How to Refer Patients to Ensight and Curtis Strong Center
Self-Referral- Referrals can be made by calling the Ensight and Curtis Strong Center directly at970-407-9999or emailing info@ensightskills.org. One of our team members will reach out to get basic information, a copy of an eye exams (needs to be in the last two years), and complete the patient intake process. Doctors can also submit an eye exam report directly to Ensight and Curtis Strong via fax at 970-207-9844
Doctor Referrals
Providers, please submit exam records to our team along with a referral form. Please include the patient’s name, date of birth and best contact phone number. Once finished, scan to info@ensightskills.org or fax to 970-207-9844. A team member will reach out to the patient to complete the remaining part of the intake.
How Referring to Ensight Helps your Patients
For doctors to refer patients: Please use the FAX Referral Form to assist you with referring patients to the Ensight Skills Center and Curtis Strong Center for low-vision care.
When you, as a doctor, refer your low-vision patients to the Ensight Skills Center and the Curtis Strong Center, they receive services from professionals specializing in low-vision care, an opportunity that assures your patients experience the most comprehensive care and ability to maximize their vision. Funding from grants, foundations, and private donations enables us to provide patients with affordable evaluation and prescription of devices that can restore a measure of independence.
Referring Patients to Ensight Skills Center Helps in Many Ways:
Vision: Your patient may see more than he or she thought they could.
Outlook: Your patient’s outlook regarding treatment and adjustment to their condition may improve.
Relationship: The bond between you and your patient may grow stronger after demonstrating your concern about the psychosocial impacts of disease and daily well-being.
References: When their eye condition is co-managed with Ensight and the Curtis Strong Center, your patients’ enthusiasm about the care you offer them will spread among their associations, which often leads to more people who suffer from eye diseases and low vision seeking professional help.
Doctors Refer to Ensight Skills Center and Participate in the Continuum of Care
The National Eye Institute (NEI), American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), and American Optometric Association (AOA) include low-vision rehabilitation as a treatment modality in the continuum of care for people when permanent vision loss occurs and encourage such referrals. Ensight and Curtis Strong Centers will work with you to monitor your patient’s progress and inform you of your patient’s results. Together, we can help fulfill the missions of NEI and AOA by improving the care and quality of life of those who suffer from serious eye conditions and low vision.
A Few of Ensight’s Referring Eye Centers
VisionRefer
Doctors also have the option of using VisionRefer, a secure, HIPPA compliant patient referral system. This system is designed to facilitate the patient referral process to accredited vision rehabilitation specialists such as Ensight and Curtis Strong Center. A doctor’s office enters a patient’s basic contact information, including name, address, phone number, email and birthday, as well as any other pertinent documentation into the web-based referral form. Once the form is received, an Ensight and Curtis Strong team member will contact the patient to discuss their individual needs, and which services may help maintain or increase their independence.
Doctors can visit www.VisionRefer.org to register their practice and begin the referral process.