2015 data released by the Bureau of Primary Health Care demonstrates that, once again, Greater Family Health’s outcomes are far better than most community health centers (CHC) on an array of health, financial and operational indicators.
The UDS Summary Report, released earlier this week by the Health Resources and Services Administration, offers the clinical and financial performance outcomes of Greater Family Health, comparing them to State of Illinois and National community health center averages.
For the 11th consecutive year, Greater Family Health outperforms its peers:
Greater Family Health’s Health Care outcomes beat the Illinois average on 14 of 16 indicators:
- Access to Prenatal Care
- Low Birth Weight
- Child and Adolescent Weight Assessment and Counseling
- Adult Weight Screening and Follow-Up
- Tobacco Use Screening and Cessation Intervention
- Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Depression Screening and Follow-Up
- Childhood Immunizations
- Dental Sealants
- Asthma Treatment
- Cholesterol Treatment
- Heart Attack/Stroke Treatment
- Uncontrolled Diabetes
Greater Family Health performed 6% less than the State average on Cervical Cancer Screening and was unsuccessful in linking its 1 HIV patient in 2015 to ongoing care.
Greater Family Health’s Financial Outcomes also beat the Illinois average on every financial indicator, meaning that Greater Family Health provides quality health care at a low cost:
- Greater Family Health’s medical cost per medical patient is 20% lower than the State CHC average and 28% less than the National CHC average
- Greater Family Health’s medical cost per medical visit is 19% lower than the State CHC average and 28% lower than the National CHC average
- Greater Family Health’s total cost per total patient is 23% less than the State average and 41% less than the National CHC average
- Greater Family Health’s total cost per total visit is 20% less than the State average and 31% less than the National CHC average
- Greater Family Health’s dental cost per dental care visit is 36% less than the State average and 46% less than the National average
The 2015 Report indicates that the volume of care provided by Greater Family Health practitioners is rapidly growing:
- Growth in total number of patients cared for over the past 3 years is 3 times the State of Illinois average and 2 times the National average
- “The data continues to indicate that patients can come to Greater Family Health and know that they will receive quality, affordable care from their primary care physician’ stated Greater Family Health President/CEO Bob Tanner. ‘Thanks to the collective efforts of our Board, employees and many collaborating organizations, it is clear that Greater Family Health improves the health outcomes of our patients” said Tanner.
Greater Family Health is a non-profit Community Health Center which provided care to over 43,000 different people via over 146,000 appointments in Fiscal Year 2016. Greater Family Health presently offers care out of 9 full-time Health Centers and over 2 dozen part-time locations.
