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Louisiana Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 36

Reporting Period: 2022

Total Patients Served: 473,702

Reporting Source: Uniform Data System (UDS) Report

Community Health Center Quality Recognition (CHQR) Badges

The CHQR badges recognize Health Center Program awardees and LALs that have made notable quality improvement achievements in the areas of access, quality, health equity, and health information technology for the most recent UDS reporting period. Additionally, COVID-19 badges were introduced to recognize health centers’ contributions to the public health emergency response in the areas of data collection, testing, and vaccinations. Learn more.

National Quality Leader
8.33 %
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
11.11 %
Health Center Quality Leader - Silver
13.89 %
Health Center Quality Leader - Bronze
2.78 %
Access Enhancer
33.33 %
Health Disparities Reducer
19.44 %
Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality
58.33 %
COVID-19 Public Health Champion Badge
8.33 %
Social Risk Factors
13.89 %
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
69.44 %

Note that percentages represent the number of health center awardees that met the criteria for each CHQR badge from a denominator of health centers that reported UDS data.

Expanded Summaries for 2022 UDS Data Tables

UDS Data Five-Year Summary

Age and Race / Ethnicity 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Patients 444,282 461,397 440,014 460,418 473,702
Age (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 25.19 % 26.99 % 23.91 % 24.93 % 25.53 %
Children (< 18 years) 111,906 124,540 105,229 114,782 120,927
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 68.15 % 65.63 % 67.63 % 66.10 % 65.17 %
Adults (18 – 64 years) 302,778 302,793 297,583 304,337 308,698
% Older Adults (Age 65 and over) 6.66 % 7.38 % 8.45 % 8.97 % 9.30 %
Older Adults (Age 65 and over) 29,598 34,064 37,202 41,299 44,077
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 67.14 % 67.08 % 65.56 % 65.82 % 66.53 %
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 290,347 299,693 277,749 291,192 303,460
% Hispanic/Latino Patients 7.86 % 8.88 % 8.63 % 9.74 % 12.32 %
Number of Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity Patients 34,261 40,147 37,063 43,838 57,092
% Non-Hispanic White Patients 33.29 % 33.40 % 34.98 % 35.27 % 35.13 %
Number of Non-Hispanic White Patients 142,101 147,055 145,918 151,246 152,642
% Asian Patients * 1.11 % 1.17 % 1.13 % 1.20 % 1.15 %
Number of Asian Patients * 4,727 5,162 4,718 5,148 4,994
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 0.58 % 0.55 % 0.37 % 0.39 % 0.33 %
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 2,494 2,418 1,541 1,652 1,445
% Black/African American Patients * 58.21 % 57.05 % 55.88 % 55.77 % 55.63 %
Number of Black/African American * 248,504 251,157 233,112 239,136 241,742
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 0.46 % 0.57 % 0.58 % 0.81 % 0.97 %
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 1,947 2,503 2,409 3,465 4,229
% More than one race Patients * 1.83 % 2.34 % 2.37 % 1.54 % 1.63 %
Number of Patients with More than one race * 7,806 10,314 9,876 6,600 7,085
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 426,900 440,271 417,154 428,825 434,547
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 432,448 446,748 423,667 442,438 456,102
Total Hispanic/Latino & Non-Hispanic Latino Patients (Denominator for Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity) 435,969 452,133 429,351 450,196 463,519
Language (% known)
% Best Served in a Language other than English 5.55 % 6.84 % 6.91 % 7.03 % 8.64 %
Number of Patients Best Served in a Language Other than English 24,656 31,567 30,398 32,360 40,948
Patient Characteristics 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 292,759 296,378 253,347 250,334 269,981
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 94.63 % 93.22 % 93.05 % 92.96 % 92.17 %
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 277,028 276,296 235,751 232,705 248,843
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 71.85 % 71.89 % 73.41 % 73.01 % 72.22 %
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 210,335 213,059 185,976 182,763 194,984
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 15.73 % 17.26 % 15.24 % 14.11 % 13.80 %
