Four bills proposed in the Rhode Island House and Senate to address the primary care workforce shortage are set to be heard by the Finance committees any day now. A strong showing of community support is needed to let the legislature know how important the bills are in addressing the primary care access crisis. CTC-RI is encouraging everyone affected by the primary care crisis to write a lett
We connected with Senator Pamela Lauria (District 32), a practicing primary care nurse practitioner at Coastal Medical and member of the CTC-RI Primary Care Workforce Task Force, on important work happening at the State House to bolster the primary care workforce.
CTC-RI hosted our February Clinical Strategy Committee centered on a new Alcohol Use Disorder proposal and the alignment with Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers in Rhode Island. Andrew Saal, MD MPH, Public Health Consultant, led the discussion of the Alcohol Use Disorder proposal.
CTC-RI hosted its quarterly Breakfast of Champions Meeting in March, focusing on the Rhode Island Life Index and the implications for primary care. This topic was introduced by Farah Shafi, M.D., M.B.A., EVP & Chief Medical Officer, BCBSRI, detailing the project design and key results.
In March, CTC-RI hosted its quarterly DULCE Learning Collaborative.
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.