Healthy Tomorrows Closeout Meeting
RIDOH, in partnership with CTC-RI / PCMH Kids, successfully completed a five-year HRSA Healthy Tomorrows program whose goal was to improve communication and care coordination between the Family Visiting Program (FV) and Pediatric Primary Care Practices with a specific focus on improving well-child care. In February, Cohort 4 practices and FV agencies reported out their successes and challenges. They shared heartwarming patient stories of successful collaborations between primary care practices and FV agencies that resulted in positive outcomes for patients and families. Sara Remington, RIDOH, presented FV metrics from participating FV agencies that demonstrated consistently higher performance than RI statewide averages. Additionally, survey results revealed greatly improved communications, teamwork and care coordination between FV and primary care practices. Congratulations to the following practices and FV agencies for their participation and commitment to this 5-year program.
Practices Involved
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Family Visiting Agencies Involved
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Hasbro Pediatric Primary Care
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Blackstone Valley FV – HFA and PAT
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PCHC - Central
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Meeting Street - HFA
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Coastal Narragansett Bay Peds
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Westerly PAT
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EBCAP
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EBCAP HFA
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CNE Family Care Center
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Children’s Friend - HFA
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Thundermist – West Warwick
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CCAP HFA
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Dr. Susan Stuart
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Aquidneck Pediatrics
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BVCHC
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CCAP Health Center
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“I think that this was a wonderful thing to be a part of and our high-risk patients certainly reaped the rewards.” – provider feedback
Special thanks to Tufts Health Plan and RIDOH who provided funding for this important quality improvement initiative.