Working with the Core Telehealth Planning Committee, CTC-RI has developed a Primary Care Telehealth Practice Needs Assessment/Patient Engagement Surveys (including patients that have and have not used telehealth services), that has been field-tested by Providence Community Health Center.
CTC-RI hosted its peer learning Quarterly Best Practice Sharing meeting with 7 practices that have implemented pharmacy quality improvement plans. These plans are aimed at improving the safe, effective, and efficient use of medications in adults age 50 and older.
The Larry A. Green Center / Primary Care Collaborative Clinician Survey continues, with most recent data highlighting August 21-24 results. These results show the primary care platform is shrinking nationally.
Behavioral health clinicians (PhD, PsyD, LICSW, LMFT, LMHC, RN) interested in expanding their professional skills to help practices deliver Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) at primary care sites should apply to CTC-RI's next online IBH Practice Facilitation course. Application and CV/resume are due to
The six OB/GYN practices that are participating in the RI Department of Health-sponsored learning collaborative to improve universal screening and treatment of pregnant women (depression, anxiety and SUD) met and reported out on their screening results, successes, and challenges.
RI Health Insurance Commissioner Marie Ganim shared her beliefs why telemedicine services are critical for maintaining health care accessibility in Rhode Island in a recent Convergence RI opinion piece, framing the conversation around the proposed telemedicine budget article before the General Assembly.
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.