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Republic of Palau Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 1

Reporting Period: 2024

Total Patients Served: 13,144

Reporting Source: Uniform Data System (UDS) Report

Expanded Summaries for 2024 UDS Data Tables

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UDS Data Five-Year Summary

Age and Race / Ethnicity 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Patients 14,019 14,576 13,684 12,939 13,144
Ages (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 26.93% 26.23% 25.51% 27.70% 26.70%
Children (< 18 years) 3,776 3,824 3,491 3,584 3,509
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 62.46% 62.42% 62.39% 59.63% 59.98%
Adults (18 – 64 years) 8,756 9,099 8,537 7,715 7,884
% Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 10.61% 11.34% 12.10% 12.67% 13.32%
Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 1,487 1,653 1,656 1,640 1,751
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 98.62% 98.66% 98.23% 98.33% 98.28%
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 13,809 14,380 13,396 12,683 12,886
% Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients - 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Number of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity Patients - 0 0 0
% Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 1.38% - - 1.67% 1.72%
Number of Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 193 - - 216 226
% Total Asian Patients * 21.75% 22.16% 19.82% 18.75% 21.26%
Number of Total Asian Patients * 3,045 3,230 2,703 2,418 2,788
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 76.80% 76.45% 78.33% 79.39% 76.86%
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 10,753 11,144 10,682 10,241 10,078
% Black or African American Patients * - - - 0.13% 0.13%
Number of Black or African American Patients * - - - 17 17
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 0 0 0 0 0
% More than one race Patients * 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Number of Patients with More than one race * 0 0 0 0 0
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 14,002 14,576 13,638 12,899 13,112
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 14,002 14,576 13,638 12,899 13,112
Total Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin & Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients (Denominator for Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity) 14,002 14,576 13,684 12,939 13,144
Language (% known)
% Best Served in a Language other than English 98.63% 98.00% 98.00% 97.79% 98.00%
Number of Patients Best Served in a Language Other than English 13,827 14,284 13,410 12,653 12,881
Patient Characteristics 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 14,019 14,576 13,684 12,939 13,144
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 95.01% 96.34% 95.73% 96.89% 95.92%
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 13,319 14,042 13,100 12,537 12,608
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 74.00% 85.62% 80.29% 83.18% 80.66%
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 10,374 12,480 10,987 10,763 10,602
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 94.34% 95.41% 94.19% 93.18% 93.58%
None/Uninsured Patients 13,225 13,907 12,889 12,057 12,300
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 95.42% 96.05% 94.39% 93.55% 94.19%
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 3,603 3,673 3,295 3,353 3,305
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 0 0 0 0 0
% Medicare Patients 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Medicare Patients 0 0 0 0 0
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 0 0 0 0 0
% Other Third-Party Patients 5.66% 4.59% 5.81% 6.82% 6.42%
Other Third-Party Patients 794 669 795 882 844
Total Patients 14,019 14,576 13,684 12,939 13,144
Children (< 18 years) 3,776 3,824 3,491 3,584 3,509
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Total Homeless Patients 0 0 0 0 0
% Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members (All health centers report this line) 0 0 0 0 0
% Public Housing Patients 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 0 0 0 0
% School-Based Service Site Patients 0.00% 0.00% 7.70% 7.99% 7.59%
School-Based Service Site Patients 0 0 1,054 1,034 998
% Veterans Patients 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.18% 0.14%
Veterans Patients 0 0 0 23 19
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 2,642 2,781 2,743 2,361 2,339
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 23.02% 22.31% 20.25% 22.89% 22.17%
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 1,588 1,621 1,428 1,493 1,447
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 64.99% 65.17% 66.53% 63.39% 63.08%
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 4,483 4,736 4,691 4,135 4,117
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 11.99% 12.52% 13.22% 13.72% 14.75%
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 827 910 932 895 963
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 6,898 7,267 7,051 6,523 6,527
Services (% of patients) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
% Medical Patients 81.30% 80.95% 86.56% 87.58% 84.92%
Medical Patients 11,398 11,799 11,845 11,332 11,162
% Dental Patients 24.08% 32.24% 24.25% 32.34% 42.71%
Dental Patients 3,376 4,700 3,319 4,184 5,614
% Mental Health Patients 3.54% 7.86% 8.16% 4.71% 4.74%
Mental Health Patients 496 1,146 1,116 610 623
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 1.93% 2.48% 1.28% 1.83% 0.86%
Substance Use Disorder Patients 271 362 175 237 113
% Vision Patients 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Vision Patients 0 0 0 0 0
% Enabling Services Patients 0.00% 0.00% 0.32% 1.29% 7.93%
Enabling Services Patients 0 0 44 167 1,042
Total Patients 14,019 14,576 13,684 12,939 13,144
Clinical Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 5.40% 19.28% 15.85% 21.68% 22.91%
Number of Hypertension Patients * 445 1,660 1,381 1,754 1,852
% Diabetes Patients * 7.90% 9.97% 10.09% 14.03% 14.07%
Number of Diabetes Patients * 628 828 847 1,089 1,084
% Asthma 2.29% 2.13% 2.44% 2.36% 2.57%
Number of Asthma Patients 261 251 289 268 287
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 0.00% 0.00% - 0.00% 0.00%
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 0 0 - 0 0
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 326 320 179 282 270
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 213 225 157 182 180
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 55.52% 59.38% 58.66% 64.54% 58.15%
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 181 190 105 182 157
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 12.21% 9.29% - 10.99% 16.48%
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 26 21 - 20 30
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 36.73% 38.48% 36.86% 34.16% 27.93%
Number of Patients Screened for Cervical Cancer * 1,343 1,539 1,231 1,187 962
Breast Cancer Screening 39.91% 27.87% 26.76% 24.63% 25.71%
Number of Patients Screened for Breast Cancer 676 500 501 429 462
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 20.67% 7.52% 38.46% 25.62% 12.39%
Number of Children Age 3-17 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 466 215 835 778 371
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * - 6.23% 5.51% 6.19% 7.39%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * - 556 491 567 698
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 1.14% 14.44% 2.88% 4.04% 7.80%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 12 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 110 458 156 244 540
Colorectal Cancer Screening * - - - 0.39% 0.54%
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * - - - 18 25
Childhood Immunization Status * 73.85% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 144 0 0 0 0
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * - 4.23% 2.58% 1.19% 1.38%
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * - 463 287 122 145
Depression Remission at Twelve Months * 0.00% - 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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 0 - 0 0 0
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years * - - - - -
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 25 32 - 146 180
HIV Screening * - - - - -
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 903 1,204 837 577 636
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 4.14% 14.22% 62.88% 57.67% 48.44%
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 371 32 310 372 342
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * - 81.71% 70.00% 50.00% 40.43%
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * - 67 70 23 19
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 38.65% 31.43% 13.11% 24.46% 32.24%
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 172 522 181 429 597
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * - 24.29% 75.91% 58.49% 55.17%
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * - 201 643 637 598
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment
Cost Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Health Center Cluster $991,709 $704,526 $846,452 $1,229,808 $1,220,581
Total Cost $3,124,369 $3,892,619 $3,891,910 $4,470,434 $4,205,074
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $222.87 $267.06 $284.41 $345.50 $319.92

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