LOCUS Web App

Level of Care Utilization System for Psychiatric and Addiction Services — powered by FHIR R4.

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7-Dimension Assessment

Score patients across Risk of Harm, Functional Status, Co-Morbidity, Recovery Env. Stress, Recovery Env. Support, Treatment History, and Engagement Status.

FHIR R4 Interoperability

All assessments are stored as HL7 FHIR QuestionnaireResponse resources, enabling seamless integration with any FHIR-compatible EHR system.

Automated Recommendations

Level-of-care recommendations computed by the LACDMH HIDEX Deerfield scoring service — from Basic Services to Medically Managed Residence Based Services.

About LOCUS
What is LOCUS?

The Level of Care Utilization System (LOCUS) is a clinician-rated tool developed by the American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP) to assess the appropriate level of psychiatric and addiction services for adults.

LACDMH Levels of Care
  1. 0Basic Services – Prevention and Health Maintenance
  2. 1Recovery Maintenance and Health Management
  3. 2Low Intensity Community Based Services
  4. 3High Intensity Community Based Services
  5. 4Medically Monitored Community Based Services
  6. 5Medically Monitored Residence Based Services
  7. 6Medically Managed Residence Based Services

Scoring is computed by the Deerfield Solutions licensed algorithm on the LACDMH HIDEX platform.