March 2024
February Pharmacy QI Learning Collaborative meeting
Improving Population Health/Reducing Low-Value Care in Primary Care through Professional Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (Pro CGM)
Final Webinar in Demographic Data Collection Pilot Train-the-Trainer Series
In March, CTC-RI held the sixth and final session of the Train-the-Trainer series for the Demographic Data Collection Pilot focused on participant sharing. Participating practices engaged in lively discussions centered around what they have learned from the pilot project.
Final Learning Collaborative for Next Building Block: Implementing the 4M Age-Friendly Framework for Better Care of Older Adults and People Living with Dementia
In February, CTC-RI concluded the final learning collaborative for "The Next Building Block: Implementing the 4M Age-Friendly Framework for Better Care of Older Adults and People Living with Dementia." View presentation.
Team-Based Care Meeting on Deprescribing: Considerations, Implementation, and Best Practices
In March, CTC-RI and RIGEC hosted our Best Practices in Team-Based Care meeting on “Deprescribing: Considerations, Implementation, and Best Practices”, featuring speaker Christine Eisenhower, Pharm.D., BCPS, Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island.
Monthly CBO Spotlight: ONE Neighborhood Builders
Our primary care transformation efforts often include the support and partnership of community-based organizations (CBOs) statewide. CTC-RI is spotlighting a different CBO each month to recognize and appreciate their work in our communities. This month, we're spotlighting ONE Neighborhood Builders (ONE/NB).
CTC-RI Annual Conference Call for Abstracts
CTC-RI is thrilled to announce its annual conference on October 31, 2024, at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, RI.
DULCE Quarterly Learning Collaborative Meeting
In March, CTC-RI hosted its quarterly DULCE Learning Collaborative.
Breakfast of Champions – RI Life Index
CTC-RI hosted its quarterly Breakfast of Champions Meeting in March, focusing on the Rhode Island Life Index and the implications for primary care. This topic was introduced by Farah Shafi, M.D., M.B.A., EVP & Chief Medical Officer, BCBSRI, detailing the project design and key results.
Clinical Strategy Committee - February and March
CTC-RI hosted our February Clinical Strategy Committee centered on a new Alcohol Use Disorder proposal and the alignment with Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers in Rhode Island. Andrew Saal, MD MPH, Public Health Consultant, led the discussion of the Alcohol Use Disorder proposal.
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.