Uniform Data System (UDS) Resources

• 2021 Uniform Data System (UDS) Program Assistance Letter (PAL)

• New: UDS Resources for CY 2020 Reporting
• New COVID-19 Resource Guide
• New Outreach and Enrollment Assists Reporting
• 2020 UDS Manual (PDF - 2 MB)
• 2020 UDS Tables (PDF - 966 KB)
• New 2020 UDS Clinical Quality Measure (CQM) Telehealth Resource (PDF - 158 KB)
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Uniform Data System (UDS) Reporting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  Please refer to the FAQs for guidance on how COVID-19 may impact your health center's 2020 UDS report.
• Approved Reporting Changes to the Health Center Program
  Uniform Data System (UDS) Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2020
  The Program Assistance Letter (PAL) 2020-04 (PDF – 496 KB) provides an overview of approved changes to the Health Resources and Services Administration's CY 2020 UDS that is reported by Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes by February 15, 2021. Detailed information regarding these changes will be included in the 2020 UDS Manual.

Technical Assistance Webinars

• 2020 Uniform Data System (UDS) Reporting Changes TA Webinar
  May 7, 2020
  Presentation (PDF - 935 KB) | On Demand Recording*  
  Detailed information on the changes related to 2020 UDS reporting requirements. Changes include the addition of HIV screening measure (CMS349v2), the addition of prescription for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (Prep) International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10 codes and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, and the revision of Appendix D to capture information on prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and social determinants of health.
• Fiscal Year 2020 Quality Improvement Awards
  September 3, 2020
  Presentation (PDF - 3 MB) | On Demand Recording 
  Overview of the purpose and impact of the QIA, eligibility, and award criteria for the 2020 awards, as well as information about the terms of these one-time supplemental funds.
• Reporting Visits in the UDS
  September 16, 2020
  Presentation | On Demand Recording 
  Overview on what counts as a visit in the UDS (in-person and virtual), how a visit defines a patient, common questions around reporting visits, telehealth, and what we learned from reporting virtual visits and selected service addendum in 2019.
• UDS Clinical Tables Part 1: Screening and Preventive Care
  September 24, 2020
  Presentation | On Demand Recording 
  Reporting requirements for screening and preventive measures across the UDS clinical tables including tobacco, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, depression, adult weight, and HIV screenings.
• UDS Clinical Tables Part 2: Maternal Care and Children's Health
  September 30, 2020
  Presentation | On Demand Recording 
  Information on the reporting requirements for measures related directly to maternal care and children's health across the UDS clinical tables including early entry into prenatal care, deliveries, birth weight, childhood immunizations, dental sealants, and weight assessment and counseling for children and adolescents.
• UDS Clinical Tables Part 3: Disease Management
  October 8, 2020
  Presentation | On Demand Recording 
  Reporting requirements for measures related to disease management cross 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 22, 2020
  Presentation | On Demand Recording 
  Reporting requirements for the UDS financial tables 8A (and FTE on Table 5), 9D, and 9E. This webinar will also establish foundational financial language as used in UDS reporting and review COVID-19-related impacts across tables (i.e., donations, funding).
• Comparison Performance Metrics from UDS Financial Tables
  October 28, 2020
  Presentation | On Demand Recording 
  Strategies and tips for evaluating reported UDS financial data on Tables 8A, 9D, and 9E, about opportunities to assess health center financial performance, and how to address common reporting mistakes (i.e., managed care, 340B pharmacy).
• UDS Virtual Office Hour: COVID-19 Reporting
  November 2, 2020
  Presentation | On Demand Recording 
  Q+A for specific questions related to COVID-19 reporting and the UDS.
• UDS Preliminary Reporting Environment (PRE)
  November 3, 2020
  Presentation | On Demand Recording 
  Overview of the PRE, which provides early access to UDS reporting and two offline UDS reporting features helping to reduce reporting burden and improve data quality.

• 2019 UDS Manual (PDF - 1.7 MB)
• 2019 UDS Tables (PDF - 885 KB)
• Approved Changes to the 2019 UDS Program Assistance Letter (PAL) 2019 (PDF - 342 KB) provides an overview of approved changes to the Health Resources and Services Administration's CY 2019 UDS that is reported by Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes by February 15, 2020. Detailed information regarding these changes will be included in the 2019 UDS Manual.

Technical Assistance Webinars

• 2019 Uniform Data System Trends
  August 11, 2020
  Presentation (PDF - 1.8 MB) | On Demand Webinar Recording 
  Important data trends and interpretations from the 2019 Uniform Data System, as related to health center performance.
• 2019 Uniform Data System (UDS) Changes
  May 9, 2019
  Presentation (PDF – 919 KB) | On Demand Webinar Recording 
  Detailed information on the changes related to the 2019 UDS, including possible changes for 2020, and revised clinical measures resulting from continued alignment with electronic specified clinical quality measures.
• Fiscal Year 2019 Quality Improvement Awards (QIA)
  September 5, 2019
  508 Compliant Presentation (PDF - 2.1 MB) | On Demand Webinar Recording  (The PDF in the file share within this recording is not 508 compliant.)
  Overview of the purpose and impact of the QIA, eligibility, and award criteria for the 2019 awards.
• Reporting Virtual Visits and the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services Reporting Addendum in the UDS
  September 17, 2019
  Presentation (PDF - 763 KB) | On-Demand Webinar Recording *
  Detailed information on revisions to reporting requirements for Table 5, with a specific focus on how to report virtual visits and mental health and substance use disorder addendum. 
• Reporting UDS Clinical Tables to Support Quality Improvement
  September 26, 2019
  Presentation (PDF 1 MB) | On-Demand Webinar Recording *
  Detailed information on Tables 6A, 6B, and 7 clinical measures, discuss strategies for evaluating reported data, and identify benchmarks for assessing quality. 
• Reporting UDS Financial and Operational Tables and Using Comparison Performance Metrics
  October 3, 2019
  Presentation (PDF - 1.1 MB) | On-Demand Webinar Recording 
  Detailed information on Tables 8A, 9D, and 9E, discuss strategies for evaluating reported data, and identify opportunities to assess financial performance.
• Strategies for Successful UDS Reporting
  October 17, 2019
  Presentation (PDF - 1.2 MB) | On-Demand Webinar Recording 
  Detailed information on the why and what of UDS, where data come from, using the data life cycle to ensure data accuracy, and tips for reporting as a team.
• 2019 Uniform Data System Preliminary Reporting Environment (PRE)
  November 13, 2019 and December 11, 2019
  Presentation (PDF - 825 KB) | On-Demand Webinar Recording 
  Detailed information on the optional reporting functionalities for calendar year 2019 Uniform Data System (UDS). This webinar covers the PRE for early access to UDS reporting and two offline UDS reporting features: an Excel and an offline HTML feature.