Overview of other AIM Clinic Services

AIM Anticoagulation Clinic

Patient maintained or started on anticoagulation therapy should be referred to this clinic for monitoring of anticoagulation therapy.  The clinic is staffed by nurse practitioners.  For safety, a verbal transfer of clinical information is a must. Any patient who is sent to AIM A/C clinic without prior verbal sign-out will not be seen.

To refer page 83717. This RN covered beeper is on from 9am-5pm weekdays. Be ready to provide our nurses with a brief pt history- which should include indication for therapy/INR goal, duration of need, dosing schedule in house/transition period, most recent INR, physician to contact for more info. Our RN will discuss the case with NPs and call you back with an appt date within the hour. All patients followed in A/C clinic must have a primary care provider in the CUMC system.   Please make sure the patient brings in all bottles to appt.

o Please note that many Medicare Part D Rx Plans require prior approval for outpatient low molecular weight heparin. Be sure this is arranged prior to discharge as a box of lovenox can cost a patient over 500 dollars!

o Pts without on-site PMD will be seen once and a letter will be provided to their regular PMD for f/u info.

o Be sure patient has insurance covered by AIM. AIM does not accept some medicare advantage plans.

AIM Diabetes Follow Up Clinic (click for info)

AIM Diabetes Podiatry Clinic For evaluation, education, and management of diabetic patients.  You may refer by simply filling out a regular consultation form.

AIM PAP Clinic Patient without gynecological complaints, who simply need a screening GYN/PAP exam, can be referred to the AIM PAP Clinic.  These clinics are staffed by nurse practitioners.  Please fill out a consultation form, the patient reps will then provide your patient with an appointment. Refer to NYP Pap screening guidelines. We do also have an on-site gynecologist who will help care for pts with gynecological complaints.

AIM Pre-Op Evaluation Clinic Surgical services will refer preoperative patient for a medical evaluation (It is not a clearance! that is a misnomer).  Patients who are new to AIM, or whose AIM PMD is not temporarily unavailable, are seen in Pre-Op clinic.  Clinic takes place on Monday and Friday mornings room 240. Referring MDs should pre-order the routine preop tests required by their Dept.

AIM Walk-In Clinic Patients with urgent problems, whose clinic doctors are unavailable that day, will be seen in the walk-in clinic.  Residents should do a focused evaluation and management of the chief complaint, and help provide a timely follow-up appointment with the patient's PMD.  The walk-in visit note should be SHM to the PCP.  Please communicate urgent questions./lab follow up or other issues by page or email.