Susan Whittaker, CPC, CPMA, Healthcentric Advisor Senior Quality Program Coordinator, was the featured content expert speaker at the 3rd Advance Directive Collaborative meeting held on April 18th for the 9 practices/organizations participating in the State Innovation Model (SIM) funded initiative.
The High-Value Care Coordination (HVCC) project is designed to help primary and specialty care practices implement changes around the referral system. Developed by the American College of Physicians (ACP) in collaboration with specialty and primary care practices and patient advocates, the HVCC training helps practices implement changes benefitting the specialist practice, referring clinicians,
CTC was highlighted in the "Getting to the Core Issues" RI Free Radio podcast series which focuses on innovators whose healthcare delivery models will transform the current healthcare system into one of high-value care and lower cost. In a three-part series, Debra Hurwitz, CTC Executive Director, focuses on physician practice and payment transformation from volume to the value of care.
Thanks to the hard work involved in data collection from the CTC Community Health Teams, there is an article published in the most recent issue of Rhode Island Medical Journal on early findings. Please feel free to share!
CTC has redesigned our practice secured portal! Upon successful login, practices can easily navigate the portal to either submit data, or view data displays, resource documents and announcements. Users can submit quality measures, high-risk reporting, and quarterly provider/care coordinator staff updates via links located in our "Data Input" section.
The Clinical Strategy Committee (CSC) is a working subcommittee of the CTC Board of Directors. CSC's purpose is to enhance the ability of CTC participating practices and related systems of care to achieve improved quality and reduced costs.
Please register and attend the CTC Quarterly Breakfast of Champions. All Clinical Practice Champions and practice site clinical and administrative leaders are expected to attend.
Integra Community Care Network, an ACO in partnership with Care New England, RI PCPC and South County Health, has engaged CTC services for a two-year contract to assist selected Integra practices with implementing fully-integrated care that will address the medical, behavioral, and substance use needs of patients in a coordinated, systemic, and unified way.
Important updates were shared at the April Best Practice Sharing Committee meetings. Practice clinical quality and customer experience performance was reviewed at the April Practice Reporting and Transformation Committee meeting. Practices are encouraged to review their 1st quarter 2019 clinical quality performance report for accuracy.
The mission of the Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island is to lead the transformation of primary care in Rhode Island in the context of an integrated health care system; and to improve the quality of care, the patient experience of care, the affordability of care, and the health of the populations we serve.