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Author: 2010-07-06 10:40:38
MCN has announced a new service called CannabisCare Clinics, which allows caregivers to participate in hosting Doctors for patient visits, in-house and in-person, anywhere in Montana.
With renewals expected to top 10,000 by October of this year, MCN has changed its model from travelling clinics to direct visits with Doctors via local Caregivers, to anticipate the upcoming flood of renewals and simultaneously recommending to new patients. MCN will also host “Caregiver Expos” every other month, starting in August, so patients can make a side-by-side comparison of caregivers, growers can talk about the new strains they are developing and everyone interested in medical cannabis can network with others. Some booth fees apply.
Free to Caregivers, a CannabisCare Clinic allows them to charge a nominal fee to a patient for the service, if they choose, while remaining flexible for low income. This gives Caregivers an additional income stream, and provides them the opportunity to form a better relationship with their new patient, while MCN can still manage all medical records, patient notes, billing, physician statements, and all customer service issues regarding getting their card. Caregivers are able to focus on their main job, helping patients with effective medicine.
Caregivers can host these CC Clinics and invite other caregivers in their area to participate. This helps bring patients together, creating a community and educating patients and caregivers. MCN has seen 16,000 patients in the last year for their cards, and has become incredibly adept at hiring physicians specializing in recommending medical cannabis and managing all of the functions of a call center and specialized clinic. Always under improvement, the new direct model has near future plans to allow Caregivers to use WeedWare™. Among the new modules of this new online system are Patient Management, Grow Control and Strain Planning, which will help Caregivers become efficient with near-perfect quality control. Currently, many functions are performed manually, and while still very effective, can be improved by the strategic use of technology.
MCN is always interested in learning new and interesting ways to serve the patients who suffer from the myriad of life’s challenges, and suggestions are always welcome at suggestionbox@montanacaregivers.net.
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