Thank You to Our Board of Directors
The October CTC-RI Board of Directors annual meeting was significant in that not only was it our first hybrid meeting post-Covid, but we continue to maintain the legacy of our outstanding Board.
News and Articles
CTC-RI provides recommendations to OHIC for improving prior authorization process
The CTC-RI Prior Authorization Committee submitted its final recommendations report to OHIC for consideration as it reconvenes its Administrative Simplification Committee. The report is a culmination of months of work by committee members who represent health insurance companies, pharmacists, and health care organizations from across Rhode Island. The six recommendations are:
Demographic Data Collection Pilot kicks off train-the-trainer webinar series
The first of six train-the-trainer educational webinars on demographic data collection was held in October. Christin Zollicoffer, Vice President, Chief Belonging & Equity Officer at Lifespan educated the trainers from the 15 participating practices on systemic racism, racism in medicine and threat response. The presentation provided participants with detailed historical timelines of racism
MLPB Phase II Action Lab: Best Practices for Strength-Based Screening, Triage and Response
MLPB hosted the second of its Phase II Health-Related Social Needs Learning and Action Lab series this month. The session entitled, “Moving from Theory to Practice on Anti-Racism in Healthcare” was co-facilitated by Dr. Baraka Floyd, and Swen Ervin. Dr.
DULCE* Learning Collaborative welcomes three new practices and two continuation practices
We're thrilled to kick off the second year of the DULCE Learning Collaborative which provides practices with an innovation approach that proactively addresses health-related social needs, promotes the healthy development of infants, and provides support to their parents/caregivers during the critical first six months of life. This year, our collaborative expands with the participation of two re
Best Practices in Team-Based Care Focuses on Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
In September, over 150 people attended CTC-RI’s Team-Based Care Meeting which was held in conjunction with the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center’s geriatric workforce development series. The focus of the presentation was on “Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults” featuring presenter Max Zubatsky, Ph.D.
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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.