On November 21, CTC-RI hosted a meeting with numerous stakeholders that reflected on the past two years worth of work in supporting Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). SBIRT is a best practice for the early identification and treatment of alcohol and other substance use disorders.
At the November 14 Quarterly Adult Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) meeting, practices participating in the Adult IBH learning collaborative, funded by UnitedHealthcare, shared their quality improvement plans for addressing Social Determinants of Health in their practices.
Important updates were shared at the NCM/CC Best Practice Committee meeting including information on the Enhanced Community Health Team Model to assist primary care practices (pediatric/adult/family) with serving individuals and families who are considered at "high" or "rising" h
CTC-RI was awarded a grant from UnitedHealthcare to purchase core curriculum licenses for online learning modules to benefit 100 nurse care managers and care coordinators in CTC-RI practices. Eligible practices include those currently or previously in a CTC-RI contract, as well as nurse care managers/care coordinators (NCMs/CCs) that work in systems of care (ACO/AE).
CTC-RI's goal is to continue to disseminate opportunities for continued learning, and promote ongoing training opportunities. The continued objective is to provide training as needed in areas such as maternal child health, opioid treatment, and community-based resources.
In July, CTC-RI and PCMH Kids launched the IBH Rhode Island Foundation Pediatric Initiative which involves having eight pediatric practices implement universal screening for behavioral health areas of focus in pediatric primary care practices.
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.