CTC-RI supports the advancement of skills for Community Health Team (CHT) staff and is able to support both in-person and online trainings on various topics. On January 21, CHT staff were able to participate in the "Legal Protections for Persons with Disabilities and their Caregivers" webinar training.
At the January 9 pediatric-focused Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) meeting, practices enrolled in the RIF Pediatric IBH program reported out on their screening results, progress and challenges. Deborah Masland, Senior Program Director at RI Parent Information
Practice team members and key stakeholders are encouraged to save the date for the next CTC-RI Annual Conference which will be held on October 8, 2020 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick.
Adult Practices (Cohort 5) and PCMH Kids (Cohort 2) reported out on 4th quarter clinical quality performance and PCMH Kids (Cohort 2) additionally reported out on NCM/CC engagement with at-risk patients/families.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) delegates care management functions and responsibilities to PCMH-recognized practices. Stephanie Gill, BCBSRI Business Planning Analyst, and Kate Reilly, RN, MSN, Quality Concierge Team, have consulted with 177 NCQA-recognized PCMH primary care practices to discuss current care management processes and cost and quality outcomes.
Following the CTC-RI Clinical Strategy Committee meeting on January 17, there were four key takeaways to share with our wider CTC-RI community:
Please register and attend the CTC-RI Quarterly Breakfast of Champions. All Clinical Practice Champions and practice site clinical and administrative leaders are expected to attend.
On January 16, CTC-RI / PCMH Kids hosted a PCMH Kids Stakeholder meeting. Deborah Masland, Senior Program Director at RI Parent Information Network (RIPIN), raised the group's awareness of a new position within RIPIN, the Family Care Liaison, to help practices navigate servic
CTC and PCMH-Kids programs recognize the importance of clinician (and care team) well-being. We continue to work with the Primary Care Physician Advisory Committee of the RI Department of Health and other stakeholders to help develop solutions which will improve provider well-being.
2019 proved to be a year of health care transformation in Rhode Island, with the Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island (CTC-RI) and PCMH Kids at the forefront of significant state progress.
Nurse Care Manager/Care Coordinator Best Practice Sharing Meeting – Vicki Crowningshield, MPH, PCMH, CCE, Senior Project Coordinator and Jayne Daylor, RN, MS, CTC Practice Facilitator provided information and led a discussion on care plan requirements looking at NCQA PCMH, BCBSRI and
RI MomsPRN Program – Quarterly learning network meeting held on January 28 with 6 OB/GYN practices reporting out on their baseline screening data (depression, anxiety, substance use disorders); quality improvement plans and
The CTC-RI Clinical Strategy Committee met on February 21 to discuss some key topics to share with our wider CTC-RI community:
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.