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Nebraska Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 7

Reporting Period: 2024

Total Patients Served: 123,007

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
71.43%
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
42.86%
Health Center Quality Leader - Bronze
14.29%
Improving Health Care Access
28.57%
Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality
57.14%
High Value Care
14.29%
Preventive Health
42.86%
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
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 2024 UDS Data Tables

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UDS Data Five-Year Summary

Age and Race / Ethnicity 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Patients 107,701 113,528 116,280 121,271 123,007
Ages (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 29.67% 31.42% 31.76% 32.65% 33.23%
Children (< 18 years) 31,957 35,675 36,933 39,598 40,875
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 63.64% 61.37% 60.35% 59.44% 58.54%
Adults (18 – 64 years) 68,538 69,670 70,180 72,082 72,014
% Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 6.69% 7.21% 7.88% 7.91% 8.23%
Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 7,206 8,183 9,167 9,591 10,118
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 67.63% 67.51% 68.08% 69.46% 71.44%
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 66,361 69,778 71,949 75,688 79,271
% Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients 47.60% 48.60% 49.69% 51.31% 54.33%
Number of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity Patients 49,373 52,927 55,422 58,766 63,301
% Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 34.94% 35.42% 35.07% 33.28% 31.10%
Number of Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 31,767 33,587 33,737 33,275 31,690
% Total Asian Patients * 5.16% 5.26% 5.65% 5.83% 5.18%
Number of Total Asian Patients * 4,696 4,984 5,438 5,830 5,281
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 0.18% 0.16% 0.20% 0.19% 0.20%
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 160 155 188 194 199
% Black or African American Patients * 12.33% 11.53% 10.53% 10.13% 9.80%
Number of Black or African American Patients * 11,210 10,936 10,131 10,127 9,987
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 1.10% 1.14% 1.13% 1.23% 1.25%
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 997 1,077 1,091 1,232 1,274
% More than one race Patients * 2.27% 2.05% 2.07% 2.00% 1.90%
Number of Patients with More than one race * 2,068 1,947 1,991 1,997 1,940
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 90,922 94,835 96,188 99,986 101,894
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 98,128 103,365 105,686 108,963 110,961
Total Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin & Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients (Denominator for Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity) 103,728 108,899 111,525 114,530 116,508
Language (% known)
% Best Served in a Language other than English 29.62% 28.38% 28.83% 30.19% 30.16%
Number of Patients Best Served in a Language Other than English 31,898 32,217 33,526 36,615 37,093
Patient Characteristics 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 84,353 88,828 90,085 96,091 99,704
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 94.79% 92.12% 90.04% 89.38% 86.35%
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 79,958 81,825 81,117 85,883 86,094
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 60.98% 59.96% 57.58% 57.72% 54.82%
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 51,435 53,261 51,874 55,465 54,660
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 44.75% 36.77% 31.76% 32.81% 32.66%
None/Uninsured Patients 48,197 41,741 36,929 39,795 40,172
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 24.32% 20.52% 17.76% 20.70% 22.05%
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 7,772 7,322 6,560 8,198 9,013
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 26.99% 34.48% 39.30% 40.44% 38.47%
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 29,069 39,141 45,698 49,047 47,320
% Medicare Patients 4.38% 5.08% 5.71% 5.70% 5.92%
Medicare Patients 4,722 5,769 6,645 6,917 7,288
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 1.66% 1.72% 2.25% 2.30% 2.12%
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 1,788 1,952 2,612 2,792 2,609
% Other Third-Party Patients 23.87% 23.67% 23.23% 21.04% 22.95%
Other Third-Party Patients 25,713 26,877 27,008 25,512 28,227
Total Patients 107,701 113,528 116,280 121,271 123,007
Children (< 18 years) 31,957 35,675 36,933 39,598 40,875
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 6.99% 5.82% 5.84% 6.18% 6.08%
Total Homeless Patients 7,524 6,606 6,789 7,491 7,476
% Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 1.28% 1.76% 1.87% 2.01% 2.04%
Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members (All health centers report this line) 1,380 1,993 2,178 2,441 2,514
% Public Housing Patients 3.84% 6.92% 2.97% 2.66% 1.61%
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 4,131 7,860 3,451 3,231 1,978
% School-Based Service Site Patients 4.48% 4.62% 4.43% 4.50% 4.91%
School-Based Service Site Patients 4,827 5,246 5,149 5,452 6,036
% Veterans Patients 0.85% 0.94% 0.97% 0.99% 0.97%
