At the March 2020 Nurse Care Manager/Care Coordinator Best Practice Sharing Meeting, Mike Simoli and Margaret Gradie from RI Department of Health presented on Coronavirus Disease 2019; In anticipation of new requirement for PCMH Kids practices to report on lead screening, Michel
CTC-RI is providing weekly the latest health-related news, media announcements, resources, and updates for our CTC-RI practice and community members during the COVID-19 crisis.
In recognition of the importance of national COVID-19 containment efforts, effective Monday, March 16, 2020, CTC-RI/PCMH Kids will convert all meetings to virtual Zoom video conferencing meetings. This will be CTC-RI's policy for the next 4 weeks. We then will reevaluate in consultation with the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) guidance.
CTC-RI and PCMH Kids programs recognize the importance of clinician and care team well-being. We deployed a Clinician Well-Being Survey for the 3rd consecutive year to help inform our collective efforts to improve provider burnout. We continue to collaborate with the Primary Care Physician Advisory Committee of the RI Department of Health to address burnout.
As we settle into 2020, we want to recognize this past year's members of the CTC Board of Directors for their board service commitment and dedication to primary care transformation. Our new board members are: Benjamin Shaffer, MPA; Ana Stankovic, MD, FASN, Noah Benedict, MHL; Michelle Anvar, MD; Hugo Yamada, MD; and Margaret Wingate.
CTC-RI and the RI Department of Health (RIDOH) in collaboration with faculty from the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy are pleased to announce that the following practices have been selected to join the Pharmacy Quality Improvement Initiative, which has been funded by UnitedHealthcare and RIDOH:
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.