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.
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