The HITEQ Center is planning a series of discussions about what is on the horizon-- this includes the people, processes, and technologies related to UDS+, environmental impacts and environmental determinants of health (EDoH), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Each session will be interactive and engaging and include time for health center sharing. This series is open to community health centers throughout the nation. If you are from a health center and are interested in enhancing your understanding of UDS+ demographic and clinical quality measures, environmental impacts and EDoH, and/or AI,This might include EHR or IT staff, clinical or operations staff, leadership, quality and population health staff, and/or clinical staff.

Session 1: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2024 at 12:00 ET: UDS+ and Race, Ethnicity, and Language Collection Roundtable

The Community Health Care Association of New York State and Sun River Health, a health center in New York, joined the HITEQ Center for a discussion on UDS+ and the collection of granular race, ethnicity, and language (REaL) data. Sun River Health shared their experience collecting REaL data, including how they've updated and optimized systems, tracked their data, and addressed challenges.