Access reporting instructions and resources for the most recent calendar year Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting periods.
2023 Program Assistance Letter (PDF - 553 KB)
2023 UDS Manual (PDF - 2 MB)
2023 UDS Tables (PDF - 1 MB)
2023 Table 6A Code Changes (PDF - 193 KB)
2023 UDS Clinical Quality Measures (CQM) Criteria (PDF - 281 KB)
Technical assistance webinars
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2023 UDS Changes Technical Assistance Webinar, June 6, 2023
2023 UDS Changes Technical Assistance Webinar Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | 2023 UDS Changes Technical Assistance Webinar On-Demand Recording
This webinar provides a detailed overview of significant proposed reporting changes for the calendar year 2023.
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UDS Basics: Orientation to Terms and Resources, September 13, 2023
UDS Basics: Orientation to Terms and Resources Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | UDS Basics: Orientation to Terms and Resources On-Demand Recording
Key terms and resources commonly used in UDS reporting.
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UDS Clinical Quality Measures Deep Dive, September 21, 2023
UDS Clinical Quality Measures Deep Dive Presentation (PDF - 3 MB) | UDS Clinical Quality Measures Deep Dive On-Demand Recording
Provides measure specifications and workflows to improve the provision of care, data validation, data collection, and accuracy of UDS reporting.
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UDS Clinical Tables Part 1: Screening and Preventive Care Measures, October 3, 2023
UDS Clinical Tables Part 1: Screening and Preventive Care Measures Presentation (PDF - 1 MB) | UDS Clinical Tables Part 1: Screening and Preventive Care Measures Recording
Terms and resources commonly used in UDS for screening and preventive care clinical quality measures across UDS clinical tables.
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UDS Clinical Tables Part 2: Maternal Care and Children’s Health, October 11, 2023
UDS Clinical Tables Part 2: Maternal Care and Children’s Health Presentation (PDF - 1 MB) | UDS Clinical Tables Part 2: Maternal and Children’s Health Recording
An overview of 2023 reporting requirements for clinical quality measures related directly to maternal care and children’s health across UDS clinical tables.
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UDS Clinical Tables Part 3: Chronic Disease Management, October 26, 2023
UDS Clinical Tables Part 3: Chronic Disease Management Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | UDS Clinical Tables Part 3: Chronic Disease Management Recording
An overview of 2023 reporting requirements for clinical quality measures related to disease management across UDS clinical tables.
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Reporting UDS Financial and Operational Tables, November 7, 2023
Reporting UDS Financial and Operational Tables Presentation (PDF - 1 MB) | Reporting UDS Financial and Operational Tables Recording
Covers 2023 reporting requirements for UDS Tables 8A (and FTE in Table 5), 9D (and insurance and managed care in Table 4), and 9E, and discusses common reporting errors, including 340(B) pharmacy and managed care reporting.
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Preliminary Reporting Environment, November 9, 2023
Preliminary Reporting Environment Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | Preliminary Reporting Environment Recording
Demonstrates how to access the PRE and two offline UDS reporting features, which allow health centers awardees and look-alikes early access to prepare UDS data for submission.
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Successful Submission Strategies, November 16, 2023
Successful Submission Strategies Presentation (PDF - 3 MB) | Successful Submission Strategies Recording
Outlines the importance of UDS data collection and reporting, specifically focusing on assessing data for accuracy and quality. The webinar will cover utilizing available HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) reports and tools, working through your review, and working with your reviewer for successful submission.
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Primary Care Association and Health Center Controlled Networks UDS Training, December 11, 2023
Primary Care Association and Health Center Controlled Networks UDS Training Presentation (PDF - 4 MB) | Primary Care Association and Health Center Controlled Networks UDS Training On-Demand Recording
An overview of the UDS and key available resources with examples from Primary Care Associations and Health Center Controlled Networks illustrating how to support health centers during UDS reporting.
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UDS Reporting Office Hours 1 and 2, January 18, 2024, and February 7, 2024
- UDS Reporting Office Hour 1 (PDF - 1 MB) | UDS Reporting Office Hour 1 On-Demand Recording
- UDS Reporting Office Hour 2 (PDF - 1 MB) | UDS Reporting Office Hour 2 On-Demand Recording
UDS experts answered the calendar year 2023 reporting questions ahead of the February 15, 2024, due date.
2022 Program Assistance Letter (PDF - 675 KB)
2022 UDS Manual (PDF - 3 MB)
2022 UDS Tables (PDF - 1 MB)
2022 Table 6A Code Changes (PDF - 163 KB)
2022 UDS Clinical Quality Measures (CQM) Criteria (PDF - 379 KB)
Technical assistance webinars
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2022 UDS Trends Webinar
August 8, 2023 Presentation (PDF - 1 MB) | August 8, 2023 On-Demand Recording
The 2022 UDS Trends webinar provides a detailed overview of 2022 UDS data trends and insights on health center patient demographics, staffing, and clinical quality measures.Please note in the 2022 UDS Trends webinar recording, two numbers were incorrectly presented. For slide 8, Health Center Data Overview, the correct number of health center sites is 785. For slide 12, Patient Characteristics, the number of uninsured, Medicaid and Medicare patients is 24.2 million. Please note that webinar slides posted on this page are correct.
