What are the benefits of
choosing a Tri-State Child
Health Services provider?
Practices that belong to Tri-State Child Health Services are committed to providing high quality and high value services. Providers have ready access to evidence-based and analytic decision support tools developed in collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Working together, Tri-State Child Health Services providers deliver high quality, value-driven treatment to all patients.
The network engages member providers in identifying areas of concern within their patient populations. Once identified, Tri-State Child Health Services works with specialists and primary care providers to develop and implement ways of addressing those concerns. The Depression initiative currently underway is an example of this collaboration in action. All provider members of Tri-State Child Health Services screen patients for depression using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), not just patients who are seen specifically for depression. Providers are also receiving training on how to identify and treat depression when appropriate to decrease the strain placed on behavioral health services within the area. Some providers currently have behavioral health providers in their offices giving patients ready access to help when needed, with the goal of providing appropriate care in the appropriate environment at the appropriate time.
Finally, over half of the member practices belonging to Tri-State Child Health Services are recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as patient-centered medical homes. These practices have made a commitment to put patients at the forefront of care and improve both quality and the patient experience, while reducing health care costs. Practices must demonstrate this commitment annually by submitting data to NCQA supporting team-based care, population health, access to care, care coordination, care management, and quality care. For more information about the importance of the medical home, click American Academy of Pediatrics Medical Home to be taken to the AAP Medical Home site.