Adult & Child Health received three national honors from the Health Resources and Services Administration. Adult & Child received the Improving Health Center Access Badge, the Advancing Health IT for Quality Badge and the High Value Care Badge. Community Health Quality Recognition badges recognize Health Center Program awardees for making quality improvements in access, clinical quality, health outcomes and health information technology.
The Improving Health Care Access Badge is given to organizations that increase the number of patients receiving treatment for mental health, substance use disorder or enabling services by at least five percent. Adult & Child Health provides primary health care, psychiatric care and addictions treatment at its clinics in Indianapolis and Franklin. Addictions treatment involves one-on-one therapy, medication assisted treatment (MAT), activities of daily living support, psychoeducation, peer recovery services and case management.
The High Value Care Badge is awarded to organizations that achieve a specified quality of care score and keep cost growth for clients below 2.54 percent.
The Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality Badge requires health centers to offer telehealth services and meet certain requirements for the use of information technology in providing care. Clinical quality measurement data comes from the Uniform Data System (UDS), a standardized reporting system used to assess the impact and performance of a health center program and promote data-driven quality improvement.
