title: Use of electronic health records in residential care communities.
abstract: In 2010, only 17% of residential care communities in the United States used electronic health records. Residential care communities that used electronic health records were more likely to be larger, not-for-profit, chain-affiliated, colocated with another care setting, and in a nonmetropolitan statistical area. The types of information most commonly tracked electronically by residential care communities that used electronic health records were medical provider information, resident demographics, individual service plans, and lists of residents' medications and active medication allergies. Four in 10 residential care communities that used electronic health records also had support for electronic exchange of health information with service providers; nearly 25% could exchange with pharmacies, and 17% could exchange with physicians.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caffrey
authors.forename: Eunice
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Park-Lee
mesh_terms: D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000639:trends; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States