HRSA Uniform Data System (UDS) submission requirements, processes and expectations are common knowledge across health centers and look-alikes. HRSA Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes are required to report a core set of information, including data on patient characteristics, services provided, clinical processes and health outcomes, patients’ use of services, staffing, costs, and revenues as part of a standardized reporting system known as the Uniform Data System (UDS). Over the course of the past year and a half, regular guidance and updated timelines have been shared with HIT vendors and health centers as they begin to prepare their systems for submitting annual UDS reports through new UDS+ FHIR based API pathway(s) that will now include patient level de-identified data. Many health centers submitted voluntary UDS+ data earlier this year and we will be highlighting the experiences and lessons learned from two HCCN participating health centers, White Memorial Community Health Center and Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC).This one-hour and thirty-minute session is designed to provide health centers with real-time updates and takeaways from HRSA’s Cohort 1 UDS+ data submission and to share new information regarding upcoming HRSA UDS+ Cohorts and future UDS+ submissions.

By attending this session, attendees will be able to: 

• Obtain lessons learned and main takeaways from health center’s voluntary UDS+ data submissions in Cohort 1. 
• Discover new information and updates from HRSA regarding UDS+ submission, cohort participation, and preparation for submitting UDS+ data in February 2025. 
• Gain new HIT vendor best practices and guidance for preparing future UDS+ submissions and validating your data before submission. 

Presented by Stephen Gutierrez, Chief Information Officer, Northeast Valley Health Corporation, Raymond Ople, MPH, Assistant Director of Network Programs and Initiatives, Community Clinic Association of LA County (CCALAC), Itohan Oyamendan, Chief Operations Officer, White Memorial Community Health Center, Rachel Proud, MPH, Associate Director of Practice Transformation Services, CMA Physician Services Organization (CMA PSO), and Anu Srinivasan, Nextgen Applications Support Specialist & Reports Analyst, Northeast Valley Health Corporation. 

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Complimentary for CCALAC Members and Affiliates

Speaker Biographies:

Rachel Proud, MPH, Associate Director of Practice Transformation Services, CMA Physician Services Organization (CMA PSO)

Rachel has 11 years of experience working with community health centers, private practices, and hospitals to improve patient experience, clinical quality measures and improve operational efficiency. 

As the Associate Director of Practice Transformation, Rachel manages the practice transformation work and team to meet client goals and objectives. Ms. Proud is responsible for multiple ongoing projects and has expansive field experience, working with over 30 different health centers and small practices in multiple counties across the state, primarily in Los Angeles County. 

She has a strong track record of achieving quality improvement, utilization management, and transformational results for the organizations she has supported. She also leads efforts to optimize EHR use and data reporting, engage patients and families, optimize transitions to community care settings after acute hospitalization, and improve patient education and management in all care settings. 

Prior to her work with CMA PSO for the last 3 years, Ms. Proud worked as a Senior Managing Consultant for a Southern California-based consulting firm. She has also worked directly with families and patients as an intake patient advocate at Mission Hospital providing eligibility screening and enrollment support for multiple different health insurance plans. Ms. Proud holds an MPH with a focus in public health policy from University of Southern California. 

Raymond Ople, MPH, Assistant Director of Network Programs and Initiatives, Community Clinic Association of LA County (CCALAC)

Raymond Ople, MPH, is CCALAC’s Assistant Director of Network Programs and Initiatives. Raymond has been with CCALAC for over 11 years and is also CCALAC’s designated Project Director of its Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) program. He has over 16 years of professional experience in the healthcare industry and is responsible for the oversight of CCALAC’s HCCN program and the effective coordination of CCALAC’s practice transformation technical assistance initiatives internally and with external partners. Raymond is the current chair of the California Primary Care Association’s HCCN Peer Network and is a contributing member of the national HCCN Peer Learning Team Advisory Committee, which is supported by HRSA. Raymond holds a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies from the University of Southern California (USC). He is also a current Board Member of the UCLA Fielding School Health Policy and Management Alumni Association. 

Itohan Oyamendan, Chief Operations Officer, White Memorial Community Health Center

Mrs. Oyamendan is an experienced operations healthcare executive with a track record of leading successful practice initiatives, driving process improvements, maximizing productivity, and introducing system efficiencies to propel growth. She has 20 years of health care and leadership experience within Federally Qualified Health Centers and Managed Behavioral Health Organizations serving the safety-net populations in Southern California counties, most extensively in Los Angeles County.

Mrs. Oyamendan earned a Master of Health Administration from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside.

Stephen Gutierrez, Chief Information Officer, Northeast Valley Health Corporation

Stephen was hired by Northeast Valley Health Corporation in 2003 in the newly created position of Director of Information Technology and was promoted to Chief Information Officer in 2012. His main focus was in managing the growth and integration of technology across all sections of the corporation and developing a strategic guideline to follow for future expansion. The Information Technology department he leads consists of 15 staff and supports both hardware and software applications including network and telecommunications systems.

In the 21 years Stephen has been at NEVHC, his department has been instrumental in implementing many electronic systems including Nextgen EPM/EHR, Pre-visit Patient Engagement System, Dentrix Dental EHR, a QS/1 Pharmacy System with Interactive Voice Response system for 24hour prescription refills, i2i Tracks Population Management System, an automated reporting system, automated outreach through text and voice communication and recently migrated the company to a hosted telephone system. Interoperability has been an on-going focus with Radiology vendors and Health Information Exchange networks. Stephen regularly attends the CCALAC HIT and Nextgen User Group meetings and is an active member of the CPCA forums.

Prior to joining NEVHC, Stephen worked for Fountain View, Inc., a 50 site, multi-state skilled nursing facility and Orthopaedic Hospital in downtown Los Angeles. His education includes a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Management from Cal State Fullerton.

Anu Srinivasan, Nextgen Applications Support Specialist & Reports Analyst, Northeast Valley Health Corporation

Anu joined Northeast Valley Health Corporation in 2019 and will reach her five-year mark in August. Anu is a clinician by training (OB/GYN), but due to circumstances not under her control, quickly trained in Health Information Technology (HIT). She has gained immense insight & expertise using various EHR applications, with Nextgen at the top of the list.

Anu is the NG Support Specialist and Reports Analyst developing custom reports, performing and coordinating NG application configuration changes in coordination with the CIO and HIT Support Manager. She is responsible for managing all NG custom template changes internal and external. The NG Support Specialist manages the configuration for patient outreach systems. Anu is also well versed with Rosetta interface connecting external vendors- Labs, Mirth, Nextgen Share etc.

Anu’s strengths include her ability to learn and retain a tremendous volume of knowledge of the Nextgen software application. She has a strong desire to not only provide support for our care teams but to find the best possible solution to allow our organization to provide the best care we can provide. Anu is dedicated and always available to perform whatever job needs to be performed. She has blossomed in her ability to customize Nextgen templates and configurations. Anu is a key individual in the Information Technologies department to enhance the options of Nextgen. This last year she was instrumental in implementing the latest Nextgen upgrade and patches, a custom Time Out process for Joint Commission, automated Standing Orders and working with NG vendors on ECM, Group templates and automation of PRAPARE and Pearls screening tools.