UDS Reporting
2026 UDS Proposed Changes: What FQHCs Should Prepare for Now
How to track proposed UDS changes without rebuilding workflows around guidance that is not final.
By Jessica R. Smith, BSN · Updated · 6 min read
Prepare for change without chasing drafts
Proposed changes are worth monitoring and rarely worth rebuilding around before they are final. The stable preparation is making your current measure logic documented and easy to change.
Content in review
The substance of any proposed 2026 UDS changes is awaiting verification against official HRSA notices. Nothing about proposed measure specifications will be published here until it is confirmed and cited.
What is safe to do today
- Document how each measure is currently built in your EHR, including who owns it
- Keep historical measure results so a specification change can be interpreted, not just absorbed
- Assign one person to monitor official HRSA notices
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Retained history makes a specification change interpretable instead of disruptive.
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