The primary care provider shortage has been receiving much attention nationally and locally recently. The crisis is not looming--it’s here. Wait times to establish care with a primary care provider are months long. The CTC-RI Primary Care Workforce Task Force has taken steps to address the provider workforce shortage head on. Task Force members include the heads of the physician, nurse practiti
CTC-RI hosted its quarterly Breakfast of Champions Meeting this month focused on the crucial topic of gender-affirming care with distinguished speakers Dr. Jason Rafferty and Dr. Amy Nunn, with over sixty attendees.
The Clinical Strategy Committee meeting in November, attended by over 50 attendees, focused on lessons from Rhode to Equity and Community Health Worker (CHW) billing. We heard from RIDOH and EOHHS on the Rhode to Equity initiative, focusing on the project framework and how teams worked together to bridge clinical and community gaps.
CTC-RI is excited to kick off our new project this fall, Expanding Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Health Capacity. This is supported by funding from Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI and Point 32 Health|Tufts Health Plan, and is a collaboration with CTC-RI and the Foundation for Integrated Care (FIC).
The second webinar in our train-the-trainer series for the Demographic Data Collection Pilot was held in November. Focused on Demographic Data Standards, Natasha Viveiros and Jennifer Etue from PCHC delved into a discussion of the 1997 OMB standards, current state, and the future 2023 OMB-Proposed Race and Ethnicity Stratification.
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.