April 2024
Sen. Lauria reflects on legislative efforts to support primary care
We connected with Senator Pamela Lauria (District 32), a practicing primary care nurse practitioner at Coastal Medical and member of the CTC-RI Primary Care Workforce Task Force, on important work happening at the State House to bolster the primary care workforce.
Urgent Legislative Call to Action
There are currently 4 bills proposed in the Rhode Island House and Senate to address the primary care workforce shortage set to be heard by the Finance Committees. A strong showing of community support is needed to let the legislature know how important the bills are in addressing the primary care access crisis. CTC-RI is encouraging everyone affected by this crisis to write a letter to their l
CTC-RI Presents with CHWARI at Cancer Screening Summit
Linda Cabral, MM, CTC-RI Senior Program Manager, presented with Sarah Lawrence,CCHW, LCSW, PhD, Executive Director of the Community Health Worker Association of RI (CHWARI), at the April RI Cancer Screening Summit at the Warwick Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Improving Child Health in RI Quarterly Meeting
CTC-RI and PCMH Kids welcomed pediatric practices and stakeholders to the April 2024 "Improving Child Health in RI" meeting. Debra Hurwitz, CTC-RI’s executive director reviewed the past 9 months' efforts of the Primary Care Workforce Task Force comprised of physicians, nurses, higher education institutions an
CTC-RI Announces Participating QI Practices in Demographic Data Planning Committee Meeting
The April Demographic Data Committee meeting featured Sarah Reinstein of EBCAP presenting the BCBSRI LGBTQ Safe Zone Certification process. EBCAP's pursuit of recognition since 2021 underscores its commitment to workplace inclusivity. A multidisciplinary workgroup, reflecting collective dedication, was formed to ensure compliance with certification requirements.
Best Practices in Team Based Care Meeting: “An Initiative to Improve Age and Dementia Friendly Care”
CTC-RI convened our Best Practices in Team-Based Care meeting on April 16th, in collaboration with Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center (RIGEC) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), which focused on our 4M Quality Improvement (QI) initiative aimed at enhancing Age and Dementia-Friendly Care.
Best Practices in Team-Based Care Meeting: “An Initiative to Improve Age- and Dementia-Friendly Care”
CTC-RI convened our April Best Practices in Team-Based Care meeting in collaboration with RI Geriatric Education Center (RIGEC) and RI Department of Health (RIDOH), which focused on our 4M Quality Improvement (QI) initiative aimed at enhancing age- and dementia-friendly care.
Save the Date for CTC-RI’s Annual Conference
When: October 31, 2024 (7:30-3:30) Where: the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode Island!
Clinical Strategy Committee Meetings
The April Clinical Strategy Committee meeting focused on approaches to comprehensive primary care and high-risk care management under prepayment and global risk. This presentation was moderated by Pano Yeracaris, MD, MPH, CTC-RI Chief Clinical Strategist.
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.