Veterans Patients 913 1,064 1,124 1,200 1,199
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 29,905 30,506 31,016 31,857 32,050
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 21.81% 22.83% 22.51% 23.45% 23.73%
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 13,003 14,204 14,459 15,717 16,140
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 71.47% 69.92% 69.41% 68.54% 67.93%
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 42,617 43,506 44,582 45,942 46,214
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 6.72% 7.26% 8.08% 8.01% 8.34%
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 4,007 4,515 5,191 5,371 5,673
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 59,627 62,225 64,232 67,030 68,027
Services (% of patients) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
% Medical Patients 84.54% 83.20% 83.36% 83.25% 83.01%
Medical Patients 91,050 94,458 96,936 100,955 102,114
% Dental Patients 20.26% 22.48% 21.49% 21.58% 23.94%
Dental Patients 21,820 25,526 24,993 26,171 29,454
% Mental Health Patients 8.58% 9.80% 10.07% 10.29% 10.08%
Mental Health Patients 9,246 11,128 11,712 12,482 12,399
% Substance Use Disorder Patients - 0.80% 0.68% - 0.83%
Substance Use Disorder Patients - 911 794 - 1,017
% Vision Patients - 0.00% 0.00% - 0.06%
Vision Patients - 0 0 - 72
% Enabling Services Patients 12.62% 12.74% 15.44% 15.07% 5.67%
Enabling Services Patients 13,590 14,468 17,951 18,275 6,979
Total Patients 107,701 113,528 116,280 121,271 123,007
Clinical Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 22.66% 24.55% 21.96% 23.58% 23.14%
Number of Hypertension Patients * 14,410 15,785 14,412 15,908 15,647
% Diabetes Patients * 14.23% 15.31% 15.83% 15.25% 15.96%
Number of Diabetes Patients * 8,849 9,601 10,107 10,002 10,480
% Asthma 4.02% 3.88% 3.81% 3.83% 3.77%
Number of Asthma Patients 3,662 3,668 3,693 3,867 3,848
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.15% 0.15%
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 134 140 140 151 157
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 2,364 2,210 2,390 2,530 2,878
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 1,367 1,209 1,393 1,535 1,719
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 79.65% 75.48% 74.77% 76.36% 76.03%
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 1,883 1,668 1,787 1,932 2,188
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 7.58% 7.15% 9.05% 7.58% 7.83%
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 105 87 127 117 136
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 52.07% 56.18% 56.26% 58.35% 59.13%
Number of Patients Screened for Cervical Cancer * 14,131 15,143 15,362 16,501 16,930
Breast Cancer Screening 40.51% 43.68% 46.93% 49.65% 51.17%
Number of Patients Screened for Breast Cancer 3,655 4,125 4,650 5,178 5,467
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 79.31% 81.71% 89.59% 88.20% 88.75%
Number of Children Age 3-17 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 15,488 17,816 20,863 22,582 23,338
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 72.82% 75.19% 74.75% 72.09% 71.99%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 41,901 47,220 47,936 47,150 47,879
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 91.51% 87.71% 95.38% 97.26% 94.98%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 12 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 36,252 38,113 41,893 44,772 48,022
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 39.79% 42.79% 44.46% 40.38% 41.92%
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 7,319 8,291 8,949 11,135 11,637
Childhood Immunization Status * 64.42% 64.44% 58.63% 50.13% 49.55%
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 840 926 846 761 822
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 80.75% 80.86% 87.59% 89.95% 95.28%
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 48,251 50,419 54,228 49,263 68,049
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 205 234 279 277 287
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years * - - - - -
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 751 960 1,008 966 1,055
HIV Screening * - - - - -
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 31,799
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 85.03% 86.06% 84.78% 87.19% 86.73%
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 5,417 5,892 8,363 9,366 10,366
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 88.45% 87.20% 84.09% 87.06% 86.91%
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 1,333 1,417 1,385 1,238 1,182
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 63.16% 67.50% 69.00% 67.72% 69.93%
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 9,102 10,655 9,945 10,773 10,943
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 28.30% 25.86% 23.96% 26.31% 24.38%
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 2,504 2,483 2,422 2,632 2,555
% 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 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Health Center Cluster $22,233,300 $22,449,826 $24,728,340 $22,069,758 $23,250,726
Total Cost $106,609,246 $126,691,848 $134,925,727 $152,373,236 $161,392,509
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $989.86 $1,115.95 $1,160.35 $1,256.47 $1,312.06

Footnotes

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