HHS Awards Texas 4.7 M To Improve Health Center Quality

Health centers will use these funds to further improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the health care delivered to the communities they serve, according to HHS.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded nearly $105 million to 1,333 health centers in all U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia as an investment in quality improvement. Texas received 72 awards totaling $4,755,625. Health centers will use these funds to further improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the health care delivered to the communities they serve, according to HHS.

The Aug. 15 announcement came during Health Center Week, an annual celebration of the care that health centers have been providing for more than 50 years. Health centers are receiving these funds to continue improving their services based upon high levels of performance in one or more of the following categories: Improving Quality of Care, Increasing Access to Care, Enhancing Delivery of High Value Health Care, Addressing Health Disparities, and Achieving Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition.