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Massachusetts Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 37

Reporting Period: 2022

Total Patients Served: 802,583

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
8.11 %
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
2.70 %
Health Center Quality Leader - Silver
18.92 %
Health Center Quality Leader - Bronze
8.11 %
Access Enhancer
32.43 %
Health Disparities Reducer
32.43 %
Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality
94.59 %
COVID-19 Public Health Champion Badge
35.14 %
Social Risk Factors
37.84 %
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
91.89 %

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 792,505 811,517 760,643 788,456 802,583
Age (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 21.94 % 21.95 % 19.97 % 20.74 % 21.10 %
Children (< 18 years) 173,892 178,091 151,886 163,512 169,320
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 67.30 % 66.83 % 68.24 % 66.94 % 65.49 %
Adults (18 – 64 years) 533,365 542,303 519,097 527,831 525,578
% Older Adults (Age 65 and over) 10.76 % 11.23 % 11.79 % 12.32 % 13.42 %
Older Adults (Age 65 and over) 85,248 91,123 89,660 97,113 107,685
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 66.19 % 66.48 % 66.62 % 67.27 % 68.13 %
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 483,626 494,263 456,451 481,414 500,053
% Hispanic/Latino Patients 36.03 % 36.01 % 37.18 % 37.67 % 38.93 %
Number of Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity Patients 271,877 276,977 262,832 277,864 295,389
% Non-Hispanic White Patients 36.48 % 36.32 % 35.97 % 35.39 % 35.27 %
Number of Non-Hispanic White Patients 247,010 249,246 228,679 234,198 233,962
% Asian Patients * 10.99 % 11.05 % 10.82 % 10.93 % 11.01 %
Number of Asian Patients * 74,427 75,836 68,783 72,335 73,047
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 1.00 % 0.98 % 0.94 % 1.00 % 1.07 %
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 6,755 6,697 5,988 6,618 7,129
% Black/African American Patients * 22.11 % 22.60 % 23.27 % 23.34 % 23.38 %
Number of Black/African American * 149,717 155,073 147,931 154,461 155,081
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 0.41 % 0.45 % 0.46 % 0.53 % 0.80 %
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 2,767 3,106 2,925 3,537 5,293
% More than one race Patients * 5.32 % 5.03 % 5.16 % 5.57 % 5.82 %
Number of Patients with More than one race * 36,051 34,529 32,790 36,865 38,601
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 677,084 686,274 635,688 661,825 663,314
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 730,636 743,509 685,130 715,612 734,015
Total Hispanic/Latino & Non-Hispanic Latino Patients (Denominator for Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity) 754,658 769,197 706,872 737,645 758,686
Language (% known)
% Best Served in a Language other than English 35.08 % 40.59 % 36.64 % 42.82 % 44.42 %
Number of Patients Best Served in a Language Other than English 278,021 329,395 278,705 337,650 356,482
Patient Characteristics 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 466,882 472,683 423,834 418,525 428,124
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 86.85 % 83.92 % 86.84 % 84.49 % 85.25 %
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 405,473 396,665 368,074 353,627 364,961
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 65.48 % 62.47 % 67.24 % 65.36 % 65.98 %
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 305,732 295,269 284,996 273,551 282,496
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 13.47 % 13.13 % 13.51 % 12.12 % 12.86 %
None/Uninsured Patients 106,741 106,523 102,744 95,590 103,236
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 4.36 % 4.11 % 5.54 % 3.72 % 4.90 %
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 7,584 7,322 8,418 6,078 8,301
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 48.57 % 45.97 % 43.88 % 46.43 % 47.72 %
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 384,907 373,040 333,747 366,056 383,028
% Medicare Patients 10.80 % 11.19 % 11.90 % 11.77 % 12.00 %
