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UDS Updates and Information
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ARRA Reporting
UDS Updates and Information
March 31, 2010 is the deadline for submitting your health center UDS data for Calendar year 2009. A quality assessment will be conducted by a Reviewer on UDS reports submitted in a timely manner. The UDS Reviewer will review the data submitted and identify data reporting errors and inconsistencies that must be corrected or explained by the grantee within the EHB. No further revisions will be accepted by grantees after the March 31, 2010 deadline.
Technical assistance can be requested as early as January and grantees who need to reach their assigned Reviewer or who have not heard from the UDS Reviewer within 2 weeks of submission should contact the UDS Support line.
UDS Support Lines and Assistance
UDS Support Line: Monday - Friday 8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m.
1-866-837-4357 (866-UDS-HELP)
udshelp330@bphcdata.net
EHB Account and User Access Questions: Monday - Friday 9:00a.m. - 5:30p.m.
1-877-464-4772
CallCenter@hrsa.gov
EHB Electronic Reporting Issues: BPHC Help Desk: Monday - Friday 9:00a.m. - 5:30p.m.
301-443-7356
BHCMISYS@hrsa.gov
UDS Materials
A number of materials, intended to clarify reporting requirements, are available to grantees. The following tools, instructions and guidance include: UDS Reporting Manual, Training Presentation, Clinical Measures Data Entry Tools, and EHB Overview and User Guide. These materials can be found at http://www.bphcdata.net/html/bphctraining.html
Changes to the 2009 UDS Reporting Requirements
Program Assistance Letter 2009-02, Uniform Data System Changes for Calendar Year 2009
Program Assistance Letter 2009-10, Supplement to Program Assistance Letter 2009-02
National Technical Assistance Calls – 2009 Uniform Data System (UDS) Reporting in HRSA’s Electronic Handbook (EHB)
These calls will include a step-by-step approach for reporting 2009 UDS data in HRSA’s EHB, and will describe the new process for grantees to submit their UDS Report in the EHB. Three calls are scheduled—one for 2009 new start grantees only and two that are open for all section 330 heath center grantees.
Conference Call #1 for 2009 new start grantees only
Date: Tuesday December 15, 2009
Replays (until March 31, 2010): 1-888-678-8552 (toll free); 1-402-220-6452 (toll)
Conference Call # 2 for all section 330 health center grantees
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 and Thursday December 17, 2009
Replays (until March 31, 2010): 1-800-224-1051 (toll free); 1-402-220-3762 (toll)
HRSA Grant Announcements and Awards
Facility Investment Program Awards Announced. Click on the link below to read the full press release.
December 9, 2009 White House Press Release: President Obama Announces Recovery Act Awards to Build, Renovate Community Health Centers in More Than 30 States
HRSA Grants HomePage. Click on the link to view the HRSA's current open grants list.
ARRA Updates
On Friday, December 18th, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued updated guidance on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) data quality reviews, non-reporting recipients and reporting of job estimates. HRSA has revised its guidance on the Health Center Quarterly Report (HCQR) to align with these changes and will post the following updated technical assistance materials on the BPHC Recovery Act website:
• Health Center Quarterly Reporting Manual
• HCQR Frequently Asked Questions
• HCQR Quarter 3 Presentation
• HCQR User Guide
A national technical assistance call for grantees will be held on Wednesday, December 30th, at 2:00pm EST to discuss the implications of the new OMB guidance for HCQR and ARRA Federal Section 1512 reporting. The call-in numbers are:
• 1-517-308-9147 (Toll)
• 800-369-1786 (Toll Free)
Please enter 4616232 as the participant passcode to access the call. The revised HCQR Manual, conference call information for grantees, and technical assistance materials will be posted at http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery/ prior to the call.
For those unable to participate on the December 30th conference call, a replay will be available approximately one hour after the call ends through February 16th, 2010 by calling 866-352-6823 (Toll Free) or 203-369-0073 (Toll) and entering 46578 as the passcode.
If you have any questions about ARRA Quarterly Reporting, please contact BHCMISys@hrsa.gov or 301-443-7346.
Upcoming ARRA Progress Quarterly Report Due January, 2010
HRSA and BPHC is pleased to announce that the Health Center Quarterly Reporting (HCQR) Module will be available starting January 1, 2010 for grantees to begin completing their third health center related quarterly report. As a reminder, grantees must submit their health center HCQR report to HRSA within HRSA’s Electronic Handbook (EHB) by January 10, 2010.
The revised manual, PowerPoint presentation and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) will be available at: http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery.
Need Assistance with your ARRA Report?
Click here to visit Recovery.gov Reporting Assistance webpage which has various tools and sample reports.
Need a quick refresher on the ARRA Reporting Requirements?
Click here to view a powerpoint on ARRA Reporting from the Maryland Governor's Grant's Office and the Federal Funds Information for States organization.
Click here to view a presentation from HRSA's Office of Health Information Technology: Overview of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Reporting Requirements.
Page Last Updated on January 27, 2010. M. Noyes
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