December Asthma Essentials ECHO Focuses on Assessing and Managing Environmental Triggers
Our 3rd Asthma Essentials ECHO brought together 40 participants and was facilitated by Patricia Flanagan, MD.
Our 3rd Asthma Essentials ECHO brought together 40 participants and was facilitated by Patricia Flanagan, MD.
In December, CTC-RI was pleased to support the 1st in-person convening of the Rhode to Equity (R2E) project which began in July 2021. RIDOH and EOHHS are funders and key partners in this project. There were 6 multi-stakeholder teams coming together to address health inequities in their communities.
The entire November Clinical Strategy Committee (CSC) meeting focused on the Next Generation Affordability Standards led by Cory King, OHIC Chief of Staff. A good deal of discussion occurred, including key highlighted areas of child and adolescent behavioral health spend, health equity, professional provider contract review, and a recalibration of primary care APM targets.
The December learning collaborative was a part 2 discussion on implicit bias with a focus on building psychological safety in diverse health care teams to promote maximum effectiveness and improve equity for patients. An impressive panel discussion was moderated by Patricia Flanagan, MD. Panelists included Rob Jones, Chief Empowerment Officer of T.
Dr. Beata Nelken kicked off the November Best Practices in Team-Based Care meeting by sharing best practice strategies used at Jenks Park Pediatrics to improve lead screening, which included purchasing a van to assist patients with transportation needs to their appointments, setting up an in-office lead screening workflow, and partnering with Lifespan labs.
All practices participating in the Medicaid Pediatric Healthcare Recovery Program (Year 2) are encouraged to attend the February 2 (moved from January 5), Improving Child Health in RI (formerly PCMH Kids Stakeholder) meeting where new KIDSNET immunization reports will be shared with practices. (Zoom information below.)
The mission of the Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island is to lead the transformation of primary care in Rhode Island in the context of an integrated health care system; and to improve the quality of care, the patient experience of care, the affordability of care, and the health of the populations we serve.