None/Uninsured Patients 69,903 79,653 67,057 64,987 65,383
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 8.57 % 10.73 % 11.31 % 8.71 % 11.13 %
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 9,594 13,359 11,905 10,000 13,464
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 60.46 % 58.64 % 57.04 % 58.24 % 59.67 %
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 268,626 270,584 250,989 268,145 282,639
% Medicare Patients 8.32 % 9.26 % 10.26 % 10.80 % 10.35 %
Medicare Patients 36,948 42,744 45,142 49,733 49,042
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 3.75 % 3.99 % 4.19 % 4.80 % 4.87 %
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 16,655 18,417 18,448 22,097 23,066
% Other Third-Party Patients 15.49 % 14.83 % 17.46 % 16.84 % 16.18 %
Other Third-Party Patients 68,805 68,416 76,826 77,553 76,638
Total Patients 444,282 461,397 440,014 460,418 473,702
Children (< 18 years) 111,906 124,540 105,229 114,782 120,927
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 5.40 % 5.66 % 5.26 % 6.49 % 6.53 %
Total Homeless Patients 23,980 26,132 23,132 29,896 30,944
% Total Agricultural Workers or Dependents 0.44 % 0.52 % 0.81 % 0.95 % 0.96 %
Total Agricultural Workers or Dependents 1,976 2,411 3,543 4,373 4,545
% Public Housing Patients 22.52 % 21.89 % 18.72 % 13.51 % 17.87 %
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 100,054 100,983 82,383 62,223 84,667
% School-Based Service Site Patients 7.13 % 7.52 % 7.12 % 9.23 % 9.71 %
School-Based Service Site Patients 31,685 34,697 31,344 42,500 46,019
% Veterans Patients 0.71 % 0.86 % 0.70 % 0.75 % 0.76 %
Veterans Patients 3,166 3,959 3,074 3,474 3,584
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 135,328 135,496 129,057 130,579 134,083
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 16.55 % 17.74 % 15.49 % 16.37 % 16.67 %
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 43,887 48,558 40,353 43,935 45,871
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 76.73 % 74.75 % 75.98 % 74.58 % 74.00 %
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 203,495 204,664 197,929 200,118 203,652
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 6.72 % 7.51 % 8.53 % 9.05 % 9.33 %
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 17,831 20,565 22,232 24,291 25,685
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 265,213 273,787 260,514 268,344 275,208
Patients by Sexual Orientation
% Lesbian or Gay (% of known) 2.11 % 2.14 % 2.12 % 2.19 % 2.26 %
% Heterosexual or straight (% of known) 96.75 % 96.10 % 95.82 % 96.10 % 95.32 %
% Bisexual (% of known) 0.80 % 1.05 % 1.14 % 1.39 % 1.49 %
% Other (% of known) 0.34 % 0.71 % 0.92 % 0.32 % 0.93 %
% Dont know (% of total) 29.48 % 24.86 % 1.46 % 1.50 % 3.46 %
% Chose not to disclose (% of total) - Patients by Sexual Orientation 6.89 % 5.26 % 4.22 % 4.38 % 3.76 %
% Unknown sexual orientation (% of total patients) 19.38 % 15.86 % 7.71 %
Patients by Gender Identity
% Male (% of known) 35.83 % 37.28 % 39.77 % 40.64 % 40.50 %
% Female (% of known) 54.88 % 56.07 % 59.53 % 58.33 % 58.03 %
% Transgender Man/Transgender Male/Transmasculine (% of known) 0.12 % 0.12 % 0.14 % 0.19 % 0.24 %
% Transgender Woman/Transgender Female/Transfeminine (% of known) 0.11 % 0.12 % 0.12 % 0.20 % 0.33 %
% Other (% of total) 8.83 % 6.26 % 0.38 % 0.55 % 0.83 %
% Chose not to disclose (% of total) - Patients by Gender Identity 2.45 % 2.23 % 0.52 % 1.06 % 1.38 %
% Unknown gender identity (% of total patients) 14.72 % 12.31 % 6.49 %
Services (% of patients) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
% Medical Patients 76.52 % 78.25 % 80.39 % 79.31 % 75.48 %
Medical Patients 339,962 361,027 353,716 365,176 357,537
% Dental Patients 22.36 % 20.58 % 16.22 % 15.13 % 17.35 %
Dental Patients 99,342 94,950 71,367 69,657 82,190
% Mental Health Patients 14.90 % 16.59 % 16.54 % 16.78 % 17.69 %
Mental Health Patients 66,217 76,532 72,786 77,240 83,815
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 0.65 % 1.54 % 1.62 % 1.57 % 1.61 %
Substance Use Disorder Patients 2,885 7,123 7,121 7,212 7,635
% Vision Patients 0.45 % 0.35 % 0.13 % 0.10 % 0.13 %
Vision Patients 1,980 1,606 571 472 622
% Enabling Services Patients 14.07 % 13.81 % 9.34 % 13.65 % 13.31 %
Enabling Services Patients 62,495 63,706 41,110 62,850 63,040
Total Patients 444,282 461,397 440,014 460,418 473,702
Clinical Data 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 30.96 % 32.24 % 33.87 % 35.18 % 32.69 %
