Table 1.
Patient, Provider, and Institutional Characteristics across Health Centers (n = 1,039) UDS 2009
| Mean | SE | |
|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | ||
| % of minority patients | 49.37 | 0.99 |
| % of uninsured patients | 38.61 | 0.58 |
| % of patients ≤200% FPL* | 91.39 | 0.35 |
| % of homeless patients | 2.88 | 0.23 |
| % of migrant and seasonal farmworker patients | 2.91 | 0.30 |
| % of patients with chronic conditions† | 24.07 | 0.33 |
| Provider characteristics | ||
| Physician FTE per 10,000 medical patients‡ | 5.61 | 0.10 |
| Enabling service provider FTE per 10,000 medical patients‡,§ | 7.77 | 0.31 |
| Institutional characteristics | ||
| Net revenue ($ in millions) | 4.60 | 0.32 |
| % of total revenue from services¶ | 65.94 | 0.46 |
| Number of clinic sites | 6.49 | 0.22 |
| n | % | |
| Size | ||
| Large (# patients ≥ median # patients per health center) | 520 | 50.05 |
| Small (# patients < median) | 519 | 49.95 |
| Age | ||
| New (< 3 years of BPHC funding) | 140 | 13.47 |
| Old (≥3 years) | 899 | 86.53 |
| Data reporting method for clinical measures | ||
| Childhood immunization completion | ||
| EHR | 129 | 12.42 |
| Manual chart review | 910 | 87.58 |
| Cervical cancer screening | ||
| EHR | 185 | 17.81 |
| Manual chart review | 854 | 82.19 |
| Hypertension control | ||
| EHR | 206 | 19.83 |
| Manual chart review | 833 | 80.17 |
| Diabetes control | ||
| EHR | 236 | 22.71 |
| Manual chart review | 803 | 77.29 |
Almost 25 percent of the health centers had missing income information in their UDS reports; income relative to FPL is based on the 75 percent of the sample that reported income.
Chronic conditions include diabetes, selected heart disease, hypertension, asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.
Medical patients include individuals who had at least one visit for medical care services during the reporting year.
Enabling service providers include case managers, patient/community education specialists, outreach workers, transportation staff, eligibility assistance staff, and language interpretation staff.
Revenue from services includes payments from Medicaid, Medicare, other public insurance, private insurance, and out-of-pocket payments.
BPHC, Bureau of Primary Health Care; EHR, electronic health records; FPL, federal poverty line; FTE, full-time equivalent; SE, standard error.