HopeHealth has received two Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) awards from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). The organization was recognized with the gold Health Center Quality Leader badge for the second consecutive year and also earned the National Quality Leader – Heart Health badge.
The gold status is awarded to health centers that achieve the highest overall clinical quality measure performance among all centers. This distinction places HopeHealth in the top 10 percent of centers nationwide for overall quality performance. Silver and bronze badges are given to those in the next highest percentiles.
To receive the National Quality Leader – Heart Health award, HopeHealth met or exceeded three out of four national targets for cardiovascular care. These targets include tobacco use screening and cessation intervention, use of aspirin or another antiplatelet for ischemic vascular disease, statin therapy for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, and hypertension control.
Community health centers like HopeHealth report data each year on patient characteristics, services provided, clinical processes and outcomes, service usage, staffing, costs, and revenues through a standardized system called Uniform Data Systems (UDS). Additional information about these data can be accessed at https://data.hrsa.gov/.
“HopeHealth retained its gold status and was recognized with this badge, given for achieving the best overall clinical quality measure performance among all health centers. Gold is the top 10 percent of all centers nationwide for overall quality performance, while silver is the top 11-20 percent, and bronze is the top 21-30 percent.”
“In order to earn this award, HopeHealth had to meet or exceed three of the four national targets for cardiovascular care. These include:
• Tobacco use: screening and cessation intervention
• Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of aspirin or another antiplatelet
• Statin Therapy: Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease
• Hypertension Control: Controlling high blood pressure”
Community health center reporting requirements ensure consistency across organizations. More details about these reports are available at https://data.hrsa.gov/.
