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Alaska Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 27

Reporting Period: 2024

Total Patients Served: 112,867

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.

National Quality Leader
11.11%
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
3.70%
Health Center Quality Leader - Bronze
11.11%
Improving Health Care Access
11.11%
Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality
44.44%
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
52.00%

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 2024 UDS Data Tables

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UDS Data Five-Year Summary

Age and Race / Ethnicity 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Patients 105,243 114,987 110,531 110,513 112,867
Ages (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 22.94% 22.38% 23.17% 22.91% 22.54%
Children (< 18 years) 24,148 25,733 25,610 25,318 25,443
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 62.73% 62.06% 59.31% 58.67% 58.38%
Adults (18 – 64 years) 66,021 71,362 65,560 64,838 65,890
% Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 14.32% 15.56% 17.52% 18.42% 19.08%
Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 15,074 17,892 19,361 20,357 21,534
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 57.01% 56.39% 56.40% 55.83% 56.79%
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 54,505 58,257 55,447 56,005 57,893
% Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients 5.06% 5.12% 5.38% 5.46% 5.75%
Number of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity Patients 4,940 5,406 5,450 5,599 6,017
% Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 43.60% 44.20% 44.59% 45.09% 44.19%
Number of Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 41,106 45,059 42,861 44,317 44,054
% Total Asian Patients * 5.09% 5.33% 4.77% 5.21% 5.34%
Number of Total Asian Patients * 4,795 5,431 4,590 5,117 5,327
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 1.61% 1.49% 1.61% 1.12% 1.27%
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 1,520 1,516 1,548 1,101 1,263
% Black or African American Patients * 2.76% 2.50% 2.54% 2.73% 2.84%
Number of Black or African American Patients * 2,599 2,547 2,443 2,683 2,835
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 41.57% 40.80% 41.45% 40.11% 40.16%
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 39,195 41,595 39,848 39,421 40,033
% More than one race Patients * 3.05% 3.22% 2.66% 2.98% 3.36%
Number of Patients with More than one race * 2,874 3,279 2,561 2,932 3,354
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 94,290 101,948 96,132 98,276 99,696
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 95,611 103,316 98,308 100,322 101,947
Total Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin & Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients (Denominator for Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity) 97,544 105,625 101,380 102,583 104,707
Language (% known)
% Best Served in a Language other than English 3.70% 3.56% 3.68% 4.01% 4.10%
Number of Patients Best Served in a Language Other than English 3,896 4,097 4,066 4,427 4,631
Patient Characteristics 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 42,865 42,604 41,891 50,564 51,638
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 81.99% 80.36% 77.26% 77.68% 81.20%
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 35,143 34,238 32,363 39,279 41,930
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 51.44% 48.13% 38.13% 46.61% 46.24%
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 22,048 20,507 15,975 23,568 23,877
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 18.02% 17.02% 16.75% 15.73% 16.08%
None/Uninsured Patients 18,969 19,576 18,517 17,386 18,150
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 12.86% 12.39% 17.44% 14.27% 15.10%
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 3,105 3,189 4,466 3,613 3,843
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 34.89% 35.59% 34.71% 34.23% 35.26%
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 36,724 40,919 38,365 37,828 39,794
% Medicare Patients 12.72% 12.53% 14.42% 15.72% 16.24%
Medicare Patients 13,392 14,404 15,934 17,372 18,325
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 5.90% 4.66% 4.82% 5.48% 5.49%
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 6,207 5,361 5,326 6,058 6,197
% Other Third-Party Patients 34.36% 34.86% 34.12% 34.32% 32.43%
Other Third-Party Patients 36,158 40,088 37,715 37,927 36,598
Total Patients 105,243 114,987 110,531 110,513 112,867
Children (< 18 years) 24,148 25,733 25,610 25,318 25,443
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 4.22% 2.88% 2.73% 4.11% 2.75%
Total Homeless Patients 4,441 3,307 3,023 4,537 3,106
% Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 0.15% 0.28% 0.17% 0.32% 0.38%
Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members (All health centers report this line) 160 319 192 351 430
% Public Housing Patients 12.86% 12.75% 11.84% 10.91% 10.53%
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 13,535 14,664 13,088 12,060 11,887
% School-Based Service Site Patients 0.07% 0.05% 0.03% 0.02% 0.11%
School-Based Service Site Patients 73 54 31 17 122
% Veterans Patients 3.46% 3.71% 3.72% 4.01% 3.65%
Veterans Patients 3,639 4,266 4,117 4,437 4,118
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 21,733 23,898 23,039 22,988 23,485
