RIQI Launches New CurrentCare website
Rhode Island Quality Institute has launched a new CurrentCare and CurrentCare for Me Online Enrollment website. The new enrollment website makes signing up quick and simple for your patients.
February 2021
Update: PCMH Kids Stakeholder Meeting
At the quarterly PCMH Kids Stakeholder meeting on January 7, Drs. Flanagan and Lange provided an update on the Immunization and Lead Screening and Medicaid Access to Care results. RI pediatricians have demonstrated significant improvement across all categories, while continuing to address increased COVID-19 challenges.
December results from national primary care survey
Results from the Larry A. Green Center / Primary Care Collaborative Primary Care Survey in December are now available, including both national and Rhode Island-specific results:
Update: Clinical Strategy Committee
Phase 2 of the Care Delivery Design and Community Health Project kicked off at the January 15 Clinical Strategy Committee meeting. Moderated by Pano Yeracaris MD, MPH, CTC-RI Chief Clinical Strategist, the group discussed our project plans and reviewed a fishbone
Clinical-Community Linkages as a Critical Component of Comprehensive Primary Care
On January 22, key stakeholders met for meeting #2 of “Building Clinical-Community Linkages” to continue discussions on a long-term payment strategy for Community Health Teams (CHTs) as a vehicle for addressing key priorities in RI to reduce health disparities and achieve population health goals.
CTC-RI In the News
Op-ed: The need for primary care teams
By Christopher Koller
Boston Globe
December 28, 2020
CTC-RI Continues Telehealth Webinar Series on Feb. 23
CTC-RI/PCMH Kids is hosting its next webinar in its new telehealth webinar series, "Advancing Team-Based Telehealth in RI," made possible by authorized CARES Act and UnitedHealthcare funding. The webinar will be held Tuesday, February 23 from 12-1pm.
Partnering to Strengthen Clinical-Community Linkages: RI Diabetes Health Equity Challenge: Wave 2
On January 8, the Wave Two Team (East Bay Community Action Program) participated in a Momentum Session on Risk Satisfaction.
Pediatric Practice Immunization Rates Surpass Pre-COVID Rates
In July, OHIC and EOHHS, at the request of Governor Raimondo, issued one-time grant payments to pediatric primary care providers that experienced financial hardship during COVID-19, and in return asked that pediatric providers take targeted actions to ensure patients get caught up on immunizations. As a group, childhood immunizations (including lead screenings) have improved across all categori
RI AAP Launches "Tips to Keep Your Family Health During COVID" campaign
The RI Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics launched a new “Tips to Keep Your Family Healthy During COVID” public awareness campaign, designed to empower parents and teens with information and resources to stay healthy mentally and physically through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Update: Nurse Care Manager / Care Coordinator Best Practice Sharing Meeting on Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccination
More than 60 people participated in the Jan.
Update: Pediatric IBH Learning Collaborative Meeting
Liz Cantor, PhD, CTC-RI IBH Pediatric Consultant, facilitated the quarterly Pediatric IBH Learning Collaborative meeting on Jan. 14. Pediatric practices (Cohort 1 and 2) participating in the Rhode Island Foundation Pediatric Pilot program discussed their screening rates for selected pediatric areas of focus and key learnings from screening in a virtual environment.
Telehealth Learning Collaborative to Kick-off Feb. 10
Planning is underway for the February 10 kick-off of the CTC-RI / PCMH Kids Telehealth Learning Collaborative, “Using Technology to Improve Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions.” Dr. Lisa Levine of The MAVEN Project, a telehealth nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to comprehensive care for vulnerable populations, will deliver the keynote address.
Save the Date: Quarterly Breakfast of Champions on March 12
Please save the date for the next CTC-RI Quarterly Breakfast of Champions on March 12 from 7:30-9:00am on Zoom. All Clinical Practice Champions and practice site clinical and administrative leaders are expected to attend.
March 12 Zoom meeting link in invitation.
RI Dept. of Health and CTC-RI Announce Cohort 2 Practices Selected for RI MomsPRN Perinatal Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Initiative
RIDOH and CTC-RI are pleased to announce that 10 practices successfully applied to be part of the RI MomsPRN 15-month learning collaborative which will launched on February 23.
Rhode Island COVID-19 Vaccination Update
The RI Dept. of Health is working hard to distribute vaccines, but supply is very limited. Right now, RI is receiving enough first doses each week for about 1.5% of its population, and other states are in the same position. Rhode Island is administering its limited doses of vaccine in a way that will have the greatest impact on the health of the state.
Happy Retirement, Health Insurance Commissioner Ganim, and Welcome, Commissioner Tigue!
The Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island wishes former Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner Marie Ganim the best in her retirement this month and welcomes her successor, Commissioner Patrick Tigue.
Thank You to the CTC-RI Board of Directors!
As we settle into 2021, we want to recognize this past year's members of the CTC-RI Board of Directors for their board service and dedication to primary care transformation.
Practices Selected to Participate in IBH Learning Collaborative focusing on Tele-IBH and NCQA BH Distinction
CTC-RI is pleased to announce that 11 pediatric, adult and family practices have been selected to join a new PCMH Kids/CTC-RI integrated behavioral health learning collaborative funded by UnitedHealthcare.
Our Mission
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.