This page provides information about pediatric medical home activities, partners, and stakeholders in Rhode Island.

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Last updated: September 2020​​

 Announcements

There are no announcements at this time.

 State Pediatric Medical Home Activities

Current Activities

  • Alliance for Innovation on Maternal and Child Health Learning Collaborative
    Rhode Island is participating in the Maternal and Child Health Bureau funded Alliance for Innovation on Maternal and Child Health Learning Collaborative. As part of this initiative, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) gathered information related to access to care and coverage issues from patient/family and clinician perspectives in Rhode Island. In addition, the AAP reviewed current Rhode Island Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirements to compare the services offered with the services recommended within the Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision.
  • Pediatric Practice Enhancement Project
    This program trains parents to serve as peer navigators within pediatric practices to assist with cultural competency, care coordination, and family-centered care.
  • Rhode Island Chronic Care Transformation Collaborative
    A multi-payer initiative that assists primary care practices to transform to medical homes. Nearly all of Rhode Island payers participate in this project.
  • Rhode Island Health Home Initiative
    Rhode Island provides comprehensive primary care services within a medical home model to pediatric Medicaid beneficiaries through its CEDARR Family Center Health Home program.
  • State Innovation Model Testing Award
    Rhode Island was awarded a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid State Innovation Model Testing Award in December 2014. Through this grant, Rhode Island is implementing strategies to transform a state's health care delivery system through multi-payer payment reform and additional state initiatives.

 Partners, Stakeholders, and Contacts in State
  • Rhode Island Parent Information Network
    The Family Health Information Center and Family Voices State Affiliate Organization of Rhode Island provides education, information, and peer support to families of children with special health care needs.
  • Rhode Island Title V
    A profile of Rhode Island's state Title V program, includes contact information for the Maternal and Child Health and the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program.
  • Rhode Island Medicaid
    State Medicaid Directors Contact Information
    Find information on Medicaid programs, resources, providers, and contacts within Rhode Island.
  • KIDSNET
    Created through the Rhode Island Department of Health, this electronic and confidential information system that provides reports and data on child health indicators throughout the state.
  • ​Medical Home Po​rtal: Rhode Island​​
    This state Portal provides information for child health professionals and families on caring for children and youth with special health care needs and local professional and community services and resources.

 State Medical Home Data