Number of Hypertension Patients * 78,305 84,429 90,515 95,740 86,388
% Diabetes Patients * 13.75 % 14.12 % 13.42 % 14.16 % 15.55 %
Number of Diabetes Patients * 34,089 36,135 34,989 37,530 40,001
% Asthma 4.52 % 4.35 % 4.35 % 4.31 % 4.56 %
Number of Asthma Patients 15,367 15,699 15,399 15,750 16,307
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1.53 % 1.51 % 1.54 % 1.51 % 1.59 %
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 5,194 5,462 5,457 5,505 5,677
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 3,641 3,369 2,981 3,074 2,634
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 1,987 1,500 1,423 1,461 1,275
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 76.79 % 74.09 % 59.41 % 74.43 % 73.42 %
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 2,796 2,496 1,771 2,288 1,934
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 11.80 % 12.43 % 10.35 % 15.48 % 13.72 %
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 225 187 148 226 176
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 55.27 % 58.50 % 45.58 % 47.97 % 46.04 %
Number of Cervical Cancer Screening Patients * 59,841 63,448 47,387 52,003 48,586
Breast Cancer Screening 41.10 % 45.71 % 52.32 %
Number of Female Patients Aged 51 through 73 who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer 19,155 21,889 24,358
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 70.15 % 73.07 % 60.95 % 64.50 % 69.40 %
Number of Children Age 3-16 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 48,324 55,410 37,300 46,699 55,525
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 75.08 % 83.39 % 67.34 % 64.27 % 67.52 %
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 176,222 200,469 132,989 147,174 157,927
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 86.96 % 88.04 % 80.62 % 80.85 % 83.06 %
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 155,194 155,567 131,266 146,849 154,351
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 40.81 % 43.31 % 37.56 % 40.33 % 41.55 %
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 32,411 36,544 31,408 35,654 35,988
Childhood Immunization Status * 28.71 % 35.05 % 36.33 % 33.38 % 25.87 %
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 1,119 1,465 1,243 1,147 872
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 79.19 % 80.38 % 64.18 % 71.77 % 75.39 %
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 187,100 193,154 147,324 169,175 176,074
Depression Remission at Twelve Months 28.25 % 25.32 % 23.26 %
Number of Patients 12 years of age and older with major depression or dysthymia who reached remission 12 months (+/- 60 days) after an index event 2,538 1,828 1,376
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years 63.47 % 61.05 % 65.46 % 66.00 % 69.67 %
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 1,124 890 506 557 850
HIV Screening 35.87 % 42.00 % 51.59 %
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 75,797 96,537 119,173
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 76.48 % 76.86 % 77.36 % 81.04 %
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 26,656 27,852 30,749 37,402
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 77.73 % 79.07 % 77.83 % 77.29 % 75.18 %
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 5,367 5,065 4,598 5,089 5,141
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 56.60 % 58.42 % 52.58 % 55.48 % 60.31 %
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 44,321 49,325 47,592 53,115 52,097
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 33.93 % 33.07 % 38.97 % 33.13 % 30.32 %
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 11,566 11,950 13,635 12,433 12,128
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis 84.02 % 88.64 % 86.38 % 81.79 % 79.49 %
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment 284 320 203 256 248
Cost Data 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Health Center Cluster $97,413,150 $101,134,405 $100,622,332 $106,853,304 $105,926,992
Total Cost $367,247,413 $430,820,852 $467,968,443 $504,499,009 $564,588,405
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $826.61 $933.73 $1,063.53 $1,095.74 $1,191.86

Footnotes

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Cells that are shaded blue represent data that was not reported or null values.

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