QuickStats: Percentage of Long-Term Care Services Providers* That Use Electronic Health Records† and Have a Computerized System for Electronic Health Information Exchange,§ by Provider Sector and Type of Electronic Health Information — United States, 2014¶

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November 20, 2015 / 64(45);1278

In 2014, nearly one fourth (23%) of adult day services centers used electronic health records (EHRs), and fewer than 10% had a computerized system that supported electronic health information exchange with physicians (8%), pharmacies (6%), and hospitals (6%). Approximately one fifth (19%) of residential care communities used EHRs, and 11% had a computerized system that supported electronic health information exchange with physicians, 17% with pharmacies, and 8% with hospitals.

* Long-term care services providers included 1) adult day services centers that were state-regulated or participated in Medicaid and self-identified as adult day care, adult day services, or adult day health services centers and 2) residential care communities that were state-regulated, had four or more beds, and provided room and board with at least two meals a day, around-the-clock onsite supervision, and help with personal care such as bathing and dressing or health-related services such as medication management. Residential care communities licensed to exclusively serve the mentally ill or the intellectually disabled/developmentally disabled populations were excluded.

† Respondents were asked, "An electronic health record is a computerized version of the resident's/participant's health and personal information used in the management of the resident's/participant's health care. Other than for accounting or billing purposes, does this residential care community/adult day services center use electronic health records?"

§ Respondents were asked, "Does this residential care community's/adult day services center's computerized system support electronic health information exchange with each of the following providers (do not include faxing)? a. physician, b. pharmacy, c. hospital."

¶ Adult day services centers and residential care communities with missing data were excluded.

In 2014, nearly one fourth (23%) of adult day services centers used electronic health records (EHRs), and fewer than 10% had a computerized system that supported electronic health information exchange with physicians (8%), pharmacies (6%), and hospitals (6%). About one fifth (19%) of residential care communities used EHRs, and 11% had a computerized system that supported electronic health information exchange with physicians, 17% with pharmacies, and 8% with hospitals.

Source: National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2014. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsltcp/nsltcp_rdc.htm.

Reported by: Vincent Rome, MPH, vrome@cdc.gov, 301-458-4466; Christine Caffrey, PhD; Eunice Park-Lee, PhD.

Alternate Text: In 2014, nearly one fourth (23%) of adult day services centers used electronic health records (EHRs), and fewer than 10% had a computerized system that supported electronic health information exchange with physicians (8%), pharmacies (6%), and hospitals (6%). Approximately one fifth (19%) of residential care communities used EHRs, and 11% had a computerized system that supported electronic health information exchange with physicians, 17% with pharmacies, and 8% with hospitals.