MATCH (Making All The Children Healthy)

Program/Project Name

MATCH (Making All The Children Healthy)

Affiliation Name

HealthCare Access Maryland

Website URL

http://www.healthcareaccessmaryland.org/programs-services/match-foster-care-case-management/

Model Type

Other

City

Baltimore

State

MD

State specific location

Foster Care Agency: Baltimore City Department of Social Services

How is program/project funded?

State Funding

Describe how it's funded

Maryland State Department of Human Resources, Baltimore City Department of Social Services

What services does it provide?

Entry to care health assessment, Comprehensive health assessment, Subspecialty referrals, Ongoing primary care/medical home, Health Case Reviews, Behavioral health and physical health consultations

Where does it provide services?

Country-based

Description of program/project

The MATCH (Making All The Children Healthy) program provides health care coordination for all children in foster care with Baltimore City Department of Social Services. MATCH also provides targeted medical/behavioral case management for those children identified as having intensive medical or behavioral health needs.

How are patients tracked?

Specialized database for your program, Paper-based records, Planning on transitioning to eClinicalWorks

Does the program provide special focus?

Use population specific teams to cover different types of cases

Program/Project strengths

MATCH health teams will determine if children’s health needs are being met by completing health case reviews at 3, 6, or 12 month intervals depending on the child’s level of health needs. The health case review will result in a health care plan/health passport that will be shared with workers and caregivers. The health care plan will identify if routine and chronic health needs are being met, if mental health treatment plans are appropriate, if there are outstanding health needs.

Program/Project challenges

Lack of shared database between MATCH program and case workers.

Contact Name

Rachel Dodge, MD, MPH

Email Address

rachel.dodge@maryland.gov

Phone Number

4434235960