Our goal is to make Rhode Island the safest place in the nation to receive care - the key to that is Health IT.
Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) has joined 14 other communities nationally to receive the Beacon Communities Grant award. As a chief advocate of HIT, RIQI is the only organization nationally to win all three of the major ARRA awards (Beacon, REC and HIE). This award is to build and strengthen our health information technology (HIT) infrastructure and exchange capabilities to demonstrate the vision of the future where hospitals, clinicians, and patients are meaningful users of HIT.
Soon, we will be launching the RI Regional Extension Center initiative. Our services will assist providers as they transform their practice through the meaningful use of EHRs. You can learn more about the Regional Extension Center offerings at DocEHRtalk.org.
And, as Rhode Island's Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO), we operate the state's HIE network, currentcare, which allows the interchange of important health data between physicians in order to give the best and most comprehensive care to Rhode Island patients. For an update on currentcare, see currentcare.org or call one of our currentcare representatives at 1.888.858.4815.
Our broad-based community representation and continuing, CEO-level leadership is helping drive the transformation of health care in this state.
We believe there is. Everybody can tell you what’s wrong with the health-care system, and depending on their concerns, what needs to be done to make it right. Only by embracing different interests and working together can we significantly improve health care in this state.
The Rhode Island Quality Institute represents every constituency of health-care leadership, as well as health insurance, consumer and public interest. We work collaboratively, come up with innovative solutions, champion changes throughout our organizations, and dedicate time, money, and expertise to improve the quality of health care in Rhode Island.
Revamping a behemoth like the health-care system takes time. There are no quick fixes. It’s a huge, complex job. We’re starting to see results and now we want you to know about them. This web site describes the issues that affect all of us and our efforts to help cure what ails the health-care system.
