On Friday, September 25, the CTC-RI Board of Directors had the opportunity to provide feedback on the statewide health information technology (HIT) strategic roadmap and implementation plan. Marti Rosenberg, EOHHS Dir.
CTC-RI and PCMH Kids programs met on September 11 when a discussion of practices' plans for back-to-school and sick visits was co-led by Gregory Fox, MD, FAAP, President RIAAP and Beth Lange, MD, FAAP, PCMH Kids co-chair. Dr. Lange followed up with an update on the Pediatric Relief Fund / Pediatric Advisory Board.
Brown University has been awarded a grant from the RI Foundation to conduct a qualitative evaluation of patients who participated in our adult IBH pilot program. Understanding the IBH patient perspective will be the focus of the study. CTC-RI will partner with Brown to recruit patients to participate in focus groups and individual interviews.
Convergence RI
Including mention of PCMH-Kids, a September 14 article in Convergence RI highlights how the rapid adoption of telehealth as a platform in the delivery of health care is redefining the office visit and the future relationship between patients and providers
Linda Mencona and Kathy Marceau, Rhode Island Department of Health school nurse consultants, provided an important update on back-to-school program and coordination with pediatric practices at the September 15 NCM/CC meeting. Denise deHertogh and Camero
46 practices (34 adults and 12 pediatric) signed participative agreements for completing practice needs assessment/patient engagement surveys with a completion date of September 25. CTC-RI is working with Northeast Regional Telehealth Resource Center to analyze, aggregate and display the findings that will be used to inform:
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.