Medicare Consumers

CFMC is a nonprofit organization working under a contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We provide the following information to help patients, families, and Medicare beneficiaries make informed decisions about healthcare:

 

Tools for Patients, Families, and Care Givers

The following documents are Adobe Acrobat files. If you do not have Adobe Reader you can download it, free of charge, at Adobe's website.

Choices for Continued Care: An Educational Guide For Patients and Families
This educational guide, developed collectively by the Northwest Denver Connected For Health community and CFMC, provides information about post-acute care settings that are available after being discharged from the hospital. It can help you decide what type of care is right for you or your loved one.

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Medications and Supplements Record
This tool will help you keep track of all medications and supplements that you are taking. Keeping an up-to-date list is a great way to inform your doctor informed of all the medications you are taking, including non-prescription drugs, vitamins, and dietary supplements. This can help decrease any possible drug interactions and negative side effects. On the list, be sure to include both the generic and brand names of the drugs, as well as the dosage and times you take the medication. If you have other important things that a doctor or hospital would need to know, including allergies or sensitivities, add it to the list as well.

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Personal Health Record
Navigating the health care system can sometimes be confusing. This tool, adapted from Eric Coleman’s Care Transitions Program Personal Health Record and developed collectively by the Northwest Denver Connected For Health community and CFMC, will help you organize all the information you need to feel confident and make the process easier. A personal health record (PHR) is a collection of information about your health, including contact information for your doctors, scheduled appointments, the current medications you are taking, health conditions, allergies and plans for follow-up care.

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Contact Information

For general business issues or questions about CFMC, please contact:

Vickie McFadden
vmcfadden@cfmc.org
303.695.3300, ext. 3031

Arja Adair
aadair@cfmc.org
303.695.3300, ext. 3032

 

 

Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC), the Medicare quality improvement organization for Colorado, prepared this material under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents do not necessarily reflect CMS Policy.