The Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Information Technology (IT) System has launched use across Ohio’s child-serving systems. The CANS IT System will:

• Document CANS assessments and reassessments/updates with a youth/caregiver. Certified Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS assessors will register and use the system to document these assessments in a single location.
• Support our cross-system goal of “ONE CHILD, ONE CANS” and ensure that youth/caregivers do not need to retell their stories.
• Improve care continuity and collaboration. Outputs/results are accessible to assessors and care team members, promoting cross-system coordination in real time.
• Produce and review immediate Decision Support Model outputs and recommendations.
• Record information about the child/youth and their caregiver(s) within one shared system.
• Track trends and outcomes to identify gaps and inform access and capacity improvement efforts.

Individuals that have completed the Ohio CANS training and received their Ohio CANS certification will be able to register to use the CANS IT System. The Ohio CANS IT System Assessor User Guide offers step by step instructions for setting up the individual CANS assessor system access.  Additionally, there are recorded training sessions under tab 4. CANS IT System Training to support CANS Assessors in setting up their CANS IT system account.

All CANS related information and training materials are accessible on the OhioRISE CANS webpage and the following contacts are available to offer support:

• CANS training: Please contact the COE at [email protected].
• Medicaid provider enrollment: Please contact the Ohio Medicaid Provider Hotline at 1-800-686-1516.
• OhioRISE program: Please contact the OhioRISE mailbox and visit the OhioRISE webpage for more information on OhioRISE.
• Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS IT System: Please contact the ODM ITS mailbox and include “OhioRISE-CANS ” in the subject line for faster routing.