Departing FQHC Provider Representative Board Member David Bourassa, MD
CTC-RI would like to give a special thanks to one of our founding board members who will be departing as our Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) representative.
January 2024
NCQA weighs in on importance of health equity
Quality health care has been historically unequal, often depending on a population’s race, culture, religion, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, geography or language. Health equity is a commitment to provide high-level care to all populations and to remove obstacles and disparities in the health care system.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of RI weighs in on NCQA Health Equity Accreditation
As we continue to spotlight the importance of health equity in primary care, we recognize the important contributions that our health plans make in advancing and supporting this work. UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Rhode Island was recently awarded Health Equity Accreditation by NCQA.
CTC-RI Hosts 4th Webinar in Demographic Data Collection Pilot Train-the-Trainer Series
This month's fourth session of our train-the-trainer series for the Demographic Data Collection Pilot, featured presentations from experts Luisa Cardenas and Farah Kader of the New York Academy of Medicine and Westchester County Department of Health.
Team-Based Care Meeting Focuses on Safe Sleep and Conversations with Families
In December, around 50 attendees joined our Team-Based Care meeting focusing on safe sleep. Margo Katz, MA, RIDOH Program Manager for Safe Sleep and Substance-Exposed Newborns, provided an overview of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), including common causes, state data, and evidence-based recommendations for safe sleep and related products.
Improving Child Health in RI Quarterly Meeting
CTC-RI and PCMH Kids welcomed pediatric practices and stakeholders to the January "Improving Child Health in RI" meeting. PCMH Kids co-chairs, Drs. Flanagan and Lange reviewed the accomplishments of 2023. Accomplishments included the following projects with a special project spotlight on Asthma presented by CTC-RI's Susan Dettling and P.R.I.M.A’s Dr. O’Shea:
Clinical Strategy Committee Highlights AHEAD Model and CTC-RI Strategic Planning
The December Clinical Strategy Committee meeting brought together 46 attendees for a comprehensive session featuring a presentation by Cory King, OHIC Acting Health Insurance Commissioner, who presented insights into the All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model.
Monthly CBO Spotlight: East Bay Community Action Program
Our primary care transformation efforts often include the support and partnership of community-based organizations (CBOs) statewide. CTC-RI is spotlighting a different CBO each month to recognize and appreciate their work in our communities. This month, we're spotlighting East Bay Community Action Program and their Transgender Whole Healthcare (TWH) Program.
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.