The goals for the quality improvement project “Implementing Primary Care and Pharmacy Strategies to Improve Care for Patients with Diabetes” are to help primary care practices to improve the screening and treatment of patients with diabetes, and to detect diabetes-related eye and kidney disease earlier in patients and to help patients improve glycemic control. The
February is American Heart Month, a great time to focus on heart health. Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in RI, but small steps can make a big difference. Here’s what can help this month:
1. Check the Basics:
In January, CTC-RI supported a Cardiovascular Disease Learning Collaborative Best Practice Sharing meeting. This RIDOH-funded collaborative brings together staff from Clinica Esperanza and RI Free Clinic to support them in expanding their use of screenings for health-related social needs and improving care for people with cardiovascular disease. Information was presented from important referral
Meet Mitchell Irving, MPH (he/him), CTC-RI's newest Program Coordinator.
CTC-RI is excited to announce that we received 35 complete applications in response to our “Call for Applications” for the CHW/MA Asthma Basics Training, funded by RIDOH. Of the 35 applicants, 15 community health workers, medical assistants, and patient care navigators were selected from across RI.
Don't miss out on two important Clinical Strategy presentations on critical aspects of healthcare in RI on Friday, February 21, 7:30am.
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.