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Maryland Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 16

Reporting Period: 2024

Total Patients Served: 374,578

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.

National Quality Leader
31.25%
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
6.25%
Health Center Quality Leader - Silver
12.50%
Health Center Quality Leader - Bronze
18.75%
Improving Health Care Access
43.75%
Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality
75.00%
High Value Care
12.50%
Preventive Health
6.25%
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
81.25%

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 310,137 338,877 343,219 362,151 374,578
Ages (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 25.83% 26.89% 27.77% 27.72% 27.70%
Children (< 18 years) 80,118 91,129 95,321 100,378 103,755
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 64.41% 63.07% 61.38% 60.63% 60.38%
Adults (18 – 64 years) 199,746 213,730 210,663 219,579 226,181
% Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 9.76% 10.04% 10.85% 11.65% 11.92%
Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 30,273 34,018 37,235 42,194 44,642
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 68.03% 69.25% 69.09% 69.29% 69.97%
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 199,373 220,712 224,186 237,142 244,965
% Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients 21.44% 23.71% 24.61% 26.57% 28.42%
Number of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity Patients 64,607 77,820 82,249 94,027 103,292
% Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 35.42% 34.55% 34.58% 35.40% 35.42%
Number of Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 93,695 98,025 100,304 105,100 105,138
% Total Asian Patients * 2.69% 2.64% 2.80% 3.10% 3.44%
Number of Total Asian Patients * 7,115 7,476 8,113 9,212 10,196
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 0.40% 0.50% 0.37% 0.31% 0.28%
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 1,067 1,419 1,064 909 822
% Black or African American Patients * 47.41% 47.33% 45.64% 44.70% 44.15%
Number of Black or African American Patients * 125,414 134,258 132,406 132,705 131,054
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 3.62% 4.15% 4.25% 4.75% 4.93%
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 9,584 11,765 12,324 14,102 14,626
% More than one race Patients * 2.65% 1.57% 2.35% 1.63% 1.54%
Number of Patients with More than one race * 7,007 4,460 6,809 4,838 4,563
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 264,516 283,693 290,087 296,861 296,807
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 293,068 318,737 324,490 342,242 350,103
Total Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin & Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients (Denominator for Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity) 301,399 328,233 334,270 353,892 363,469
Language (% known)
Limited English Proficiency 20.81% 22.90% 24.50% 26.36% 27.36%
Patients with Limited English Proficiency 64,542 77,587 84,095 95,459 102,486
Patient Characteristics 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 170,503 178,938 206,187 216,138 208,530
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 87.44% 86.48% 87.23% 86.30% 86.15%
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 149,081 154,740 179,864 186,520 179,645
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 66.99% 65.07% 67.02% 64.99% 64.33%
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 114,222 116,433 138,183 140,473 134,149
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 17.21% 19.02% 19.32% 18.86% 20.46%
None/Uninsured Patients 53,362 64,442 66,303 68,301 76,644
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 12.14% 14.13% 14.32% 13.98% 15.92%
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 9,727 12,873 13,647 14,037 16,520
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 48.44% 48.27% 48.21% 48.13% 46.13%
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 150,235 163,583 165,478 174,292 172,806
% Medicare Patients 11.28% 10.76% 10.90% 11.03% 10.98%
Medicare Patients 34,974 36,480 37,420 39,941 41,127
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 3.74% 3.60% 3.45% 3.44% 3.25%
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 11,606 12,186 11,858 12,451 12,163
% Other Third-Party Patients 23.08% 21.95% 21.57% 21.98% 22.43%
Other Third-Party Patients 71,566 74,372 74,018 79,617 84,001
Total Patients 310,137 338,877 343,219 362,151 374,578
Children (< 18 years) 80,118 91,129 95,321 100,378 103,755
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 3.97% 3.68% 4.49% 4.17% 3.74%
Total Homeless Patients 12,312 12,474 15,407 15,119 14,014
% Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 0.37% 0.56% 0.42% 0.38% 0.54%
Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members (All health centers report this line) 1,158 1,900 1,435 1,369 2,010
% Public Housing Patients 8.68% 9.82% 18.18% 18.19% 25.70%
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 26,935 33,281 62,393 65,888 96,251
% School-Based Service Site Patients 0.63% 1.03% 1.22% 2.69% 2.83%
School-Based Service Site Patients 1,941 3,497 4,193 9,734 10,603
% Veterans Patients 1.34% 1.31% 1.22% 1.18% 1.21%
Veterans Patients 4,165 4,437 4,188 4,279 4,544
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 89,074 95,898 96,892 101,821 105,987
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 17.94% 18.33% 18.82% 18.75% 18.72%
