Quality Information

“Achieved the best overall clinical performance among all health centers and were recognized in the following tiers: Gold (top 10%), Silver (top 11-20%), or Bronze (top 21-30%).” (HRSA.gov)

Criteria to earn Heart Health badge: Meet or exceed three of the four measure targets, which are based on the Million Heart Goals (PDF – 976 KB), including tobacco use: screening and cessation intervention, Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): use of aspirin or another antiplatelet, statin therapy for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, controlling high blood pressure (hypertension control).

Criteria to earn Diabetes Health badge: Meet or exceed two of the three measure targets, including adult BMI screening and follow-up plan, weight assessment and counseling for nutrition and physical activity for children and adolescents, and diabetes hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) poor control (>9.0%) – inverse measure (uncontrolled diabetes).

“Health centers that optimized HIT services, for advancing telehealth, patient engagement, interoperability, and collection of social determinants of health, to increase access to care and advance quality of care.” (HRSA.gov)

“Health centers that met or exceeded the Healthy People 2020 goals, or made at least a 10% improvement across different racial/ethnic groups.” (HRSA.gov)

“Health centers that increased number of patients served and number of patients with access to comprehensive services.” (HRSA.gov)

Health centers with PCMH in one or more delivery sites (HRSA.gov).