These practices will come on board to negotiate a common contract that stems from the CTC Developmental Contract, incorporating key differences that will promote transformation in the pediatric setting and increase accountability to cost and outcomes. Contract negotiations will begin at the end of April with all major health plans in RI participating. 

SAVE THE DATE - Additional Lunch and Learns* 

CTC practices, mark your calendars for upcoming Lunch and Learn programs. Practices will have the option of remote access log in through adobe connect or in person attendance (301 Metro Center Warwick RI). 

June 19, 2015 - "Motivational Interviewing in Primary Care: From Substance Use to Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Chronic Disease"

September 18, 2015 - "Chronic Pain in Primary Care: Skills not Pills"

*Participation in Lunch and Learns will assist practices with meeting the NCQA team based training requirements. 

CTC Practice Transformation Committee Identifies Learning Collaborative Practice Requirements

As part of the updated 2015 CTC Common Contract, the Practice Transformation Committee was asked to identify learning collaborative practice requirements.  Such practice requirements were approved at the April Practice Transformation Committee and can be found here. These requirements clearly define practice expectations if a practice is not meeting CTC deliverables and/or performance targets and provide practices with resources for achieving practice transformation.  Emphasis is given to the important element of sharing best practices, which is a cornerstone of the CTC practice transformation program. 

2015 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook

Rhode Island Kids Count is pleased to announce the release of the 2015 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook.

The Factbook charts improvements and declines in the well-being of children and youth across the state and in each of Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns and provides the latest available statistics of 71 different aspects of children's lives, from birth to adolescence. The Factbook is divided into five interrelated categories: Family and Community, Economic Well-Being, Health, Safety, and Education. 

To order a complete hard copy of the full report, download and mail the Factbook Order Form or call (401) 351-9400. The entire 2015 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook, as well as individual indicators and other highlights of key issues, is also available on www.rikidscount.org.

This event is free, but registration is required. 
 

CurrentCare Quick Bites is a lunchtime series of short, 15-minute updates about CurrentCare. Our experts, Peggy Menna and Andrea Levesque, will present information about new and updated features and helpful tips about using CurrentCare in your practice. We'll even start at 12:15 to give you time to grab your lunch and dial in. We hope you'll join us!

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 12:15 - 12:30 PM

You can now access over 142 different data sources in one place! Did you know that Lifespan has started sending both inpatient and ambulatory information into CurrentCare? Come learn what's been added since you were trained, and a quick overview of what's coming soon! 

In order to reach out to an entire patient panel, many physicians are using the Panel Analysis to determine which of their patients are still not enrolled in CurrentCare, and then they are reaching out to those patients via an email campaign. Tune in to see how easy it is!