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CTC Committee looking at improving the prior authorizations in Rhode Island

  • 11 Aug 2023

A group of representatives of Rhode Island’s health plans and other key stakeholders convened by CTC-RI and have been meeting since May to continue the work produced by the OHIC Task Force on Prior Authorization.  The committee is charged with developing concrete recommendations that take into account health plans, providers and patients’ needs for a more effective, less burdensome prior approv

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July Clinical Strategy Committee Focuses on Primary Care Workforce

  • 11 Aug 2023

The July Clinical Strategy Committee (CSC) meeting included an update from Jeffrey Borkan, MD, PhD, and Denise Coppa, PhD on the Task Force for Primary Care Provider Workforce Development, highlighting the need for changes in Rhode Island to support primary care provider training, reduce burnout and address the anticipated provider deficit.

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MLPB and CTC-RI HRSN Phase II Program to Begin in September

  • 10 Aug 2023

MLPB and CTC-RI are excited to begin working with primary care practices and older community constituents in MLPB’s Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Learning-And-Action Lab series!  The series, which is set to begin in September, is the second of a two-phased initiative designed to inform and improve primary care -based HRSN screening, referral, and problem-solving strategies impacting older

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