There are currently 4 bills proposed in the Rhode Island House and Senate to address the primary care workforce shortage set to be heard by the Finance Committees. A strong showing of community support is needed to let the legislature know how important the bills are in addressing the primary care access crisis. CTC-RI is encouraging everyone affected by this crisis to write a letter to their l
We connected with Senator Pamela Lauria (District 32), a practicing primary care nurse practitioner at Coastal Medical and member of the CTC-RI Primary Care Workforce Task Force, on important work happening at the State House to bolster the primary care workforce.
CTC-RI hosted our February Clinical Strategy Committee centered on a new Alcohol Use Disorder proposal and the alignment with Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers in Rhode Island. Andrew Saal, MD MPH, Public Health Consultant, led the discussion of the Alcohol Use Disorder proposal.
CTC-RI hosted its quarterly Breakfast of Champions Meeting in March, focusing on the Rhode Island Life Index and the implications for primary care. This topic was introduced by Farah Shafi, M.D., M.B.A., EVP & Chief Medical Officer, BCBSRI, detailing the project design and key results.
In March, CTC-RI hosted its quarterly DULCE Learning Collaborative.
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.