The Telehealth Learning Collaborative, "Using Technology to Improve Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions" came together for their 4th learning collaborative meeting this month. The 21 primary care practices are exploring different technology options such as remote patient monitoring, apps, and ambulatory blood pressure devices to improve care of patients with chronic conditions.
Based on feedback received from our nurse care managers and care coordinators (NCM/CC) at the strategic planning meeting, our October NCM/CC session focused on patient engagement resources and how to take a “strength-based” approach when interviewing patients and families. Kathleen Kuiper, RIPIN Resource Coordinator, provided an overview of the
The November Practice Reporting / Transformation meeting is rescheduled to December 8, 8:00-9:30AM, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. At that meeting, CTC-RI practice facilitators and PCMH practice leads will be discussing the January 2022 NCQA’s PCMH annual reporting requirements.
Why was the SBIRT program necessary in Rhode Island, and from CTC-RI's perspective, what did you hope to achieve?
How did the launch and 4-year operation of the SBIRT program help support the state?
CTC-RI hosted its quarterly peer learning best practice sharing meeting in November. Neil Sakar, President & CEO of the Rhode Island Quality Institute, along with Rob McConeghy, Health Data Analyst, and Sarah Eltinge, Health Data Science Manager, led a discussion on hypertension and hospitalizations using data from the RI Health Information Exchange.
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.