Welcome Our New CTC-RI Chief Clinical Officer!
CTC-RI Chief Clinical Officer
We are excited to announce that Nelly Burdette, PsyD, has stepped into a new full-time role as Chief Clinical Officer at CTC-RI!
CTC-RI Chief Clinical Officer
January 2025
CTC-RI Chief Clinical Officer
Clinical Strategy Committee (CSC) meeting on January 17th Features 2 Important Topics
Please join us to learn more about a post-partum hypertension home monitoring program and updates to the RI Affortdability Standards from the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC). Adam Lewkowitz, MD, MPHS, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology will review a post-partum hypertension home monitoring program using CHWs.
STI Best Practices ECHO® Learning Series: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
STI Best Practices ECHO® Learning Series: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
New CPT and Medicare Codes for 2025
New CPT and Medicare Codes for 2025
Addressing Alcohol Use Disorder in Primary Care Think Tank Series
The 4th session of the Addressing Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in Primary Care Think Tank was held in December. CTC-RI was joined by Central Vermont Medical Center’s Refocus on Alcohol Dependence (ROAD) Primary Care Treatment.
December Sleep ECHO Session with Practice Report Outs
Our Sleep ECHO session was held on December 19, with a presentation on Sleep in Middle Schoolers from Dr. Julie Boergers, PhD, and with additional time for practices to report on their quality improvement projects (Plan-Do-Study-Act). Each practice presented their plans for assessment, the results, impressions, data, and plans for the next cycle.
National Birth Defects Awareness Month
January marks National Birth Defects Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about birth defects, promote prevention, and highlight the importance of early intervention and care. Birth defects affect 1 in every 33 babies born in the United States, making them a leading cause of infant mortality and long-term disability.
Best Practices in Team Based Care– Nurse Care Managers in Action: Applying knowledge and skill learned through GLearn to address complex patient needs
CTC-RI invites you to an insightful webinar exploring the impact of the Nurse Care Manager/GLearn training program on patient care and team-based practices in primary care settings.
When: Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 8:00 – 9:00 AM
This session will delve into:
CTC Hosts Final Learning Collaborative for its 2024 Improving Demographic Data Collection in Primary Care to Address Health Disparities Quality Improvement Initiative
On December 18, 2024, fifteen primary care practices participating in CTC-RI's 2024 Improving Demographic Data Collection in Primary Care to Address Health Disparities Quality Improvement Initiative came together for the final learning collaborative.
Improving Child Health in RI Quarterly Meeting – January 2025
Improving Child Health in RI Quarterly Meeting – January 2025
January’s Improving Child Health in RI meeting kicked off the year with an Early Childhood Café encompassing presentations from the following early childhood programs:
Breakfast of Champions: PCP - Specialist Forum - Part 2
The March 14th BOC meeting, from 7:30 to 8:30AM, will be our second PCP-Specialist Forum with a continued focus on improving collaboration between primary care and specialists in Rhode Island. The planned agenda includes:
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.