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2022 UDS Changes Technical Assistance Webinar
May 11, 2022 Presentation (PDF - 1 MB) | May 11, 2022 On-Demand Recording
Provides a detailed overview of important UDS reporting changes, including Table 6A (Selected Diagnoses and Services Rendered) changes, inclusion of a Long COVID-19 measure, updates to UDS clinical quality measure specifications to align with current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services electronic-specified clinical quality measures (eCQMs), using electronic health record data to report CQMs, and an update to assessing social risk screening. -
UDS Basics: Orientation to Terms and Resources
September 7, 2022 Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | September 7, 2022 On-Demand Recording
This webinar provides key terms and resources commonly used in UDS reporting. -
The Foundation of the Uniform Data System (UDS): Counting Visits and Patients
September 14, 2022 Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | September 14, 2022 On-Demand Recording
This webinar addresses what counts as a visit (in-person and virtual), how a visit defines a patient, common questions around reporting visits, and reporting of treatment and other services provided to health center patients. -
UDS Clinical Tables Part 1: Screening and Preventative Care Measures
September 21, 2022 Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | September 21, 2022 On-Demand Recording
This webinar outlines reporting requirements for screening and preventive care clinical quality measures across the UDS clinical tables, including colorectal cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, tobacco, depression, adult BMI, and HIV screenings. -
UDS Clinical Tables Part 2: Maternal Care and Children's Health
October 5, 2022 Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | October 5, 2022 On-Demand Recording
This webinar discusses reporting requirements for clinical quality measures related directly to maternal care and children's health across the UDS clinical tables, including early entry into prenatal care, deliveries and birth weight, childhood immunizations, dental sealants, and weight assessment and counseling for children and adolescents. -
UDS Clinical Tables Part 3: Chronic Disease Management
October 13, 2022 Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | October 13, 2022 On-Demand Recording
This webinar provides requirements for clinical quality measures related to disease management across the UDS clinical tables, including depression remission, HIV linkage to care, hypertension, diabetes, statin therapy, and ischemic vascular disease. -
Reporting UDS Financial and Operational Tables
October 20, 2022 Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | October 20, 2022 On-Demand Recording
This webinar reviews reporting requirements for UDS Tables 8A (and FTE on Table 5), 9D (and insurance and managed care on Table 4), and 9E. Presenters also discuss common reporting errors including 340(B) pharmacy and managed care reporting. The webinar will also review the Workforce Form, Appendix F. -
Successful Submission Strategies
November 3, 2022 Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | November 3, 2022 On-Demand Recording
This webinar outlines the importance of UDS data collection and reporting, specifically focusing on assessing data for accuracy and quality. The session will cover how to use available HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) reports and tools, work through your review, and work with your UDS reviewer for a successful submission. -
Preliminary Reporting Environment Webinar
November 10, 2022 Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | November 10, 2022 On-Demand Recording
This webinar provides information about how to access the Preliminary Reporting Environment (PRE) and two offline Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting features: an Excel and an offline HTML feature. The UDS PRE, accessible through the Electronic Handbooks (EHBs), opened on November 4, 2022, and allows Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes early access to prepare UDS data for submission. Data can be entered and validated before the UDS reporting period begins and will be pushed into the live reporting environment on January 1, 2023.
2021 Program Assistance Letter (PAL)
2021 UDS Manual (PDF - 4 MB)
2021 UDS Tables (PDF - 761 KB)
2021 Table 6A Code Changes (PDF - 251 KB)
2021 UDS Clinical Quality Measures (CQM) Criteria (PDF - 587 KB)
Technical assistance webinars
- 2021 UDS Data Trends
August 9, 2021 Presentation (PDF - 3 MB) | August 9, 2021 On-Demand Recording
Overview of 2021 UDS data trends in health center patient demographics, staffing, and clinical quality measures. Gain insights on health centers’ growth, recovery, and performance. Please note, as of October 2022, the number of MAT-eligible providers changed due to a correction in the UDS dataset from 16,769 to 8,869. MAT-eligible provider data have been updated in the PDF and the changes are not reflected in the recording. - 2021 Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) Badges Webinar
September 16, 2021 Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | September 16, 2021 On-Demand Recording
Provides an overview of the purpose and eligibility criteria of CHQR badges awarded to health centers using 2020 UDS data in 2021 and how to access CHQR certificates and badges. -
2021 UDS Reporting Changes TA Webinar
May 6, 2021 Presentation (PDF - 2 MB) | May 6, 2021 On-Demand Recording | UDS Webinar List of Links (PDF - 240 KB)
Summarizes changes and clarifications to the 2021 Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting requirements, including information on the latest COVID-19 guidance and clinical quality measures for UDS reporting.
2020 Program Assistance Letter (PAL) (PDF - 496 KB)
2020 UDS Manual (PDF - 1 MB)
2020 UDS Tables (PDF - 966 KB)
2020 Table 6A Code Changes (PDF - 203 KB)
2020 UDS Clinical Quality Measures (CQM) Criteria (PDF - 525 KB)
2019 Program Assistance Letter (PAL) (PDF - 341 KB)
2019 UDS Manual (PDF - 1 MB)
2019 UDS Tables (PDF - 885 KB)
2018 Program Assistance Letter (PAL) (PDF - 1012 KB)
2018 UDS Manual (PDF - 2 MB)
2018 UDS Tables (PDF - 503 KB)
2017 Program Assistance Letter (PAL) (PDF - 407 KB)
2017 UDS Manual (PDF - 5 MB)
2017 Tables (PDF - 1 MB)
Validation Rules – Edits
- Complete Validation Rules List (PDF - 9 MB)
- Overview of Top 20 Validation Rules (PDF - 180 KB)
Performances Measures Crosswalk (PDF - 150 KB)
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UDS Support Center can assist with UDS measures and requirements. Call 866-UDS-HELP or email udshelp330@bphcdata.net.