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The City of Cincinnati Primary Care (CCPC) Health Center Program was recognized as a Gold Health Center Quality Leader by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) for services delivered in 2021.

 

HRSA’s quality leaders are selected from all Health Center Program awardees and lookalikes across the nation that report clinical quality measures (CQM) through the Uniform Data System (UDS) – about 1,500 organizations. Health centers with the best CQM performance are given bronze, silver, or gold badges, with gold badge recipients scoring in the top 10% nationwide.   

 

CCPC received four other badges of Community Health Quality Recognition in addition to the Gold Health Center Quality Leader award: Access Enhancer, Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality, Health Disparities Reducer, and Patient-Centered Medical Home. A brief overview of the standards that must be met to achieve these badges from HRSA is below:

 

  • Access Enhancer: The Access Enhancer badge recognizes health centers that have increased the total number of patients and the number of patients who receive at least one comprehensive service (mental health, substance abuse, vision, dental, and/or enabling) by at least 5% during consecutive UDS reporting periods (2020 and 2021 UDS).

  • Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality: Recognizes health centers that meet all five criteria to optimize HIT services, 1) Adopted an electronic health record (EHR) system, 2) Offers telehealth services, 3) Exchanges clinical information electronically with key providers health care settings, 4) Engages patients through health IT, and 5) Collects data on patient social risk factors.

  • Health Disparities Reducer: The Health Disparities Reducer badge recognizes health centers that qualify for the Access Enhancer badge and either, 1) show at least a 10% improvement in health outcomes for one or more racial/ethnic groups served in the areas of low birth weight, hypertension control, and/or uncontrolled diabetes, or 2) meet defined benchmarks for all racial/ethnic groups served in the areas of low birth weight, hypertension control, and uncontrolled diabetes.

  • Patient-Centered Medical Home: Patient-Centered Medical Home Program standards set forth by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care that supports access, communication, and patient involvement.