Tri-State Child Health Services

Bringing physicians together to improve children's health

Tri-State Child Health Services, a physician-hospital organization (PHO), serves children throughout the Tri-State region through collaboration between community-based physicians, hospital-based physicians and Cincinnati Children's. The strategic goals for Tri-State Child Health Services are listed below.

Improved Access
Clinical Integration Across PHO Member Classes
Quality Improvement
Data Access & Efficiency
PHO collaboration with specialty practices to provide education, standardization and clinical integration to address common pediatric health issues that can be effectively managed in the medical home without specialty referral
Develop shared protocols and algorithms to standardize care of patient cohorts among pediatricians in the Tri-State area
Develop quality improvement projects based on the needs of pediatricians and data examining care outcomes and utilization metrics to improve the care of children and improve processes
Examine software applications to help ease the burden of data acquisition and allow for timely, accurate and efficient identification of patient cohorts

Key Highlights

Tri-State Child Health Services has been focused on data, engagement, and clinical accomplishments. This year, the PHO:

  • Became fully staffed for the first time since the redesign of the program
  • Added Dayton-area practices and staff members

Strategic Plan Delivery Achievements

  • Concentrated on data processes to enhance panel submission and equity measures
  • Added technology to simplify information gathering and reporting
  • Revised operational definitions for cohort segmentation and outcome measures
  • Retooled code infrastructure for condition cohorts and monitoring measures
  • Developed educational onboarding series and marketing materials
  • Obtained board approval for 5 treatment protocols (anxiety, asthma, constipation, depression, primary recurrent headache), and created continuing education and resource packets for each

"As a PHO member, both my patients and my practice have benefited immensely from the quality improvement projects we have participated in."

Chris Peltier, MD, FAAP, medical director, Tri-State Child Health Services

Looking Forward

In 2025, the PHO is focusing on:

  • Onboarding new practices and locations
  • Distributing continuing medical education to network primary care providers
  • Determining working group structure and beginning protocol and outcome measure development for specialties (dental, obesity, otolaryngology, perioperative)
  • Developing new working groups and cohorts of focus
  • Working towards completion of American Board of Pediatrics Maintenance of Certifications

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