Rhode to Equity Momentum Session
Rhode to Equity teams met recently for the 1st quarterly momentum session since the July program start.
October 2021
Community Health Team Cardiovascular Disease/Diabetes Expansion Program Year 2
RIDOH, with funding from CDC, developed a network of community health teams (CHTs) which function as an extension of primary care with a focus on serving patients who are at high risk based on their chronic conditions management.
CTC-RI/PCMH Kids Telehealth Resource Guide Available; Spotlight on Library Digital Navigation Services
CTC-RI has assembled a resource guide for RI practices implementing telehealth as part of our CTC-RI/PCMH Kids Telehealth Initiative launched last year through funding from UnitedHealthcare and the CARES Act.
Spotlight: Wendy A. Chicoine, Associate Vice President of Clinical Operations and Clinical Education, Providence Community Health Centers
This month, CTC-RI interviewed Wendy A. Chicoine, MSN, RN, PHNA, Associate Vice President of Clinical Operations and Clinical Education at Providence Community Health Centers. Wendy was recently honored by RI Monthly as the state's 2021 Community/Public Health Nurse of the Year for their "Excellence in Nursing" awards.
CTC-RI Presents on Telehealth Projects at NETRC Conference
CTC-RI was pleased to have 3 team members present at the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center (NETRC) Regional Conference, “Telehealth Launchpad: Refueling for Sustainability”. The conference brought together attendees from 8 NE states to share information about telehealth best practices, new technologies, and telehealth policy.
Learning Collaborative Focuses on Tele-IBH and NCQA BH Distinction
Practices participating in the UnitedHealthcare-funded year-long learning collaborative are focusing on improving tele-IBH (integrated behavorial health) services and preparing to apply for or renew NCQA Behavioral Health (BH) Distinction.
PCMH Kids Stakeholders: Prenatal/Pediatric Mental Health Services in RI
PCMH Kids October Stakeholder meeting provided another opportunity to hear from Quatia "Q" Osorio, BSBA CCHW, CLC, MCHS CPE MCHW, Doula, Founder of Our Journ3i, and past member of the Women’s Health Council Planning Committee.
NCM/CC Best Practice Sharing: Strength-Based Screening
Samantha Morton, JD, CEO of Medical-Legal Partnership Boston, presented the first of a 2-part training on strength-based screening at the September Nurse Care Manager/Care Coordinator (NCM/CC) Best Practice Sharing meeting.
CTC-RI/PCMH Kids Presents at the Milbank Multi-Payer Primary Care Network Virtual Seminar
CTC-RI/PCMH Kids was invited to present at the Milbank Multi-Payer Virtual Seminar on the work that Rhode Island is doing to improve linkages between primary care and maternal-child health practitioners.
PCMH Kids Cohort 3 Practices Achieve NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition
Congratulations to 16 CTC-RI PCMH Kids Cohort 3 practices for successfully achieving NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition! A practice that achieves this national recognition has demonstrated that their provided care for children and families is patient-centered, comprehensive, and a
Health Insurance Commissioner Presents Priorities to CTC-RI Board of Directors
In September, the RI Health Insurance Commissioner Patrick Tigue, MPP presented an overview of OHIC’s behavioral health (BH) policy reform and regulatory enforcement to the CTC-RI Board of Directors.
CTC-RI Clinical Strategy Committee Meetings
The September Clinical Strategy Committee (CSC) meeting featured a special Regional Team Component of the Community Health Team (CHT) Hybrid Model – Addressing Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) for All Rhode Islanders.
RI MomsPRN Cohort 2 Learning Collaborative Practices: Working to Address Behavioral Health Needs of Pregnant/Postpartum Women
At the September RI MomsPRN learning collaborative, all 9 Cohort 2 practices shared their challenges and successes encountered while implementing universal screening for anxiety, depression, and substance use disorder amongst their perinatal patients.
“Cannabis Use in the Perinatal Period”: Learning Event Sponsored for Prenatal Providers and Staff
The RI Maternal Psychiatry Resource (RI MomsPRN) Program, in partnership with CTC-RI, sponsored the October “Cannabis Use in the Perinatal Period” learning session.
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.