Improved Patient Care and Lower Costs Through Better Primary Care / Specialist Alignment--save the date--September 13, 7:30-9:00 AM. Join our discussion on improving collaboration and communication between primary care and specialty groups across RI systems of care. Learn about and discuss:
CTC-RI's primary care transformation efforts often include the support and partnership of community-based organizations (CBOs) statewide. We are spotlighting a different CBO each month to recognize and appreciate their work in our communities.
The Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island (CTC-RI), in collaboration with the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and United Health Plan, is pleased to offer $5,000.00 in funding to six practices or organizations to participate in a six-month quality improvement initiative using the Age-Friendly Health System 4M framework to improve care for older adults and people living with
CTC-RI hosted our July Best Practices in Team-Based Care program meeting with a focus on motivational interviewing for cancer navigators. The webinar was led by Nelly Burdette, Psy.D, Director of Population Behavioral Health at Boston Medical Center and CTC-RI Senior Director of Integrated Behavioral Health. Dr.
The pediatric and adult primary care practices participating in the Health Care Transfer of Care Quality Improvement initiative attended a Learning Collaborative meeting in June where adult practices shared how they were engaging young adults to prevent “no show” visits and how they’re using the young adults’
CTC-RI and PCMH Kids welcomed pediatric practices and stakeholders to the July "Improving Child Health in RI" meeting. Dr. Gregory Fox provided an update on the Asthma Quality Improvement Project, sharing firsthand experiences and key outcomes on improving coordination and communication with school nurses with a focus on sharing action asthma plans and missed days of school. Dr.
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.