new HIE, all the healthcare professionals
involved in patient care can access their
complete records quickly and easily. Through ‘Make It Happen,’ we were able to get a number of new
The CurrentCare HIE integrates committees together that support each other and helped launch
information from 209 data sources for several new statewide groups, including MedMates, a networking
the more than 475,000 Rhode Islanders and professional development group focused on the healthcare and
currently enrolled. 400 CurrentCare partners
medical device industries.
are engaged in enrolling more than 4,000
people every month, so the database keeps
– Kathleen Malin
Vice President of Technology and Operations
Management for the RI Foundation
growing exponentially. To date, 39.3 million
transactions have been posted to patient
records and 109 million transactions have
been processed. More and more data provides
an opportunity for better understanding of
trends and outcomes plus the promise of
new data-driven discoveries.
— 2016
opportunities for helping to transform Rhode for the types of jobs found in Rhode Island, the
Island. It distributes millions of dollars in Foundation takes a pragmatic approach to
in health care by Providence Business News. Making it Happen for
Rhode Island funding to the companies, individuals and putting existing resources to work with the
Clearly the organization has a reputation to The Rhode Island Foundation is a critical force other agents of change that have demonstrated assets they need to succeed.
uphold, and their forward-thinking work in powering Rhode Island’s ongoing efforts a feasible path to having a measurable impact is helping to make Rhode Island a leader in to revitalize its economy and bring economic in the Ocean State. high-quality, connected care. opportunity back to the state. Perhaps its most Today, there are 1,500 individual funds support each other and helped launch several
recognizable contribution to the community available via the Rhode Island Foundation’s new statewide groups, including MedMates,
appeared in 2012, when the Rhode Island support structure, impacting the healthcare, a networking and professional development
Foundation organized the first-ever “Make research, education and arts industries, among group focused on the healthcare and medical
It Happen” event. Over 300 participants met numerous others – and they’re far from done. device industries,” said Kathleen Malin, vice
The Rhode Island Quality Institute was named
Rhode Island’s 2014 most innovative company
at the Rhode Island Convention Center to
brainstorm ideas for a new economic course
for the state, the impacts of which are still The Rhode Island Foundation plays a central
being felt. role in the workforce development efforts
Four years later, the conversation continues
and the Rhode Island Foundation has made
multiple investments in ideas and companies
that have the best shot at generating new
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of the state, acting as a conduit for both
investments and training opportunities that
prepare workers and entrepreneurs for the
next steps in their careers. From increasing
access to capital and talent to training workers
“Through ‘Make It Happen,’ we were able to
get a number of new committees together that
president of technology and operations
management for the Rhode Island Foundation.
The Foundation is quite effective at driving
broader changes as well. For example, it is
currently offering a $300,000 Innovation
Fellowship grant ($100,000 per year for three
years) to professionals with the next big idea
that could change the world. The next iPhone?
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