Aiming to enhance health care professionals’ knowledge of health system science and promote understanding of health system transformation concepts, Nursing Professor Betty Rambur and the URI Academic Health Collaborative hosts a series of educational webinars. Focusing on such topics as alternative payment models, team-based care, virtual health care and more.
Archived Webinars
- Finding Joy In Practice: Healthcare teams as a powerful strategy for providing effective, efficient primary care - Presented by Thomas Sinsky, M.D., 2/12/2019
Healthcare is no longer a one-on-one transaction between a doctor and a patient. Providing the highest quality care requires a team of professionals — doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, etc. — working together for their patients’ best possible outcome. The latest in the URI Academic Health Collaborative’s series of continuing education webinars focuses on healthcare teams and how the trend toward a more team-based approach leads to more effective, efficient care. - Beyond Medical Care: Why Health Professionals Must Consider Where We Live, Learn, Work and Play - Presented by Susan B. Hassmiller, RN, PhD, FAAN, 11/18
Maintaining a healthy society is about much more than the relationship between patients and doctors. General health is dependent on a myriad of factors — access to proper health care, proximity to clean water and air, quality of education, access to economic opportunities, safety of one’s community and workplace, etc. The different conditions under which people live help explain why some are generally healthier than others. - Workforce Planning for a Rapidly Changing Health Care System - Presented by Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP, 10/23/2018
This session explores why a shift from “old school” to “new school” is needed as Rhode Island moves from planning to implementing its healthcare workforce transformation. Improved workforce data can be used to drive policy change and evaluate outcomes. The webinar will demonstrate that the efforts are not just about transforming the workforce — and explain the need to redesign education, practice, payment and regulatory structures that support the workforce. - The Impact of Telehealth on Transforming the Healthcare Workforce - Presented by Brian Wayling, MBA, 9/25/2018
Join Intermountain Health Leader Bryan Wayling for an exploration of advances in virtual and remote care. Supported by trends in health care, payment reform and remote monitoring, providers are increasingly able to care for people at a distance and prevent them from becoming patients. - Building Primary Care Capacity: The Mandate for Change - Presented by Diana J. Mason, RN, PhD, FAAN, 7/24/2018
What differentiates the U.S from the world’s highest performing, lowest cost health care systems? One key element is the international focus on a strong foundation in primary care. Yet to move to this model in the U.S requires an enormous transformation in the way care is organized, delivered and reimbursed. This presentation builds on previous presentations on the integration of behavioral health and primary care to illustrate key concepts and processes related to primary care transformation. It also lays the foundation for upcoming presentations on telehealth and virtual care. - Integrated Behavioral Health Transformation in Rhode Island – How the Smallest State Plans to the Make the Biggest Difference! - Presented by Nelly Burdette, PsyD and Debra Hurwitz, MBA, BSN, RN, 6/26/2018
This session is the second in the webinar series that focuses on the critical issue of integration of primary care and behavioral health. Building on the first session that described a national, multi-state clinical trial, this session describes a regional strategy, that of the Rhode Island Care Transformation Collaborative. Grounded in the patient-centered medical home model, this presentation describes the strategies, processes and outcomes to date, as the smallest state in the nation boldly undertakes transformational change. - Using Data and Analytics to Improve Clinical Staff Productivity and Flexibility - Presented by Therese Fitzpatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN, 4/24/2018
Ongoing performance improvement is essential to every health care organization’s ability to deliver safe, effective, high value care. Yet many health care providers and others in the health care workforce are unaware of the dramatic transformation in performance improvement enabled by Big Data. This presentation details the limitations of traditional performance improvement approaches and the promise of Big Data and predictive analytics related to healthcare personnel and staffing. The aim is to support participant’s use of these contemporary analytic tools to enhance individual and population health and support evidence-based organizational change. - Integration of behavioral health and primary care - Presented by Benjamin Littenberg, MD 3/27/2018
This presentation details the challenges and opportunities of behavioral health and primary care integration and shares early findings of a multi-state Patient Centered Outcomes Research Initiative clinical trial testing integration models. The overall aim is to illustrate promising practices for local replication and expansion.
This program is supported by a grant from the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Health Care Workforce Transformation Project.