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Find Shortage Areas: HPSA & MUA/P by Address The Find Shortage Areas: Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Medically Underserved Area/Population (MUA/P) by Address tool is a locator tool designed to help our users determine if a specific address is located in a Primary Care HPSA, Mental Health HPSA, Dental Care HPSA, and/or MUA/P. These HPSAs and MUA/Ps are those areas designated by HRSA with the in greatest need for health care, those areas having: shortages of primary medical care, dental or mental health providers, low income populations, comprehensive health center, federally qualified health center, few primary care providers, high infant mortality, high poverty population, high elderly population. The returned search results provide indications of whether the address is in a Primary Care HPSA, Mental Health HPSA, Dental Care HPSA, and MUA/P; state name; county name; county subdivision name; Census Tract Number; ZIP Code; post office name; congressional district; congressional district representative; and a map identifying the entered address. The interface makes available three other locator tools (HPSA by State and County; HPSAs Eligible for the Medicare Physician Bonus Payment; and MUA/P by State and County). HHS HRSA Health and Nutrition
Find Health Center The Find Health Center tool is a locator tool designed to make data and information concerning NHSC Federally-Funded Health Centers more readily available to our users. It is intended to help people in greatest need for health care locate where they could obtain care in their particular location. The user is able to search for health centers nearest to a specific complete address, city and state, state and county, or ZIP code. The search results (health centers) are returned in groups of ten (numbered from one to ten) and are sorted by increasing distance away from the center of the search area (address or county). For each health center entry in the list the user is provided the health center name, address, approximate distance from the center point of the search, telephone number, website address (where available), and a link for driving directions. The user has the option of viewing the search results either on a map or as text (default) and both views provide links to get more detailed information for each returned opportunity. HHS HRSA Health and Nutrition
Find Job Opportunities in High-Need Areas for Primary Care Medical, Dental and Mental Health Providers Providers The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Job Opportunities Locator is a tool designed to make data and information concerning NHSC job vacancies more readily available to our users. It is intended to help doctors and nurses who are interested in working at areas where there is the highest need find out more about opportunities in a particular area or healthcare discipline. The tool also provides information on the work locations and area. Job opportunities can be searched and identified by a combination of following: location (state/territory, county, proximity to an address, or at a specific site), vacancy category, health care discipline and specialty, position type (full-time or part-time), and projected hire date. The user has the option of viewing the search results either on a map or as text (default) and both views provide links to get more detailed information for each returned opportunity. HHS HRSA Federal Government Finances and Employment
Find Shortage Areas: HPSAs Eligible for the Medicare Physician Bonus Payment The HPSAs Eligible for the Medicare Physician Bonus Payment advisor tools allows the user (physician) to determine whether the entered location (full address) is eligible for bonus payments. Medicare makes bonus payments to physicians who provide medical care services in geographic areas that are HRSA-designated as primary medical care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and to psychiatrists who provide services in HRSA-designated mental health HPSAs. The returned search results provide indications of whether the address is in a Primary Care HPSA or Mental Health HPSA; state name; county name; county subdivision name; Census Tract Number, zip code; and a map identifying the entered address. The interface makes available three other locator tools (HPSA by State and County; HPSA and MUA/P by Address; and MUA/P by State and County). HHS HRSA Health and Nutrition
Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) Data Download makes data and information concerning Designated HPSAs readily available to our users in a one-stop download. It is intended to help analysts and people who would like to analyze health care sites. The user is provided a data file in text format, the metadata and template files are in Excel format, and the import instructions are in PDF format. HHS HRSA Health and Nutrition
Health Center Controlled Network The Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) tool is a locator tool designed to make data and information concerning HCCN resources more easily available to our users. It is intended to help organizations which might be interested in joining a network, or finding out more about a particular vendor or software product. Networks can be searched and identified by any or all of the following: proximity to a State/Territory, HCCN name, type of HRSA grant, type of Electronic Health Record (EHR) software, and practice management software. The user has the option of viewing the search results either on a map (default) or as text and both views provide links to get more detailed information for each returned HCCN. HHS HRSA Social Insurance and Human Services
Health Centers and Look-alike Sites Data Download Health Centers and Look-alike Sites Data Download makes data and information concerning NHSC Federally-Funded Health Centers and Look-alike Sites readily available to our users in a one-stop download. The user is provided a data text file, the metadata and template files in Excel format, and import instructions in PDF format. HHS HRSA Health and Nutrition
Uniform Data System HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care's Uniform Data System (UDS) tracks a variety of information, including patient demographics, services provided, clinical indicators and utilization rates. UDS data are collected from HRSA grantees and reported at the grantee, state, and national levels. The data are used to improve health center performance and operations, and to report overall program accomplishments. The Uniform Data System (UDS) provides annual data snapshots, demographic trends, and data comparison tools which allow for state-to-state and state-to-national comparisons. Data is presented in a variety of tables and charts, and can be exported into Excel to facilitate public use. HHS HRSA Social Insurance and Human Services
Insure Kids Now (IKN) (Dental Care Providers) The Insure Kids Now (IKN) Dental Care Providers in Your State locator tool is provided, in accordance with the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in order to make available via the IKN website: (1) profile information for each oral health provider participating in Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and (2) description of oral health services covered under each Medicaid/CHIP plan. Current and prospective beneficiaries can now use this website to search for providers and learn about Programs/Health Plans offered in their resident State. The data for this application is updated at least on a quarter-annual basis. HHS HRSA Social Insurance and Human Services
HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse (HGDW) HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse (HGDW): The HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse (HGDW) provides a single point of access to current HRSA information, health resources, and demographic data for reporting on HRSA activities. The HGDW promotes information sharing and collaboration among HRSA staff, HRSA partners, health planners and policy makers, as well as HRSA stakeholders. The HGDW provides quick access to information that includes:<br /> - Find A Health Center - includes search-by-address capabilities, maps and driving directions;<br /> - Identify HRSA Grants by Key Program Area or State;<br /> - Locate Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) by address;<br /> - Identify HPSAs eligible for Medicare Physician Bonus Payment;<br /> - Locate Medically Underserved Areas and Population (MUA/P) groups by address; and<br /> - Locate National Health Service Corps Job Opportunities.<br /> <br /> In addition, the HGDW provides the ability to explore data and maps that include:<br /> - Reports - traditional text-based reporting of the data is available in the HGDW. Users can select, sort, export and view the data either by spreadsheet or preformatted reports;<br /> - Maps - visually explore the HRSA-specific information, health resources and demographic data in geographic relation to one another;<br /> - Map Data Services - utilize data from the HGDW to create custom maps and incorporate your own data; and<br /> - Downloads - ability to download data on Health Professional Shortage Areas, Primary Care Service Areas, and National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses.<br /> The HGDW data content and functionality are continually evolving so a What's New page is made available. HHS HRSA Information and Communications