Who is Being Assessed or Evaluated?:
Instrument Type:
Self-report (e.g., survey, questionnaire, self-rating)
Recording template (e.g., chart audit)
Notes for Type:
UDS data are collected by Health Center staff from Center records and submitted via HRSA's Electronic Handbook (EHB), which is a set of data tables with standardized definitions and instructions.
Source of Data:
Health care providers, staff
Organizational records
Notes for Data Sources:
The following federally subsidized health centers are required to provide data on an annual basis:
- Community Health Center, Section 330 (e)
- Migrant Health Center, Section 330 (g)
- Health Care for the Homeless, Section 330 (h)
- Public Housing Primary Care, Section 330 (i)
- Other grantees under Section 330
Instrument Content:
Patient / client health status
Population health
Health care costs
Other
Notes for Content:
The UDS includes:
- The number and socio-demographic characteristics of people served.
- Types and quantities of services provided.
- Counts of staff who provide these services.
- Information about the quality of care provided to patients.
- Health outcomes by race and ethnicity
- Cost and efficiency data relative to the delivery of services.
- Sources and amounts of health center income.
Instrument Length:
A set of 12 data tables are required in the "Universal "Report." Data are collected over time; completion time for accessing and reformulating the information is lengthy. Sample chart audits are necessary for certain measures.
Item Format:
Table cells into which Center staff enter specific counts and other data.
Administration:
UDS data are submitted through the HRSA “Electronic Handbook”. The EHB allows multiple users to work on a single UDS report in a collaborative manner. It also lets users complete tables as they are able, allowing them to be
saved intermittently before completion. The EHB provides users with a summary of which tables to submit. Additional guidance is available through the EHB website and other training resources.
Access:
Open access (available on this website)
Notes on Access:
See the HRSA website for information,
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