In the News: The Providence Journal (op-ed): "High price for low-value health care"
By Al Charbonneau | February 18, 2019
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In the News: The Providence Journal (op-ed): "Working to improve primary care"
By Matt Collins, MD | February 13, 2019
We at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island read with interest Stanley Bleecker's Jan. 9 letter ("Even doctors can't get doctors in Rhode Island"), in which the writer expressed his frustration trying to find a primary care physician. We know this is a shared experience for Rhode Islanders, and we are working to address it.
CTC hosts successful February Breakfast of Champions
CTC hosted another Breakfast of Champions session on February 8 at the Shriners Imperial Room in Cranston with almost 70 participants. There was a great show of new practices which were welcomed as part of the 2019 pediatric expansion.
CTC releases Quarterly Update on Community Health Teams
CTC recently released a Quarterly Update on its Community Health Teams. To review the initiative's progress and most recent update, click here.
Quality Behavioral Health: Enhanced Behavioral Health Services for QBH Compact Partners
Quality Behavioral Health has been providing outpatient behavioral health services to medical practices and community agencies for over a quarter of a century. They are pleased to announce several enhanced and new services for their compact partners.
Clinician Well-Being Survey 2019: Improving clinician and care team well-being
CTC and PCMH-Kids programs recognize the importance of clinician (and clinical team) well-being. We are collaborating with the Primary Care Physician Advisory Committee of the RI Department of Health to help develop solutions that will improve clinician well-being. Burnout, stress, and work overload have become a pervasive problem among health care clinicians in the United States.
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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.