As we settle into 2019, we want to recognize this past year's members of the CTC Board of Directors for their board service commitment and dedication to primary care transformation. Our new board members are: Barry Fabius, MD; Michael Lichtenstein, MS; Kathleen Mullally, MBA; Deborah Powers, RN, MSN, CCM; and Tinisha Richards.
Jennifer Ritzau MD, Medical Director/Director of Palliative Care Hope Hospice, was the featured content expert speaker at the 2nd Advance Directive Collaborative meeting held on 2/21/19 for the 10 practices/organizations that are participating in the State Innovation Model (SIM) funded initiative. Dr.
CTC and the American College of Physicians have partnered to provide a 6-month collaborative focused on improving referrals and communication between primary care and specialists. This "High-Value Care Coordination" program had its kickoff on February 19 which was attended by more than 50 people representing 23 participating primary care and specialist practices.
Primary care practices learned important updates at the February 27 CTC Practice Reporting and Transformation Committee from Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) staff, Marea Tumbler and Cory King, Principal Policy Analysts.
On February 28, 2019, CTC launched our kickoff meeting for the 9 primary care practice sites that are participating in the one-year IBH primary care program that has been funded by UnitedHealthcare. This IBH expansion includes 30 providers and 70,000+ patients.
CTC and PCMH-Kids programs recognize the importance of clinician (and clinical team) well-being. We are collaborating with the Primary Care Physician Advisory Committee of the RI Department of Health to help develop solutions that will improve clinician well-being. Burnout, stress, and work overload have become a pervasive problem among health care clinicians in the United States.
Quality Behavioral Health has been providing outpatient behavioral health services to medical practices and community agencies for over a quarter of a century. They are pleased to announce several enhanced and new services for their compact partners.
CTC recently released a Quarterly Update on its Community Health Teams. To review the initiative's progress and most recent update, click here.
CTC hosted another Breakfast of Champions session on February 8 at the Shriners Imperial Room in Cranston with almost 70 participants. There was a great show of new practices which were welcomed as part of the 2019 pediatric expansion.
By Matt Collins, MD | February 13, 2019
We at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island read with interest Stanley Bleecker's Jan. 9 letter ("Even doctors can't get doctors in Rhode Island"), in which the writer expressed his frustration trying to find a primary care physician. We know this is a shared experience for Rhode Islanders, and we are working to address it.
By Al Charbonneau | February 18, 2019
East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is recruiting two physicians for their Newport location: (1) Associate Medical Director and (2) Family Physician. Visit https://www.ebcap.org/careers/
The Bradley Conference spring series begins March 2019. All sessions in this series will be held at Bradley Hospital at 1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway in East Providence, RI unless otherwise noted.
Presented by Warren Alpert Medical School and Accessible Healthcare RI. Accessibility of physicians' offices, clinics and other health care facilities is essential in providing medical care to people with disabilities. Saturday, March 23 from 7:30am-3:30pm, join other physicians and
Registration is now open for the Brown Arrhythmia Symposium being held on on Friday, April 26. Click here for details.
PCPCC, in a partnership with ABIMF, is hosting a discussion on March 14 from 1-2pm with Dr. Cate McKegney and Dr. Bill Doherty to share the insights and tools they have helped create to empower caregivers and clinicians working with caregivers. Click here for details.
The conference will take place on April 2 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI from 8am-2pm, featuring guest speaker Felipe Fregni, MD, MPH, from Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Harvard Medical School. CME/CE are anticipated for this event. RSVP By March 18, 2019. Reserve your seat by emailing: dlt.wcedcunit@dlt.ri.gov.
Training for the primary care workforce about dementia, and caring for those affected, is essential. The facts are compelling: currently more than five million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease. Ultimately, one out of every three Americans will die from Alzheimer's disease or another dementia.
The first-ever CurrentCare Public Service Announcement began airing during morning and evening news on WLNE (ABC 6), WJAR (NBC 10) and WPRI (CBS/Fox 12) on Monday, February 11, extending for five weeks.
March 28, 2019, 11:00am-12:00pm
People who experience trauma, especially Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), are at an elevated risk for substance use disorders, mental illness, and physical disorders.
The health care system is often the first social sector to connect with the at-risk population of infants in low-income families. With Medicaid covering more than half of all births in many states, and 40 percent of children nationwide, state Medicaid leadership is particularly well-positioned to spur innovations that can improve outcomes for young children and their parents.
Starting in March, CTC streamlined the process practices can use to update Practice Provider Files and Care Manager information. Practices are now able to access a pre-filled form for providers and care manager information. Practices receive a link to a document that displays the prior quarter's practice provider and care manager information.
As part of the 2017 CTC Expansion Service Delivery Requirement Work plan, pediatric and adult practices were asked to develop and implement quality improvement work plans for improving practice performance selecting from clinical quality, customer experience or utilization performance areas of focus.
Please register and attend the CTC Quarterly Breakfast of Champions. All Clinical Practice Champions and practice site clinical and administrative leaders are expected to attend.
CTC and PCMH-Kids programs recognize the importance of clinician (and care team) well-being. We are collaborating with the Primary Care Physician Advisory Committee of the RI Department of Health to help develop solutions which will improve provider well-being. Burnout, stress, and work overload have become a pervasive problem among health care providers in the US.
Each year CTC hosts an Annual Conference that brings together our primary care community and stakeholders to learn about "what matters most" in primary care and promising practices. As we begin our planning process for our Annual Conference this year being held on October 24 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, we are seeking your input to ensure the program will reflect your needs.
The mission of the Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island is to lead the transformation of primary care in Rhode Island in the context of an integrated health care system; and to improve the quality of care, the patient experience of care, the affordability of care, and the health of the populations we serve.