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.
On February 28, 2019, CTC launched our kickoff meeting for the 9 primary care practice sites that are participating in the one-year IBH primary care program that has been funded by UnitedHealthcare. This IBH expansion includes 30 providers and 70,000+ patients.
Primary care practices learned important updates at the February 27 CTC Practice Reporting and Transformation Committee from Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) staff, Marea Tumbler and Cory King, Principal Policy Analysts.
CTC and the American College of Physicians have partnered to provide a 6-month collaborative focused on improving referrals and communication between primary care and specialists. This "High-Value Care Coordination" program had its kickoff on February 19 which was attended by more than 50 people representing 23 participating primary care and specialist practices.
Jennifer Ritzau MD, Medical Director/Director of Palliative Care Hope Hospice, was the featured content expert speaker at the 2nd Advance Directive Collaborative meeting held on 2/21/19 for the 10 practices/organizations that are participating in the State Innovation Model (SIM) funded initiative. Dr.
As we settle into 2019, we want to recognize this past year's members of the CTC Board of Directors for their board service commitment and dedication to primary care transformation. Our new board members are: Barry Fabius, MD; Michael Lichtenstein, MS; Kathleen Mullally, MBA; Deborah Powers, RN, MSN, CCM; and Tinisha Richards.
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.