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 18.80% 17.85% 18.04% 17.59% 17.14%
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 9,915 10,333 10,282 10,059 10,006
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 66.83% 66.51% 64.46% 64.06% 63.63%
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 35,244 38,511 36,736 36,624 37,134
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 14.37% 15.64% 17.49% 18.35% 19.23%
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 7,581 9,058 9,969 10,490 11,223
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 52,740 57,902 56,987 57,173 58,363
Services (% of patients) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
% Medical Patients 89.12% 85.62% 86.44% 86.70% 88.97%
Medical Patients 93,790 98,453 95,548 95,816 100,420
% Dental Patients 28.28% 25.38% 29.76% 29.18% 28.09%
Dental Patients 29,767 29,178 32,899 32,251 31,709
% Mental Health Patients 10.04% 9.59% 9.44% 9.36% 13.24%
Mental Health Patients 10,571 11,030 10,437 10,341 14,939
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 2.52% 1.17% 1.72% 1.52% 4.26%
Substance Use Disorder Patients 2,653 1,350 1,899 1,677 4,808
% Vision Patients 5.50% 6.22% 6.51% 9.12% 9.98%
Vision Patients 5,790 7,147 7,196 10,080 11,261
% Enabling Services Patients 2.59% 2.35% 0.96% 1.55% 3.32%
Enabling Services Patients 2,723 2,700 1,062 1,716 3,746
Total Patients 105,243 114,987 110,531 110,513 112,867
Clinical Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 27.20% 30.32% 26.70% 25.92% 26.96%
Number of Hypertension Patients * 19,444 22,877 19,320 18,866 20,643
% Diabetes Patients * 10.16% 10.76% 11.41% 11.96% 11.79%
Number of Diabetes Patients * 6,919 7,710 7,755 8,124 8,388
% Asthma 3.68% 3.68% 3.78% 3.93% 3.91%
Number of Asthma Patients 3,448 3,620 3,615 3,766 3,926
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 0.22% 0.24% 0.26% 0.27% 0.28%
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 209 233 245 257 285
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 1,821 1,712 1,553 1,683 1,638
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 1,026 945 1,017 1,011 958
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 78.25% 78.15% 64.78% 69.10% 70.15%
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 1,425 1,338 1,006 1,163 1,149
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 6.45% 8.39% 7.94% 6.98% 7.13%
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 65 80 80 70 68
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 47.68% 49.61% 47.64% 48.30% 47.75%
Number of Patients Screened for Cervical Cancer * 11,065 12,297 11,151 11,147 11,779
Breast Cancer Screening 37.20% 45.10% 50.20% 49.02% 50.44%
Number of Patients Screened for Breast Cancer 4,631 6,366 6,961 6,783 7,252
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 37.36% 38.11% 24.87% 23.85% 27.62%
Number of Children Age 3-17 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 4,826 5,655 3,873 4,098 4,907
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 50.85% 47.34% 38.70% 41.51% 42.26%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 31,514 32,300 25,585 29,315 31,313
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 76.99% 74.70% 78.06% 78.88% 76.66%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 12 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 36,923 40,979 38,663 41,896 45,357
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 41.64% 43.70% 45.00% 43.32% 49.60%
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 10,978 12,950 12,961 14,594 18,958
Childhood Immunization Status * 45.40% 37.20% 20.42% 20.97% 19.76%
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 484 414 244 225 244
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 68.83% 64.07% 66.74% 66.74% 66.43%
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 42,113 43,960 42,453 44,527 53,001
Depression Remission at Twelve Months * - - - - -
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 354 1,038 480 478 225
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years * - - - - -
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 949 866 1,367 868 626
HIV Screening * - - - - -
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 15,403 18,815 18,552 21,361 24,469
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 68.66% 60.89% 69.52% 71.36% 68.68%
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 6,418 7,714 9,157 9,374 10,223
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 80.48% 81.62% 81.18% 76.54% 74.51%
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 1,835 2,092 2,342 2,121 2,397
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 52.55% 54.91% 58.08% 59.41% 58.98%
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 10,218 12,562 11,222 11,207 12,176
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 33.21% 28.09% 26.97% 25.70% 27.51%
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 2,298 2,166 2,091 2,088 2,308
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis - - - 100.00% -
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment - - - 17 -
Cost Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Health Center Cluster $75,740,783 $72,253,082 $72,200,284 $74,317,602 $73,886,109
Total Cost $429,520,111 $480,646,412 $510,901,084 $567,000,291 $614,306,952
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $4,081.22 $4,180.01 $4,622.24 $5,130.62 $5,442.75

Footnotes

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