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Through a partnership with local leading healthcare stakeholders, our mission is to ensure that patients have access to affordable and timely low-level healthcare. We provide a network of turnkey mini-clinic services and infrastructure for the focused prevention and treatment of common everyday illnesses. |
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In 2006, there were, conservatively, more than 290 million patient visits to U.S. healthcare facilities for common illnesses of the types that can be readily accommodated by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in “Access Clinics”. In 2006, there were, conservatively, more than 290 million patient visits to U.S. healthcare facilities for common illnesses of the types that can be readily accommodated by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Access Clinics. This number, which will surely grow with the aging population, does not include the additional millions of individuals who have been forgoing treatment of their common ailments because they couldn’t afford it, didn’t have convenient access to it, or would not tolerate the long waits for service at traditional healthcare facilities. Unfortunately, such failure to obtain timely treatment often leads to more serious, costly illnesses and additional burdens on the healthcare system.
Access Health Network places a high emphasis on quality of care. Our Nurse Practitioners are highly-educated, thoroughly experienced healthcare providers licensed to both diagnose ailments and prescribe medication. Access Health Network meets or exceeds all the standards set forth by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Our goal is to create a formal connection with physician practices in the local community, preferably with family physicians, to provide continuity of care. We only operate in accordance with state and local regulations, as part of a “team-based” approach to health care and under responsible supervision of a practicing, licensed physician. |
Access Clinics can reverse this trend by providing a viable and cost effective alternative for both the currently served and growing underserved patient populations. Additionally, Access Health Network’s founders firmly believe that, as the “technology” of molecular diagnostics continues to advance, low cost small in-office labs will enable Access Clinics to diagnose and treat an ever-expanding menu of illnesses, quickly and economically.