Final Learning Collaborative: 2024 Improving Demographic Data Collection in Primary Care to Address Health Disparities Quality Improvement Initiative

  • 09 Jan 2025

In December, 15 primary care practices participating in CTC-RI's 2024 Improving Demographic Data Collection in Primary Care to Address Health Disparities Quality Improvement Initiative came together for the final learning collaborative. 

The session opened with a presentation by Katelyn Ferreira, Health Equity Program Manager at Southcoast Health. Katelyn shared insights from Southcoast’s project "Southcoast Cares About My Diabetes: A Community Collaboration to Advance Equity in Diabetes Management." Her presentation highlighted key lessons learned in stratifying, displaying, and sharing health equity data, along with reflections on the ongoing impact of their work to improve patient diabetes management. The session concluded with an engaging Q&A, where participating practices actively contributed to the discussion. 

Following the presentation, participating practices had the opportunity to review their achievements from the past year and reflect on data trends in their Race, Ethnicity, and Language (REL) and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) measures. Practices shared valuable insights from their best practice assessments, emphasizing lessons learned and impactful takeaways from the initiative. 

CTC-RI celebrates the overall success of this initiative and looks forward to building on this momentum in future projects. To view the recording and materials from the final learning collaborative, please click here. 

A special thank you to UnitedHealthcare and the Rhode Island Foundation for funding this important project, and to the 15 participating practices for their dedication and hard work: 

  • Barrington Pediatrics 
  • Chad E Lamendola, M.D., LTD 
  • Chad P Nevola, M.D., Inc 
  • Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic 
  • Concilio Pediatrics 
  • Medical Associates of RI, Inc 
  • Middletown Family Practice 
  • Northeast Internal Medicine 
  • NRI Pediatrics, PC 
  • Ocean Medical Practice, Inc 
  • Pilgrim Park Physicians 
  • Portsmouth Family Practice 
  • Tiverton Family Medicine 
  • University Internal Medicine, Inc 
  • Your Health, Inc. 

We are proud of the collaborative efforts demonstrated throughout this initiative and remain committed to advancing health equity in primary care across RI.