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Intsha YaseColorado Izuza Ngokushesha Futhi Kalula Ukufinyelela Ezinsizeni Zezempilo Zokuziphatha Ngohlelo Oluxhaswe Ukunakekelwa Kwezempilo Kwezingane, i-AccessCare kanye ne-Colorado Access.

Ngokuhlanganisa Ukunakekelwa Nezikhungo Zezempilo Eziningi Ezimaphakathi Nezikole Eziphakeme, Lolu hlelo Lusebenza Ukubhekana Nenkinga Yezempilo Yengqondo Yezingane Yombuso.

I-DENVER - Njengoba ubhubhane luhlasele intsha mayelana nokuzihlukanisa, okuhlangenwe nakho okuphuthelwe nokufunda okuyiziqephu, izingane nentsha badonsa kanzima ukuthola izinsiza zokubhekana nezidingo zabo ezikhulayo zempilo yengqondo. A Ucwaningo lwamuva yi-Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) ibonise ukuthi i-40% yentsha yaseColorado yaba nemizwa yokucindezeleka ngonyaka odlule. NgoMeyi 2022, Isibhedlela Sezingane iColorado sathi isimo esiphuthumayo sezempilo yengqondo yezingane (esasimemezela ngoMeyi 2021) lase libi kakhulu onyakeni odlule. Ukufinyelela kwe-Colorado, uhlelo olukhulu lwezempilo lomkhakha womphakathi esifundazweni, lubambisene nenhlangano yasendaweni engenzi nzuzo Ukunakekelwa Kwezempilo Kwezingane Okokuqala (Izingane Okokuqala) ukubhekana nokunakekelwa kwezempilo kokuziphatha kwaleli qembu, ukukuhlanganisa nokunakekelwa okuyisisekelo ezikoleni futhi ekugcineni kufinyeleleke kalula futhi kuphumelele.

I-AccessCare, inkampani engaphansi kwe-telehealth ye-Colorado Access, yasebenzisa uhlelo lwayo lwe-Virtual Care Collaboration and Integration (VCCI) ukuze ibambisane ne-Kids First ukuze inikeze ukwelashwa okungokoqobo ekuqaleni ezikhungweni zezempilo ezisekelwe ezikoleni ezinhlanu, kodwa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi iye yanda kuyo yonke imitholampilo eyisishiyagalombili (izikole eziyisithupha- izikhungo zezempilo kanye nemitholampilo emibili yomphakathi). Kusukela ngo-Agasti 2020 kuya kuMeyi 2022, lolu hlelo lube nokuvakasha okungu-304 neziguli ezihlukile ezingama-67. Ngokusho kwe-Kids First, lokhu ukwanda kwesidingo nokulethwa kwezinsizakalo uma kuqhathaniswa nalokhu abakubona esikhathini esidlule. Ziningi izizathu zalokhu, kodwa esisodwa sicacile; izinsiza zifinyelelwa endaweni ejwayelekile - ngezikhungo zezempilo ezisezikoleni.

“Ukuba nohlelo olunjengokwelulekwa kwe-Kids First esikoleni kuye kwangisiza ngempela ukuba ngilawule impilo yami engokwengqondo,” kubhala umfundi owayenengxenye. “Phambilini bekunzima kakhulu kumuntu olingana nami ukuthola indawo ezongisiza ukuthi angibeke emgudwini ofanele wokwelulekwa nokwelulekwa ngokwengqondo. I-Kids First ingivulele iminyango eminingi ukuze ekugcineni ngiqonde engikudingayo futhi ekugcineni ngiqale ukuzizwa ngingcono. Selokhu ngaba nohlelo lwe-telehealth esikoleni, selufinyeleleka kalula futhi kulula kakhulu ukuthola usizo lapho ngiludinga, futhi ngalokho ngibonga njalo.”

