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December is HIV/AIDS Awareness Month
December marks HIV/AIDS Awareness Month, a critical time to highlight the role of primary care providers in its prevention, testing, and care.
Addressing Alcohol Use Disorder in Primary Care Think Tank Series
The 3rd session of the Addressing Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in Primary Care Think Tank was held in November. CTC-RI was joined by the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH) to provide an extensive overview of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) and their role in addressing AUD treatment.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - Telehealth Impacts
On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule for the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). The PFS provides new policy updates for the Medicare program for the following year. There typically has been some policy proposed each year impacting telehealth.
Clinical Strategy Committee to Discuss Critical Healthcare Initiatives
The December 20 Clinical Strategy Committee meeting will feature key updates and discussions on critical healthcare initiatives. Peter Hollmann, MD, Brown Medicine Chief Medical Officer, will provide an update on the new primary care management codes.
STI Best Practices ECHO Learning Series: HIV and PrEP
In November, CTC-RI held the third of six ECHO® learning sessions in its “Best Practices in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) in Primary Care: ECHO® Learning Series”, generously funded by UnitedHealthcare.
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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.