MAPCP Demonstration and CMS-1600-P Medicare Program Complex Care Management 

Most recently, CSI-RI weighed in on a topic of national importance: The Continuation of the Medicare Advanced Primary Care (MAPCP) Demonstration and CMS-1600-P Medicare Program Complex Care Management Services. Click here to view the letter submitted from CSI-RI.  

Recommendations to R.I. Board of Licensure and Discipline

At the state level, CSI-RI provided recommendations to the Board of Licensure and Discipline on the Proposed Guidelines for Minimum Standards of Conduct for Medical Assistants, Guidelines for Scope of Practice for Medical Assistants and Guidelines for Supervision of Medical Assistants. Click here to view CSI-RI's recommendations.

Special Joint Commission to Study Integration of Primary Care and Behavioral Health

The Honorable Senator Joshua Miller and the Honorable Representative David Bennett invited CSI-RI to be a participating committee member of the Special Joint Commission to Study the Integration of the Behavioral Health and Primary Care Delivery System in Rhode Island. CSI-RI Executive Committee, with input from the CSI Integrated Behavioral Health Committee, provided recommendations for advancing integrated behavioral health in R.I. Access the recommendations here.

A core requirement of CSI-RI is for practices to achieve National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) patient-centered medical home recognition. NCQA sets specific standards for primary care practices to use in organizing care around patients, working in teams and coordinating and tracking care over time. These criteria provide practices with an actionable guide to reorganizing the care delivery system to create a patient-centered medical home. 

The following practice has achieved NCQA Level 2 recognition: Internal Medicine Partners.

To address the opportunities that were identified, EOHHS is funding a focused learning collaborative. Participants will actively engage in continuous quality improvement, data collection and reporting, two learning sessions, and an outcomes congress to share key learnings with others throughout the state.

For CSI-RI practices and partners, if you are interested in learning about the EOHHS sponsored Transitions of Care effort or other Safe Transitions work across the state, please contact Lynne Chase (lchase@healthcentricadvisors.org).