Lokhu kubambisana kuvumela futhi izikhungo zezempilo ezisezikoleni ukuthi zixhumanise ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokomzimba nokunakekelwa kwezempilo kokuziphatha. Ngalolu hlelo, umfundi uqale ahlangane nomhlinzeki wezempilo ngokomzimba (ngokuvamile ngemva kokuthunyelwa umeluleki wezemfundo noma uthisha) ukuze abone noma yiziphi izidingo zempilo yomzimba futhi axoxe ngezidingo nezinketho zezinsizakalo zempilo yengqondo. Ukusuka lapho, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokomzimba nokuziphatha kuhlanganiswe ukuze kuhlinzekwe imodeli ephelele yokunakekelwa. Izimo ezithile ezidinga kokubili ukwelashwa ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo, njengasesimweni sokuphazamiseka kwemikhuba yokudla, ikakhulukazi zizuza kule ndlela.

Uma kubhekwa ukugcwala okukhulu kwabelaphi besikole nezinselele zokuxhumana nabahlinzeki bomphakathi, abasebenzi be-Kids First bathi ukufinyelela ekunakekelweni kungathatha amaviki noma izinyanga futhi nalapho kungase kungenzeki njalo. Nge-AccessCare, iziguli zingabonakala phakathi nesonto, okungaba nomthelela omkhulu.

"Lolu hlobo lokusekelwa lusindisa impilo," kusho u-Emily Human, umphathi wezinhlelo zomtholampilo ze-Kids First Health Care. "Lolu hlelo lusiza iziguli ukuthi zibone ukubaluleka kokunakekelwa ngokwengqondo kanye nezinsiza ekwehliseni ukucwaswa ngokufuna usizo lwezempilo yengqondo."

Kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo ngoJulayi 2017, ukuhlangana okungaphezulu kwe-5,100 sekuqediwe ngohlelo lwe-VCCI e-Colorado Access, ngaphezu kwe-1,300 yalezo zingxoxo eziku-2021 kuphela. Ukuhlangana kuhlanganisa i-e-consult noma ukusetshenziswa kwezinsizakalo ze-telehealth futhi kuchazwa njengokuvakasha lapho isiguli sihlangana khona nomhlinzeki. Njengamanje uhlelo lwe-VCCI luhlanganiswe ngokugcwele kumasayithi okuprakthiza ayisisekelo angu-27 kuyo yonke idolobha laseDenver, manje elihlanganisa amasayithi ayisishiyagalombili ngokubambisana ne-Kids First. Njengoba lolu hlelo luqhubeka lubona impumelelo, i-Colorado Access ne-AccessCare ihlose ukukhulisa ngokubambisana le mizamo ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nesidingo esikhulayo nokwandisa ukufinyelela ekunakekelweni.

"Impumelelo yalokhu kubambisana ne-Kids First ibonisa ukuthi izixazululo ezintsha zingenza umthelela oqondile ekuphileni kwalabo abayidinga kakhulu," kusho u-Annie Lee, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Colorado Access. “Sibheke ngabomvu ekwakheni amandla kanye nokunikeza izixazululo zokuhlangabezana nezidingo zozakwethu ngokuqhubeka nokutshala imali enkampanini yethu engaphansi kwe-AccessCare.”

Mayelana ne-Colorado Access
Njengohlelo lwezempilo lomkhakha womphakathi omkhulu kunawo wonke futhi onolwazi kakhulu esifundazweni, i-Colorado Access iyinhlangano engenzi nzuzo esebenza ngale kokuzulazula ngezinsizakalo zezempilo. Inkampani igxile ekuhlangabezaneni nezidingo ezihlukile zamalungu ngokusebenzisana nabahlinzeki nezinhlangano zomphakathi ukuze zinikeze ukunakekelwa komuntu siqu okungcono ngemiphumela elinganisekayo. Umbono wabo obanzi futhi ojulile wezinhlelo zesifunda nezasendaweni ubavumela ukuthi bahlale begxile ekunakekeleni amalungu kuyilapho behlanganyela ezinhlelweni ezilinganisekayo nezisimeme ngokomnotho ezibasiza kangcono. Funda kabanzi ku coaccess.com.