Focusing on the needs of children and families who have attention deficit and hyperactive disorders and sharing “best practice” learning among pediatric practices are seen as critical elements to the success of practice transformation and improving population health. With this in mind, six PCMH-Kids practices came together on 9/8/16 to discuss work their practice sites are doing to implement e
Comprehensive Care Plus (CPC+) is a CMS initiative designed to reward value and quality by offering an innovative payment structure to support comprehensive primary care. CMS selected Rhode Island as one of 14 geographic areas throughout the U.S.
CTC-RI welcomes our new Co-Chair for the Practice Transformation Committee, Sarah Fessler MD.
Congratulations to the Adult Start up Practices (click here for the full list) that successfully progressed to the next phase in the CTC Developmental Contract: Transition. With completion of the Start-up deliverables and submission of the nurse care manager reports these practices are
CMS opened the application for practices to apply for Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+), the largest-ever initiative to improve primary care in America.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s primary care practices are invited to participate in a national primary care medical home model, effective January 2017, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Comprehensive Primary Care Plus, a five-year medical home model, enables primary care practices to choose how to deliver the best outcomes and to receive payment for achieving results and improving care. Through CPC+, practices of diverse sizes, structures and ownerships are eligible to seek qualification in CMS’ Quality Payment Program’s Advanced Alternative Payment Models’ incentive payments. Primary care practices may apply to participate in CPC+ between Aug. 1 and Sept. 15.
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.