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QuickStats: Percentage of Residential Care Communities* Using Electronic Health Records,†§ by Number of Beds — National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, United States, 2014
* Residential care communities refer to assisted living and similar residential places (e.g., personal care homes, board and care homes, homes for the aged, and housing with service establishments). Nursing homes and those with missing data were excluded.
† Respondents were asked, "An electronic health record is a computerized version of the resident's health and personal information used in the management of the resident's health care. Other than for accounting or billing purposes, does this residential care community use electronic health records?"
§ With 95% confidence intervals.
In 2014, 19% of residential care communities used electronic health records (EHRs). The larger communities were more likely to use EHRs. The percentage of communities with >100 beds using EHRs (37%) was four times the percentage of communities with four to 10 beds (9%).
Source: National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2014. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsltcp.htm.
Reported by: Eunice Park-Lee, PhD, hta8@cdc.gov, 301-458-4506; Vincent Rome, MPH; Christine Caffrey, PhD; Lauren Harris-Kojetin, PhD.
Alternate Text: The figure above is a bar chart showing that in 2014, 19% of residential care communities used electronic health records (EHRs). The larger communities were more likely to use EHRs. The percentage of communities with >100 beds using EHRs (37%) was four times the percentage of communities with four to 10 beds (9%).
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