HERE FOR YOU
Georgia Memory Net Is
Here for Practices Like Yours
Georgia Memory Net (GMN) Memory Assessment Clinics (MACs)
Take in-depth memory evaluations off the schedules of time-crunched PCPs.
Expert diagnostic assessment by providers trained by Emory University’s Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and supported by the National Institutes of Health.
GMN makes your referral process simple; fax or direct secure messaging—no burdensome
paperwork or process changes
Typical MAC evaluation involves two appointments:
- Visit 1: Initial diagnostic assessment
- Visit 2: Patient & care partner meet with Community Service Educator to discuss diagnosis, ongoing care, and community support opportunities
After diagnosis, patients are referred back to their PCP with a comprehensive treatment plan
Referring providers have access to patient records from the MAC
M AC Community Service Educators connect patients and care partners to local resources in your community, which may include:
- Area Agencies on Aging
- Alzheimer’s Association
- Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
ALL OF GEORGIA
Working to Cover All of Georgia
Our goal is that someday every Georgian will have convenient access to world-class diagnostic centers for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. We’re starting with these five strategically placed locations around the state.
TRAINING & OUTREACH
More Ways to Support Your Practice
Georgia Memory Net provides training via conferences, partnerships, and Georgia’s Primary Care Advisory Boards. Training topics include:
• How to conduct and bill for the Annual Wellness Visit* (AWV). It’s an important first step on the road to diagnosis, but some primary care offices conduct very few AWVs.
• How to care for dementia patients and their families. Care is more than office visits and medication, and healthcare professionals can help patients find the support they need.
• Expectations of Primary Care and Memory Assessment Clinics communications. We can serve Georgians in need better through open and transparent communications.
*ANNUAL WELLNESS VISIT
Every Medicare beneficiary over 65 is eligible for an Annual Wellness Visit—a free appointment with their primary care doctor’s office designed to assess risk, create a personalized plan for avoiding future illness, and look for signs of memory loss and cognitive decline. Those signs can lead to a referral to a GMN Memory Assessment Clinic.
Of course, not all referrals will come through an Annual Wellness Visit— physicians could notice signs of memory issues during any visit. The Annual Wellness Visit is a national program funded by Medicare.
