How it works
RQS strengthens what your community already has
RQS does not replace organizations — it strengthens them. It does not compete with providers — it coordinates them. It does not centralize services — it integrates them.
Success is measured by the strength of collaboration rather than the size of any single organization.
Layer 1
System design
Every region maintains a Regional Recovery Hub that acts as the backbone organization — a single, stable body whose purpose is to support and coordinate the work of everyone else.
The eight Hub responsibilities
- Convening partners
- Coordinating services
- Monitoring quality
- Measuring outcomes
- Supporting continuous improvement
- Facilitating communication
- Eliminating service gaps
- Advancing innovation
The no-gaps standard
No Wrong Door. No Dead Ends. No Gaps.
Restoration is not an event; it is a process. The steps on that pathway are unique to each individual, which means the region needs both a full range of options and one consistent guide — a coordinator committed to the person, not to a single episode of care.
Who the partners are
Treatment providers · peer recovery organizations · healthcare systems · housing providers · employers · education · transportation · faith communities · justice · government agencies. Every partner remains independent while contributing to a common purpose.
Layer 2
Measurement
Recovery Capital is the primary longitudinal indicator of individual progress. RQS encourages standardized measurement — including the Recovery Capital Index — to guide care, evaluate outcomes and support value-based payment.
The Recovery Capital Index works like a report card across every dimension of a person’s life. A rising score shows progress. A falling score in a single area is an early warning, visible before a crisis rather than after one.
Measurement philosophy
- Every meaningful activity should be measurable.
- Every measurement should inform improvement.
- Every improvement should strengthen recovery outcomes.
- Data exists to improve lives, not merely to satisfy reporting requirements.
Layer 3
Optimization
Recovery system should never become static. Every Hub runs continuous quality improvement cycles — measure, learn, improve, share — with feedback flowing in both directions between the Hub and its partners.
Those same cycles produce the evidence base that value-based funding requires: consistent measures, tracked over time, tied to outcomes a funder can verify.
See what a pilot looks like in your region.
A structured 90–180 day engagement that leaves the region with a working Hub.