BPHC Bulletin: $56 Million Awarded to HRSA-Funded Health Centers to Support Improving Quality Health Services in High Need Communities

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $56 million to support HRSA-funded health centers’ commitment to high-quality care through new investments in modernized technology. HRSA-funded health centers provide primary care to 30 million people and serve patients regardless of ability to pay. They are also leaders in health care quality, and HRSA is taking the next step in quality improvement by adopting a modernized Uniform Data System (UDS+) for health centers. UDS+ will create automated reporting platforms for quality and performance management, streamlining backend work. Read the press release.

Award recipients may use this supplemental funding for:

• New equipment.
• Meeting interoperability standards.
• Providing data management training to staff.

Visit the Quality Improvement Award: UDS+ webpage for additional information. We will provide technical assistance (TA) information for awardees during the July UDS Test Cooperative (UTC) meeting:  

Wednesday, July 17
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET

If you are not already a UTC member, you must register to receive the log-in information for the TA meeting. Use the BPHC Contact Form to join the UTC (we describe how later in this bulletin). If you cannot attend the July meeting, you should still join and attend future meetings.