TABLE 3.

Impact of the Health Disparities Collaboratives (HDC) on HDC and Non-HDC Patient Care (%)

	Greatly Decreased	Somewhat Decreased	Has Not Changed	Somewhat Increased	Greatly Increased
As a Result of the HDC, The quality of care provided by my Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for patients with
1. Chronic condition(s) emphasized by the HDC effort	1	4	10	48	38
2. Chronic conditions not emphasized by the HDC effort	1	4	50	41	4
3. Routine screening needs (eg pap smears, colonoscopy, mammogram)	1	1	33	48	17
4. Acute, potentially life-threatening conditions (eg suspected heart attack, severe bacterial infections)	1	4	55	30	10
5. Acute, likely benign conditions (eg sore throat)	0	2	71	22	5
Their FQHC’s ability to manage
6. Patients with multiple chronic conditions during a routine office visit	1	3	21	51	24
7. Patients with chronic conditions during an acute care visit	0	2	30	52	15
8. Patients who only use the clinic on a walk-in basis	0	5	54	31	9