HCBS Strategies has been working with the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to incorporate interRAI instruments within its program operations and use these data to improve the delivery of home and community-based services. This effort has included:

• Providing guidance to and oversight of the automation of interRAI instruments within two WellSky platforms
• Developing and supporting the implementation of a training plan
• Replicating eligibility criteria and resource allocation methodologies using interRAI items
• Analyzing the impact of the revised eligibility criteria on nursing facility residents and developing mechanisms to minimize disruptions
• Evaluating methodologies used to establish eligibility for children and recommending refinements

Rhode Island is participating in Enhancing interRAI.