CTC-RI kicked off the asthma quality improvement initiative this month in collaboration with RIDOH and Tufts Health Plan. Practices selected for this initiative include Dr. Concilio in Lincoln and P.R.I.M.A, Inc.
CTC-RI’s March Clinical Strategy Committee meeting shared strategies for building advanced primary care / integrated delivery system by looking at successful models from TX, PA and NY.
CTC-RI is kicking off a Prior Authorization project building off the work completed by the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner. Karen Labbe, RN, Managing Director of Utilization Management and Clinical Integration with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island will co-chair the committee with Peter Hollmann, MD.
Meet Nijah Mangual
We'd also like to give a special thanks to our departing institutional board member, Matthew Collins, MD, MBA, who served as Executive Vice President/Chief Medical Officer at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI. Dr. Collins' leadership and guidance has inspired us to provide more effective care for our patients and families.
March Breakfast of Champions: Weight Management and Advancements in Obesity Treatment
On March 10th, 2023 at 7:30am, 90 individuals attended CTC-RI’s quarterly Breakfast of Champions Meeting which focused on weight management and advancements in treatment in obesity, including new medications and community based interventions.
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.