Innovation Ventures

IDENTITY Software

Return on Investment to Date

This collaboration underscores Cincinnati Children’s commitment to creating scalable solutions that positively impact patient care.

• Healthcare providers saved 38 minutes per patient 
• Caseworkers saved 68 minutes per child on their caseload per month 
• Child welfare systems saved $37.50 per healthcare encounter for a foster child, while the healthcare system saved $58.27 per healthcare encounter for a foster child, not accounting for benefits to billing practices
• Children receiving follow-up healthcare upon entering foster care improved 10.8%, indicating improved continuity of care and federal compliance 
• Healthcare systems save time and money by reducing misbilling 

Learn more about the innovators.

Sarah Beal, PhD, associate professor of behavioral medicine and clinical psychology and scientific director of child welfare research with the CHECK Foster Care Center at Cincinnati Children’s

Judith Dexheimer, PhD, associate professor of biomedical informatics and emergency medicine

Mary Greiner, MD, MS, professor of general and community pediatrics as well as medical director of the CHECK Foster Care Center at Cincinnati Children’s