Enhancements to the Uniform Data System were made available in the EHBs on 9/13/18.

2018 UDS Enhancements Overview

1.

The 2018 Uniform Data Systems (UDS) Modernization release implemented an overhaul of the UDS Performance Report user interface (UI) and added the Offline Excel feature, the Offline Hyper Text Mark-up Language (HTML) feature, and the Preliminary Reporting Environment (PRE).

2.The new UDS Performance Report UI includes changes to the color scheme, structure, and how UDS Performance Report edits fire.
3.The Offline Excel and Offline HTML features allow health centers to download either an excel file of selected UDS Performance Report tables or an offline HTML version of the UDS Performance Report UI. Both will enable users working on a UDS Performance Report to complete data entry without being connected to the internet and divide data entry work amongst members of a workgroup.
4.The PRE will provide health centers with access to their UDS Performance Reports before January 1st, allowing them to better familiarize themselves with any changes or enhancements made to the UDS Performance Reports before the submission period officially begins on January 1st.

 

 

UDS Performance Report UI Modernization

1.The Status Overview page has been altered significantly and now displayed several new panels
2.At the top of the Status Overview page, the UDS Performance Report due date and the number of days left till the submission period ends are shown.Status Overview page
3.

Several widgets and sections are located on the right side of the Status Overview page:

  • The Forms Overview widget indicates how many tables have not been started, how many are in progress, and how many have been completed.
  • The Report Details section specified the report’s BHCMIS ID and the user that last submitted the report.
  • The Submit and Print section contains widgets that allow to user to print or submit the UDS Performance Report.
Status Overview links and widgets
4.

The Status Overview page status list has changed in appearance:

  • Tables are listed along with associated funding stream forms
  • Status icons have changed and the ‘Validated’ status has been removed
  • A ‘Last Updated By’ column has been added.  This column provides time stamps for when tables were last updated
  • The ‘Options’ column has been removed
UDS Report Status List
5.

At the table level, several enhancements have been made:

  • Table tabs indicate completion status.
  • Field and cross-field validations appear under the relevant fields and fire immediately after data has been entered in a field. Formerly, validations would fire only after the table had been saved and would all appear at the top of the page.
Table user interface screenshot
6.

The Patient By ZIP Code table has several new features:

  • Delete functionality at the row level. Users can click the 'Delete' link to remove a row.
  • Add row functionality. Users can click the 'Add Row' button to add individual rows.

 

Patients By ZIP Code table