Medicare Patients 85,553 90,801 90,507 92,762 96,299
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 5.78 % 5.71 % 6.20 % 6.20 % 6.25 %
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 45,792 46,372 47,128 48,896 50,151
% Other Third-Party Patients 27.17 % 29.72 % 30.72 % 29.68 % 27.41 %
Other Third-Party Patients 215,304 241,153 233,645 234,048 220,020
Total Patients 792,505 811,517 760,643 788,456 802,583
Children (< 18 years) 173,892 178,091 151,886 163,512 169,320
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 4.45 % 4.57 % 4.28 % 4.54 % 4.53 %
Total Homeless Patients 35,257 37,089 32,523 35,781 36,347
% Total Agricultural Workers or Dependents 0.86 % 1.00 % 1.23 % 1.26 % 1.45 %
Total Agricultural Workers or Dependents 6,835 8,098 9,343 9,930 11,610
% Public Housing Patients 33.41 % 50.21 % 55.01 % 56.15 % 55.51 %
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 264,775 407,432 418,439 442,679 445,528
% School-Based Service Site Patients 1.82 % 1.83 % 1.22 % 1.31 % 1.54 %
School-Based Service Site Patients 14,416 14,817 9,275 10,349 12,369
% Veterans Patients 1.19 % 1.29 % 1.10 % 1.05 % 0.96 %
Veterans Patients 9,409 10,451 8,354 8,277 7,711
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 206,808 210,065 200,134 204,415 204,934
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 16.16 % 16.17 % 14.70 % 15.14 % 15.18 %
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 70,675 72,279 62,029 66,224 67,761
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 72.61 % 72.09 % 73.07 % 72.06 % 70.95 %
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 317,557 322,313 308,350 315,283 316,685
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 11.23 % 11.74 % 12.23 % 12.81 % 13.87 %
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 49,109 52,476 51,627 56,042 61,886
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 437,341 447,068 422,006 437,549 446,332
Patients by Sexual Orientation
% Lesbian or Gay (% of known) 5.83 % 5.70 % 5.37 % 5.42 % 5.02 %
% Heterosexual or straight (% of known) 91.54 % 91.57 % 91.73 % 91.35 % 91.38 %
% Bisexual (% of known) 1.89 % 1.96 % 2.08 % 2.30 % 2.39 %
% Other (% of known) 0.75 % 0.77 % 0.82 % 0.93 % 1.21 %
% Dont know (% of total) 56.00 % 51.28 % 2.62 % 1.46 % 2.28 %
% Chose not to disclose (% of total) - Patients by Sexual Orientation 6.35 % 6.14 % 3.48 % 3.95 % 4.56 %
% Unknown sexual orientation (% of total patients) 47.40 % 45.28 % 43.06 %
Patients by Gender Identity
% Male (% of known) 25.33 % 27.14 % 42.37 % 42.22 % 42.61 %
% Female (% of known) 32.18 % 34.88 % 53.95 % 56.42 % 55.76 %
% Transgender Man/Transgender Male/Transmasculine (% of known) 0.17 % 0.27 % 0.44 % 0.44 % 0.42 %
% Transgender Woman/Transgender Female/Transfeminine (% of known) 0.13 % 0.23 % 0.45 % 0.39 % 0.44 %
% Other (% of total) 40.54 % 35.52 % 1.53 % 0.32 % 0.45 %
% Chose not to disclose (% of total) - Patients by Gender Identity 3.91 % 5.23 % 1.19 % 1.37 % 1.46 %
% Unknown gender identity (% of total patients) 43.95 % 38.89 % 40.26 %
Services (% of patients) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
% Medical Patients 84.90 % 85.18 % 88.44 % 88.61 % 88.51 %
Medical Patients 672,813 691,235 672,747 698,612 710,373
% Dental Patients 23.41 % 23.40 % 16.48 % 17.73 % 19.38 %
Dental Patients 185,490 189,863 125,365 139,773 155,525
% Mental Health Patients 8.34 % 8.60 % 8.56 % 8.31 % 7.88 %
Mental Health Patients 66,119 69,829 65,075 65,489 63,235
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 1.24 % 1.55 % 1.70 % 1.78 % 1.42 %
Substance Use Disorder Patients 9,829 12,539 12,927 14,037 11,417
% Vision Patients 11.75 % 12.27 % 8.79 % 10.65 % 11.53 %
Vision Patients 93,136 99,559 66,863 83,999 92,530
% Enabling Services Patients 10.32 % 7.04 % 5.72 % 6.26 % 6.49 %
Enabling Services Patients 81,791 57,154 43,499 49,366 52,121
Total Patients 792,505 811,517 760,643 788,456 802,583
Clinical Data 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 24.30 % 24.27 % 24.28 % 26.23 % 24.09 %
Number of Hypertension Patients * 126,156 129,422 129,167 143,487 133,187
