Outreach and Prevention

CV Risk Screenings

The Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute applies a comprehensive approach to cardiovascular health promotion, detection, and disease prevention. Integral to CMHVI's Prevention and Outreach program is a software program called ScoreKeeper™.

ScoreKeeper™ analyzes an individual's cardiovascular disease risk factors and produces a personalized health status report. The program is unique because it enhances patient, physician, and nurse/health counselor interactions and provides the patient with guidelines for modifying risky health behaviors and improving chronic disease self-management skills.

Those who complete the ScoreKeeper™ evaluation are provided individually tailored recommendations for lowering the identified risks, and educational materials about cardiovascular disease and its management.

When appropriate,and upon request of primary care physicians, the CMHVI healthcare professionals who administer ScoreKeeper™ screenings arrange follow-up appointments to provide further education and monitor the patient's progress in reducing his or her risk for developing cardiovascular disease. A report identifying risk factors and outlining plans for modifying health risks is mailed to the patient's primary care provider.

To learn if you are at risk for cardiovascular disease, take CMHVI's online risk assessment.

Another useful tool for evaluating cardiovascular disease risks is the American Heart Association risk calculator

To arrange a ScoreKeeper™ assessment, call
795-8240.