纽约市一家社区眼科诊所的眼科发现和推率:克雷斯视力计划为没有保险的纽约人提供
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
|December 8, 2025
概括
克雷斯视觉计划 (KVP) 成功选了没有保险的纽约人,确定了普遍的眼睛疾病. 这项免费的社区视力计划改善了高风险人群获得基本眼睛护理的机会.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社区医学 社区医学
背景情况:
- 眼睛疾病的早期发现和管理可以预防视力丧失,特别是在高风险人群中.
- 没有保险的个人在获得定期视力护理方面面临重大障碍.
- 基于社区的计划可以弥合医疗保健获取的差距.
研究的目的:
- 描述克雷斯视觉计划 (KVP) 服务的未保险的纽约人眼病的流行情况.
- 分析学术眼科环境中参与者的转诊率,治疗和随访情况.
- 评估KVP作为视力查和治疗模型的有效性.
主要方法:
- 从2020年10月到2023年1月的克雷斯愿景计划 (KVP) 数据的回顾性分析.
- 对26个社区组织 (CBO) 推的618名无保险参与者的查.
- 需要跟踪转诊,预约,以及眼科评估的类型.
主要成果:
- 被查的人口主要是女性 (70.9%) 和西班牙裔 (63.9%),其中74.8%低于联邦贫困线.
- 49.4%的参与者被转介到进一步的护理,78%的人参加了他们的预约.
- 常见的转诊包括青光眼疑似患者 (85),全面的眼科检查 (61),视网膜评估 (76) 和白内障评估 (35).
结论:
- 克雷斯视觉计划 (KVP) 有效地增加了缺少服务的高风险人群中的眼睛护理使用率.
- 与社区组织建立伙伴关系对于计划的成功至关重要.
- 该KVP作为一个可行的模型,免费的视力查和治疗方案.
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