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Uniform
Data System
The National Health Service Corps Uniform Data System (NHSC UDS)
is a data collection system designed for NHSC sites excluding
those that receive grant support from the Bureau of Primary Health
Care. These data help the NHSC satisfy reporting requirements
mandated by Congress and provide both the NHSC and its partners
with information regarding the services provided, number of users,
staffing, production, finances, and managed care enrollment at
the various sites.
The NHSC UDS began in calendar year 1998. Sites which do not receive
grant support from the Bureau of Primary Health Care and which have
an NHSC obligated clinician in place at any point between April
1 and September 30 are to file an NHSC UDS report. This
year the due date for UDS reports was extended to March 20, 2009.
The submission of reports will be monitored, data will be edited
and entered into a data base, and external reports will be prepared.
Once the UDS data are compiled, aggregate data will be made available
so that individual sites can compare their operations to statewide
and national averages. Individual site data are kept confidential.
Further information
The implementation of the NHSC UDS is supported by a training
program each year. If you have not been contacted to attend a
training session or would like technical assistance, or call the
UDS support line at 888-459-1080 or send an e-mail to udshelp@nhscdata.net.
Training will be offered each year. In addition, view
the training modules with slides and an audio track for the
introductory sections and each table of the UDS.
The PDF files are meant to be viewed in Acrobat Reader. If you
do not have a copy, you can download Adobe Acrobat.
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Washington, D.C.
Community Spirit Alive and Well in D.C.
Attracting nonpaying patients and the homeless may not be the mission of many health organizations and providers, but it clearly illustrates the community spirit at the Unity Health Care East of the River Health Center and its staff, and the primary goals of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
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