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Nebraska Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 7

Reporting Period: 2023

Total Patients Served: 121,271

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. Learn more.

Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
42.86%
Access Enhancer
14.29%
Health Disparities Reducer
14.29%
Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality
57.14%
Social Risk Factors
14.29%
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
85.71%
UDS+ Early Adopter
85.71%

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 2023 UDS Data Tables

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UDS Data Five-Year Summary

Age and Race / Ethnicity 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Patients 115,473 107,701 113,528 116,280 121,271
Age (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 33.00% 29.67% 31.42% 31.76% 32.65%
Children (< 18 years) 38,102 31,957 35,675 36,933 39,598
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 60.59% 63.64% 61.37% 60.35% 59.44%
Adults (18 – 64 years) 69,960 68,538 69,670 70,180 72,082
% Older Adults (Age 65 and over) 6.42% 6.69% 7.21% 7.88% 7.91%
Older Adults (Age 65 and over) 7,411 7,206 8,183 9,167 9,591
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 65.74% 67.63% 67.51% 68.08% 69.46%
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 70,643 66,361 69,778 71,949 75,688
% Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients 45.93% 47.60% 48.60% 49.69% 51.31%
Number of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity Patients 49,867 49,373 52,927 55,422 58,766
% Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 35.96% 34.94% 35.42% 35.07% 33.28%
Number of Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 36,811 31,767 33,587 33,737 33,275
% Total Asian Patients * 5.51% 5.16% 5.26% 5.65% 5.83%
Number of Total Asian Patients * 5,637 4,696 4,984 5,438 5,830
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 0.19% 0.18% 0.16% 0.20% 0.19%
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 191 160 155 188 194
% Black/African American Patients * 12.82% 12.33% 11.53% 10.53% 10.13%
Number of Black/African American * 13,120 11,210 10,936 10,131 10,127
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 1.27% 1.10% 1.14% 1.13% 1.23%
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 1,300 997 1,077 1,091 1,232
% More than one race Patients * 2.67% 2.27% 2.05% 2.07% 2.00%
Number of Patients with More than one race * 2,731 2,068 1,947 1,991 1,997
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 102,357 90,922 94,835 96,188 99,986
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 107,454 98,128 103,365 105,686 108,963
Total Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin & Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients (Denominator for Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity) 108,570 103,728 108,899 111,525 114,530
Language (% known)
% Best Served in a Language other than English 28.87% 29.62% 28.38% 28.83% 30.19%
Number of Patients Best Served in a Language Other than English 33,337 31,898 32,217 33,526 36,615
Patient Characteristics 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 93,636 84,353 88,828 90,085 96,091
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 93.51% 94.79% 92.12% 90.04% 89.38%
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 87,563 79,958 81,825 81,117 85,883
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 60.25% 60.98% 59.96% 57.58% 57.72%
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 56,418 51,435 53,261 51,874 55,465
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 46.67% 44.75% 36.77% 31.76% 32.81%
None/Uninsured Patients 53,886 48,197 41,741 36,929 39,795
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 26.71% 24.32% 20.52% 17.76% 20.70%
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 10,178 7,772 7,322 6,560 8,198
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 26.81% 26.99% 34.48% 39.30% 40.44%
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 30,964 29,069 39,141 45,698 49,047
% Medicare Patients 4.09% 4.38% 5.08% 5.71% 5.70%
Medicare Patients 4,722 4,722 5,769 6,645 6,917
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 1.56% 1.66% 1.72% 2.25% 2.30%
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 1,798 1,788 1,952 2,612 2,792
% Other Third-Party Patients 22.43% 23.87% 23.67% 23.23% 21.04%
Other Third-Party Patients 25,901 25,713 26,877 27,008 25,512
Total Patients 115,473 107,701 113,528 116,280 121,271
Children (< 18 years) 38,102 31,957 35,675 36,933 39,598
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 7.51% 6.99% 5.82% 5.84% 6.18%
Total Homeless Patients 8,676 7,524 6,606 6,789 7,491
% Total Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 1.09% 1.28% 1.76% 1.87% 2.01%
Total Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 1,253 1,380 1,993 2,178 2,441
% Public Housing Patients 3.45% 3.84% 6.92% 2.97% 2.66%
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 3,988 4,131 7,860 3,451 3,231
% School-Based Service Site Patients 4.73% 4.48% 4.62% 4.43% 4.50%
School-Based Service Site Patients 5,465 4,827 5,246 5,149 5,452
% Veterans Patients 0.78% 0.85% 0.94% 0.97% 0.99%
Veterans Patients 898 913 1,064 1,124 1,200
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 31,549 29,905 30,506 31,016 31,857
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 24.12% 21.81% 22.83% 22.51% 23.45%
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 15,477 13,003 14,204 14,459 15,717
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 69.30% 71.47% 69.92% 69.41% 68.54%
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 44,462 42,617 43,506 44,582 45,942
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 6.58% 6.72% 7.26% 8.08% 8.01%
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 4,219 4,007 4,515 5,191 5,371
