Electronic health record adoption and interoperability among U.S. skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies in 2017

Electronic health record adoption and interoperability among U.S. skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies in 2017

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
ONC data brief
Author(s):
Henry, JaWanna, author
Pylypchuk, Yuriy, author
Patel, Vaishali, author
Contributor(s):
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, November 2018
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Electronic Health Records -- statistics & numerical data
Health Information Interoperability -- statistics & numerical data
Home Care Services -- statistics & numerical data
Skilled Nursing Facilities -- statistics & numerical data
Diffusion of Innovation
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Interoperability has the potential to improve transitions of care between acute-care and post-acute care facilities; such as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and home health agencies (HHAs). Poor communication and coordination during these transitions may lead to adverse events including readmissions and medication errors. Federal policies aim to advance interoperability in post-acute care settings. The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act (IMPACT Act) of 2014, for example, requires assessment data to be standardized and interoperable to allow for the exchange of data among post-acute care providers and other providers. This brief describes the state of health IT use among HHAs and SNFs in 2017. Specifically, it presents key measures on electronic health record (EHR) adoption and interoperability from nationally representative surveys of SNFs and HHAs. The data brief also describes variation in interoperability by method of electronic exchange and examines the extent to which these facilities have information electronically available at the point of care. Finally, this data brief reports on the use of mobile and telehealth technologies among HHAs.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (13 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918332985906676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918332985906676