Merging MIH (Mobile Integrated Health) and CRR (Community Risk Reduction)

The lesson will start with a description and function of each program. MIH and CRR. The lesson will provide information about how each program can benefit the other with integration. Explain that the goal is to prevent the readmission of patients into the hospital. We should look to merging the programs in a way that we can also prevent emergencies including medical and fire related calls while we are on scene of each.

MIH is not new but is newly emerging as a mush needed concept. With the ability to partner with local hospitals and physicians we are able too work with families and patient as well as primary providers to ensure the best possible patient care experience is delivered. this manifests in a few different ways. The examples our program has seen include medication education, diagnosis education and what to expect, ability to get to and from appointments. connection to resources, and most importantly making follow up appointments. Although this is not a complete list it is the basis for any MIH/CP program in the beginning (the lecture will go a little further into the programs ability). This is all happening at the patients house and through phone or email with the physicians.

CRR is a fire department based program that is usually very active around the months during battery changing as fire prevention week with open houses. We are seeing a little more activity during the "night out against crime" events. CRR has many topics behind it as in smoke and CO detectors, fire safety, kitchen safety, fire code education, and many more that can easily be delivered to the community. Why should we only be active during these times and call ourselves proactive?

Lets look at merging the two programs together in a model that provides both MIH education and CRR during each visit. If you are going to speak to someone about fire safety or a detector concern, why not talk about the medical hazards that yo may see evidence of. This comes in the form of medical equipment in the home, elderly family members in home, or something the resident may say to you. On the other side of the token we have MIH who is there for a medical reason and can provide the education on CRR topics as you see them. These can bee fall risks assessments, home safety surveys, smoke and CO detector inspection and installation if available. The two topics can be a functioning program that allows for the combination of the two to enhance each other and provide a quality level education to more members of our community. Example of what our current program is doing and moving towards will be highlighted to show that it is possible and always growing.