% Diabetes Patients * 11.84 % 11.90 % 11.48 % 11.98 % 12.20 %
Number of Diabetes Patients * 59,282 61,103 58,746 62,895 64,385
% Asthma 6.59 % 6.38 % 6.61 % 6.29 % 6.21 %
Number of Asthma Patients 44,306 44,113 44,468 43,955 44,114
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1.00 % 0.97 % 0.97 % 0.95 % 0.94 %
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 6,761 6,724 6,533 6,644 6,664
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 11,297 11,957 10,894 10,546 11,138
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 6,182 6,511 5,964 5,563 6,281
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 80.05 % 82.57 % 82.44 % 79.04 % 77.55 %
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 9,043 9,873 8,981 8,336 8,637
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 8.05 % 7.36 % 7.54 % 6.92 % 6.73 %
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 497 479 450 382 424
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 62.55 % 64.30 % 57.23 % 60.21 % 61.24 %
Number of Cervical Cancer Screening Patients * 132,132 139,122 121,740 130,252 132,768
Breast Cancer Screening 55.22 % 54.75 % 59.97 %
Number of Female Patients Aged 51 through 73 who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer 47,421 49,404 54,472
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 60.52 % 62.20 % 49.64 % 60.68 % 63.91 %
Number of Children Age 3-16 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 69,001 72,765 49,876 67,033 74,232
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 58.31 % 60.18 % 54.40 % 51.01 % 47.63 %
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 285,757 301,721 228,148 228,477 217,841
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 85.19 % 86.94 % 81.53 % 77.86 % 77.24 %
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 333,766 358,316 296,782 318,169 315,005
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 55.62 % 58.28 % 49.44 % 53.52 % 53.05 %
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 93,313 102,711 85,338 95,479 96,300
Childhood Immunization Status * 54.58 % 53.14 % 54.80 % 53.78 % 49.57 %
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 4,503 4,474 4,038 4,108 3,888
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 56.16 % 59.67 % 42.07 % 51.71 % 55.78 %
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 249,737 265,878 184,086 218,141 242,944
Depression Remission at Twelve Months 10.76 % 14.13 % 13.39 %
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 1,751 1,856 1,939
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years 49.75 % 56.11 % 39.78 % 45.86 % 62.35 %
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 1,881 2,305 946 1,313 2,274
HIV Screening 48.08 % 53.03 % 58.31 %
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 212,241 252,907 276,724
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 70.11 % 69.13 % 70.69 % 77.15 %
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 63,505 63,141 70,322 74,077
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 85.06 % 82.93 % 80.58 % 79.67 % 77.42 %
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 12,860 13,132 12,441 13,461 13,512
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 64.80 % 65.20 % 52.51 % 57.08 % 62.34 %
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 81,746 84,378 67,823 81,906 83,030
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 27.43 % 26.75 % 35.94 % 30.27 % 27.67 %
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 16,264 16,347 21,113 19,037 17,813
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis 92.31 % 88.84 % 86.44 % 87.89 % 77.42 %
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment 252 215 153 167 168
Cost Data 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Health Center Cluster $125,726,159 $131,057,987 $129,862,203 $141,673,183 $137,265,473
Total Cost $1,208,304,045 $1,273,913,722 $1,326,327,419 $1,489,350,322 $1,636,095,708
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $1,524.66 $1,569.79 $1,743.69 $1,888.95 $2,038.54

Footnotes

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