WellOne has been recognized as a 2026 Health Center Quality Leader by the U.S. Office of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care.
The award is given annually to the top 10% of health centers nationwide for their clinical performance. Health centers are evaluated against a variety of clinical performance benchmarks relating to childhood immunization rates, chronic disease management (i.e. diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, depression, asthma) tobacco cessation counseling, weight loss counseling and preventative dental care amongst other criteria.
WellOne also achieved three more awards in 2026.
Advancing HIT for Quality
The criteria to earn Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for quality badge are as follows:
- Offer telehealth services.
- Exchange clinical information online with key providers’ health care settings.
- Engage patients through HIT.
- Collect data on patient health related needs.
National Quality Leader
To earn NQL badges, health centers and LALs must meet or exceed national benchmarks for one or more of the CQM groups that promote:
- Behavioral health
- Cancer screening
- Diabetes health
- Heart health
Improving Health Care Access
Criteria to earn Improving Health Care Access badge:
- Achieve at least one of these:
- Earn at least one HCQL or NQL badge.
- Improve by at least 15% in one or more CQMs in back-to-back UDS reporting years.
- Increase by at least 5% in back-to-back UDS reporting years:
- Total patients
- Patients receiving mental health, substance use disorder, vision, dental, or patient support services
