behavioral therapies. As part of the strategic program planning and development process, we would develop measurable outcomes and evaluate our MAT program on an ongoing basis by using the chronic care model - plan, do, study, act (PDSAs). Service Area: MMHC’s service area is the city of Jamestown, a national designated historic town located in western Tuolumne County, California and the surrounding area. Jamestown is a rural and somewhat remote area with minimal services located in the Sierra Nevada mountain foothills. Target Population: The target population is the Chicken Ranch Rancheria tribal membership of 32 members, 840 unaffiliated Native American Indians who reside in Tuolumne County, and the low-income population that reside in and around Jamestown. Expected Outcomes: 1) Strategic MAT planning and development including policies and procedures and increase staff capacity; 2) Hire a MAT Care Navigator to support patient coordination, tracking and outreach; 3) Expect to provide MAT services to 60 unduplicated patients; 4) 80 percent of patients are retained in the program after a six month period of beginning the program.
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