Publications
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Primary Care Access for All: A Roadmap for Addressing the Primary Care Crisis in Rhode Island
JEFFREY BORKAN, MD, PhD; DENISE COPPA, PhD, APRN-CNP, FNP-C, PCPNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN; PATRICIA FLANAGAN, MD; DEBRA HURWITZ, MBA, BSN, RN; ANDREW SAAL, MD, MPH; YOLANDA BOWES, BA; ELENA NICOLELLA, BA, MPH; PETER HOLLMANN, MD
Rhode Island Medical Journal, April, 2024
Some health experts say there’s a ‘concerning decline’ in HPV vaccination rates since pandemic began
BRITTANY BOWKER
The Boston Globe, September 20, 2023
Don’t Stymie Primary-Care Tech Advancements
DEBRA HURWITZ
Providence Business News, July 2023
When a Strategy of Convergence Works
RICHARD ASINOF
Convergence RI, June 26, 2023
Commonwealth Fund’s Scorecard on State Health System Performance, Rhode Island Scorecard
DAVID C. RADLEY, JESSE C. BAUMGARTNER, SARA R. COLLINS, LAURIE C. ZEPHYRIN
The Commonwealth Fund, June 22, 2023
The Unique Value Proposition of Pediatric Health Care
JAMES M. PERRIN, MD, FAAP, PATRICIA FLANAGAN, MD, FAAP, JULIE KATKIN, MD, FAAP, GREG BARABELL, MD, FAAP, JONATHAN PRICE, MD, FAAP, AND THE COMMITTEE ON CHILD HEALTH FINANCING
American Association of Pediatrics, February 2023
Rhode Island Community Health Teams: Coordinating with Primary Care to Address Social and Behavioral Health Needs
KELSEY BRYKMAN
Center for Health Care Strategies, January 2023
Study: R.I. Tops in Nation for COVID-19, Flu Child Vaccination Rates
Providence Business News, January 2023
Strengthening Community-Clinical Linkages Through the Rhode to Equity, Camden Conference
Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island: Building a Strong Foundation for Comprehensive, High-Quality Affordable Care
PANO YERACARIS, MD, MPH; SUSANNE CAMPBELL, RN, MS, PCMH CCE; MARDIA COLEMAN, MSC; LINDA CABRAL, MM; DEBRA HURWITZ, MBA, BSN, RN
Rhode Island Medical Journal, June 2019
Addressing the Social Determinants of Health: The Rhode Island State Innovation Model (RI SIM) Experience
MAREA B. TUMBER, JD, MPH; LIBBY BUNZLI, MPH; MARTI ROSENBERG, MA
Rhode Island Medical Journal, June 2019
Community Health Teams: A Healthcare Provider’s System Transformation Opportunity
JAMES C. RAJOTTE, MS; DEBORAH GARNEAU, MA; NANCY SUTTON, MS, RD, LDN; AILIS CLYNE, MD, MPH
Rhode Island Medical Journal October 2016
Rhode Island’s Investment in Primary Care Transformation: A Case Study
Debra Hurwitz, MBA, BSN, RN, Pano Yeracaris, MD, MPH, Susanne Campbell, RN, MS, PCMH CCE, Mardia A. Coleman, MSC
Families, Systems, & Health 2019, Vol. 37, No. 4, 328–335
Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Facilitation in Patient Centered Medical Homes: A Promising Application
Sarah S. Roderick, MD, Nelly Burdette, PsyD
Families, Systems, & Health 2017, Vol. 35, No. 2, 227-237
Practice Facilitation in Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care Settings: a Scoping Review
Elizabeth Siantz, PhD, MSW, Brian Redline, BA, Benjamin Henwood, PhD, MSW
Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2021, Vol. 48, 133–155
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Our Mission
The mission of CTC-RI is to support the continuing transformation of primary care in Rhode Island as the foundation of an ever-improving integrated, accessible, affordable, and equitable health care system. CTC-RI brings together critical stakeholders to implement, evaluate and spread effective multi-payer models to deliver, pay for and sustain high-quality, comprehensive, accountable primary care.