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 64,158 59,627 62,225 64,232 67,030
Patients by Sexual Orientation
% Lesbian or Gay (% of known) 1.06% 1.08% 1.10% 1.11% 1.14%
% Heterosexual or Straight (% of known) 84.96% 84.95% 84.18% 83.09% 82.83%
% Bisexual (% of known) 1.47% 1.58% 1.67% 1.73% 1.72%
% Other (% of known) 12.51% 12.40% 13.05% 14.08% 14.31%
% Don't know (% of total) 20.22% 2.99% 5.08% 4.20% 4.47%
% Chose Not to Disclose (% of total) 9.30% 8.78% 8.20% 8.50% 8.66%
% Unknown (% of total) 13.68% 11.63% 11.32% 10.13%
Patients by Gender Identity
% Male (% of known) 36.34% 43.28% 44.02% 43.81% 43.67%
% Female (% of known) 47.13% 55.40% 55.75% 55.92% 56.00%
% Transgender Man/Transgender Male/Transmasculine (% of known) 0.08% 0.11% 0.14% 0.15% 0.18%
% Transgender Woman/Transgender Female/Transfeminine (% of known) 0.06% 0.07% 0.09% 0.12% 0.15%
% Other (% of total) 16.22% 0.99% 1.09% 1.51% 1.64%
% Chose Not to Disclose (% of total) 1.09% 1.30% 1.43% 1.57% 1.57%
% Unknown (% of total) 11.63% 10.97% 10.71% 10.06%
Services (% of patients) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
% Medical Patients 82.36% 84.54% 83.20% 83.36% 83.25%
Medical Patients 95,106 91,050 94,458 96,936 100,955
% Dental Patients 25.55% 20.26% 22.48% 21.49% 21.58%
Dental Patients 29,509 21,820 25,526 24,993 26,171
% Mental Health Patients 10.98% 8.58% 9.80% 10.07% 10.29%
Mental Health Patients 12,675 9,246 11,128 11,712 12,482
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 0.73% - 0.80% 0.68% -
Substance Use Disorder Patients 847 - 911 794 -
% Vision Patients 0.09% - 0.00% 0.00% -
Vision Patients 101 - 0 0 -
% Enabling Services Patients 17.81% 12.62% 12.74% 15.44% 15.07%
Enabling Services Patients 20,570 13,590 14,468 17,951 18,275
Total Patients 115,473 107,701 113,528 116,280 121,271
Clinical Data 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 19.88% 22.66% 24.55% 21.96% 23.58%
Number of Hypertension Patients * 12,571 14,410 15,785 14,412 15,908
% Diabetes Patients * 14.02% 14.23% 15.31% 15.83% 15.25%
Number of Diabetes Patients * 8,666 8,849 9,601 10,107 10,002
% Asthma 4.02% 4.02% 3.88% 3.81% 3.83%
Number of Asthma Patients 3,819 3,662 3,668 3,693 3,867
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 0.13% 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.15%
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 127 134 140 140 151
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 2,597 2,364 2,210 2,390 2,530
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 1,482 1,367 1,209 1,393 1,535
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 78.98% 79.65% 75.48% 74.77% 76.36%
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 2,051 1,883 1,668 1,787 1,932
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 9.01% 7.58% 7.15% 9.05% 7.58%
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 136 105 87 127 117
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 55.37% 52.07% 56.18% 56.26% 58.35%
Number of Cervical Cancer Screening Patients * 15,168 14,131 15,143 15,362 16,501
Breast Cancer Screening 40.51% 43.68% 46.93% 49.65%
Number of Female Patients Aged 52 through 74 who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer 3,655 4,125 4,650 5,178
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 89.37% 79.31% 81.71% 89.59% 88.20%
Number of Children Age 3-17 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 20,125 15,488 17,816 20,863 22,582
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 80.00% 72.82% 75.19% 74.75% 72.09%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 49,312 41,901 47,220 47,936 47,150
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 91.93% 91.51% 87.71% 95.38% 97.26%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 37,781 36,252 38,113 41,893 44,772
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 44.30% 39.79% 42.79% 44.46% 40.38%
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 8,133 7,319 8,291 8,949 11,135
Childhood Immunization Status * 61.37% 64.42% 64.44% 58.63% 50.13%
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 974 840 926 846 761
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 90.31% 80.75% 80.86% 87.59% 89.95%
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 56,032 48,251 50,419 54,228 49,263
Depression Remission at Twelve Months 9.22% 11.55% 11.06% 10.35%
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 205 234 279 277
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years 77.04% 65.82% 71.96% 70.69% 48.59%
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 1,312 751 960 1,008 966
HIV Screening 19.68% 25.27% 37.62% 42.94%
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 12,883 16,466 24,673 28,551
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 82.95% 85.03% 86.06% 84.78% 87.19%
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 5,283 5,417 5,892 8,363 9,366
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 89.31% 88.45% 87.20% 84.09% 87.06%
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 1,378 1,333 1,417 1,385 1,238
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 66.01% 63.16% 67.50% 69.00% 67.72%
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 8,298 9,102 10,655 9,945 10,773
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 26.84% 28.30% 25.86% 23.96% 26.31%
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 2,326 2,504 2,483 2,422 2,632
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis - - - 84.62% -
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment - - - 22 -
Cost Data 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Health Center Cluster $22,276,139 $22,233,300 $22,449,826 $24,728,340 $22,069,758
Total Cost $98,126,545 $106,609,246 $126,691,848 $134,925,727 $152,373,236
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $849.78 $989.86 $1,115.95 $1,160.35 $1,256.47

Footnotes

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

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