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 33,938 38,003 39,276 41,372 42,712
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 71.86% 71.08% 69.98% 69.43% 69.30%
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 135,975 147,394 146,058 153,186 158,124
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 10.20% 10.59% 11.20% 11.82% 11.98%
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 19,305 21,970 23,379 26,090 27,339
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 189,218 207,367 208,713 220,648 228,175
Services (% of patients) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
% Medical Patients 90.84% 90.05% 89.13% 89.93% 89.14%
Medical Patients 281,723 305,142 305,901 325,667 333,904
% Dental Patients 13.52% 12.54% 13.94% 13.36% 13.85%
Dental Patients 41,930 42,486 47,829 48,392 51,876
% Mental Health Patients 7.61% 7.36% 7.72% 7.41% 7.52%
Mental Health Patients 23,616 24,938 26,489 26,827 28,173
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 3.24% 1.37% 0.95% 0.65% 0.68%
Substance Use Disorder Patients 10,046 4,653 3,248 2,336 2,542
% Vision Patients 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% 0.08% 0.12%
Vision Patients 0 40 74 292 438
% Enabling Services Patients 9.65% 7.86% 7.24% 7.27% 6.42%
Enabling Services Patients 29,922 26,624 24,840 26,325 24,040
Total Patients 310,137 338,877 343,219 362,151 374,578
Clinical Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 33.66% 35.03% 32.53% 32.29% 32.17%
Number of Hypertension Patients * 69,767 77,479 71,177 75,183 76,780
% Diabetes Patients * 15.67% 15.93% 16.28% 16.69% 16.67%
Number of Diabetes Patients * 31,408 34,044 34,252 37,221 38,031
% Asthma 6.07% 6.52% 6.65% 6.48% 6.25%
Number of Asthma Patients 17,104 19,899 20,350 21,096 20,874
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1.68% 1.56% 1.55% 1.74% 1.52%
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 4,729 4,758 4,740 5,656 5,092
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 8,934 8,746 9,200 9,941 10,271
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 4,820 4,883 5,306 5,563 5,737
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 71.27% 71.18% 68.45% 58.46% 63.42%
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 6,367 6,225 6,297 5,812 6,514
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 8.57% 8.05% 7.78% 8.49% 7.51%
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 406 393 406 470 434
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 56.65% 56.58% 56.88% 56.84% 57.53%
Number of Patients Screened for Cervical Cancer * 56,862 58,786 59,328 61,397 64,622
Breast Cancer Screening 57.43% 55.03% 56.37% 55.62% 58.14%
Number of Patients Screened for Breast Cancer 22,473 23,334 23,818 24,245 25,711
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 55.40% 61.03% 58.36% 58.85% 69.73%
Number of Children Age 3-17 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 26,844 35,511 34,992 39,947 50,060
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 60.84% 51.44% 47.73% 56.53% 62.35%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 117,891 101,047 95,541 119,358 139,423
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 80.14% 78.95% 84.10% 83.44% 84.72%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 12 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 122,899 133,153 144,280 150,929 176,596
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 44.71% 41.46% 40.71% 36.98% 38.12%
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 32,367 31,752 31,027 35,790 37,841
Childhood Immunization Status * 42.10% 37.54% 32.28% 34.44% 32.74%
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 1,764 1,679 1,452 1,603 1,738
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 67.36% 70.91% 75.96% 77.22% 79.15%
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 122,225 134,675 143,212 149,054 200,124
Depression Remission at Twelve Months * 7.88% 10.07% 11.29% 8.40% 10.11%
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 296 431 573 385 427
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years * 42.74% 35.89% 66.67% 46.97% 51.35%
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 562 571 878 713 666
HIV Screening * 30.45% 47.03% 55.69% 56.02% 56.90%
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 53,826 93,811 111,168 119,770 121,623
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 77.10% 78.40% 79.18% 79.41% 81.22%
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 27,061 31,506 37,411 39,498 41,471
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 79.16% 77.05% 76.48% 74.44% 72.51%
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 6,174 6,576 6,285 6,569 6,479
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 57.70% 59.71% 63.36% 65.31% 65.87%
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 40,254 46,263 45,099 49,100 50,576
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 38.07% 35.78% 32.14% 29.89% 28.85%
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 11,957 12,180 11,008 11,124 10,973
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis 73.97% 86.14% 85.19% 90.91% 93.09%
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment 54 87 69 110 175
Cost Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Health Center Cluster $56,673,810 $66,733,525 $58,208,218 $64,532,134 $60,464,191
Total Cost $450,818,872 $496,262,216 $541,446,147 $599,486,206 $659,688,376
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $1,453.61 $1,464.43 $1,577.55 $1,655.35 $1,761.15

Footnotes

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