New CTC-RI Projects and Funding for 2023

With generous funding support from UnitedHealthcare, Rhode Island Department of Health and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, CTC-RI will launch several innovative projects in 2023 to invest in and strengthen primary care capacity in several priority areas. Anticipated projects in the new year include:

Primary Care Team-Based Training and Support – Learning collaborative for up to 10 practices to train in best practices in team-based care, defining team roles, and developing strategies for primary care in a post-pandemic environment to strengthen staff and patient care experience.

Pediatric Population Health Pilots – Projects to support increasing care access for children with restrictive eating disorders and improving transitions of care for youth transitioning from pediatric to adult primary care.

Increasing Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Capacity in Pediatrics – Components under this area include offering IBH training to BH clinicians working in outpatient settings, developing incentives for outpatient BH clinicians to enter into IBH arrangements with primary care, and supporting a learning collaborative to increase IBH capacity in pediatrics by expanding the care team to include CHWs/BSWs.

Alzheimer’s Care Support – Pilot to improve the capacity of primary care practices to implement evidence-based clinical guidelines and improve care for patients with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

CTC-RI will be issuing several calls for applications with funding available for practices to participate in these projects. Stay tuned for more information to be shared in upcoming newsletters!