Electronic Clinical Data Exchange

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Electronic Clinical Data Exchange

The Electronic Clinical Data Exchange (ECDE) Provider Technical Assistance Project supports Rhode Island Accountable Entities (AEs) and primary care practices as they transition from self-reported quality data to fully electronic clinical data reporting. Led by Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island (CTC-RI) in partnership with the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), this project runs from July 2025 through June 2026.

Why this work matters

Rhode Island is moving away from manual chart review and self-reported quality measures. AEs and practices must now send standardized clinical data electronically through the state’s health information exchange to meet Medicaid quality requirements and shared savings expectations. This transition improves data accuracy, reduces reporting burden over time, and strengthens statewide quality measurement.

What the project does

CTC-RI provides structured planning, assessment, and hands-on technical assistance to help AEs and practices succeed in this transition. Core activities include:

  • Convening a statewide ECDE Planning Committee with providers, payers, and technical partners
  • Conducting national, regional, and Rhode Island-specific ECDE landscape assessments
  • Developing AE and practice-level performance scorecards to identify data gaps and improvement opportunities
  • Administering readiness assessments to understand governance, workflow, data quality, and technical capacity
  • Offering tiered technical assistance, ranging from lighter-touch peer learning to in-depth, practice-level support
  • Supporting preparation for Data Aggregator Validation (DAV) and Primary Source Verification (PSV) requirements
  • Helping practices transition interfaces and data flows to the state’s health information exchange

How support is delivered

Participation is voluntary and tailored to need. Based on readiness assessments and performance data, AEs and practices may receive:

  • Group learning and shared problem-solving with peers
  • Targeted guidance on EHR configuration, data standards, and documentation workflows
  • Data quality review, validation support, and improvement planning
  • Direct coordination with health information exchange and quality reporting vendors

The goal

The goal is to ensure AEs and practices are prepared to meet Rhode Island’s electronic quality reporting requirements, improve confidence in clinical data, and support sustainable, data-driven care improvement across the state.  Reach out  for more information: ECDE@CTC-RI.org

Meet our CTC-RI Project Team:

  • Yolanda Bowes, BS - Senior Program Manager
  • Der Kue, PMP - Program Manager
  • Susanne Campbel, RN, MS, PCMH CCE - Consultant and Program Development
  • Sue Dettling, BS, PCMH CCE - Program Manager and Practice Facilitator
  • Mitchell Irving, MPH - Program Coordinator
  • Marna Maurice, BTS, MCP, MCSE - Consultant and Provider TA Subject Matter Expert
  • Elaine Fontaine, BS - Consultant: Regional Landscape Assessmen

Meet our EOHHS Project Team

  • Oliva King, MS - State HIT Coordinator
  • Jocelyn Roman, MHA - Health IT Specialist
  • Adrian Bishop - Principal Consultant, Advocacy for Human Potential

 

 

 

Our Mission

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.