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Data Notes

To meet the needs for rapid policy analyses on critical issues affecting health centers and the communities they serve, the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative complements its in-depth analyses with Data Notes intended to provide timely, evidence-based information and updates on a range of health policy matters for the health center and policy communities. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, The Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative has published a special, ongoing series of data notes that present key findings from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey data.

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Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #36): The Status of Community Health Centers in the Midst of the Worst Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for the week of December 4, 2020, and also reports updated trends data for the eight-month period from April 3 through December 4.

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Data Note: Nearly Half of Community Health Center Patients – an Estimated 14.1 Million of 29.8 Million People Served – Qualify for Phase One COVID-19 Vaccinations Because They Fall within the CDC’s Highest Risk Categories.

A new analysis by researchers from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative estimates that nearly half of all patients served by community health centers qualify for phase one COVID-19 immunizations, following health care workers, residents of long-term care facilities and other essential workers, under priority guidelines established by the CDC.

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Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #32): The Status of Community Health Centers as the Nation Enters the Worst Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for the week of November 6, 2020, and also reports updated trends data for the seven-month period from April 3 through November 6.

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Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #29): Community Health Center Telehealth Utilization in Rural and Urban States During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A new data note reports on community health center telehealth utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #21): Community Health Centers Reported Improved Turn-Around Times for COVID-19 Viral Test Results as They Conducted Nearly 218,000 Tests.

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for August 21, 2020.

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Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #20): Community Health Centers Tested a Quarter of a Million Patients for COVID-19 Virus.

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for August 14, 2020.

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Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #19): Average Turn-Around Times for COVID-19 Viral Test Results and Capacity Measures Reported by Community Health Centers Improved this Week, but Remain Substantial.

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for August 7, 2020.

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Data Note: Missouri’s Historic Medicaid Expansion Will Produce Major Gains for that State’s Community Health Centers, their Patients and the Communities They Serve.

On August 4, 2020 Missouri became the 39th state (including DC) to adopt Medicaid expansion, and the 6th state to have done so through a voter initiative.

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Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #18): Average Turn-Around Times for COVID-19 Viral Test Results Reported by Community Health Centers Improved this Week, but More Than Half Still Experienced Long Waits.

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for July 31, 2020.

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Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #17): The Number of COVID-19 Viral Tests Conducted by Community Health Centers Dropped by Nearly 26,000 This Week, as Two in Three Health Centers Reported Long Waits for Test Results.

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for July 24, 2020.