The US HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology recently released an ONC Data Brief titled Electronic Health Record Adoption and Interoperability among U.S. Skilled Nursing Facilities in 2017.

Here are a few high level takeaways:

  • More HHAs (78 percent) adopted EHRs than SNFs (66 percent) in 2017.
  • The ability to integrate patient health information received from outside facilities lagged behind for both HHAs (36 percent) and SNFs (18 percent) compared to these facilities’ engagement in other domains of interoperability.
  • HHAs (32 percent) and SNFs (37 percent) most commonly used their EHR to exchange health information.
  • HHAs and SNFs that use three methods of exchange are more likely to have information electronically available.
  • Nearly 40 percent of HHAs used telehealth technology to keep track of patients’ health between in-person visits.
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Rachel Monger, JD, LACHA is President/CEO. Rachel joined LeadingAge Kansas in 2011 as the Director of Government Affairs and has been a powerful voice for our membership ever since. Rachel is a Kansas licensed attorney and adult care home administrator. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington, MA, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law. Over the years, Rachel has served in many volunteer roles in her community and in the state of Kansas to support senior needs, aging services education, and community mental health services. She is also a member of the Board of Governors for the Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund. As an award-winning trial lawyer, turned award-winning senior care advocate, she has spent nearly two decades passionately supporting quality of care and quality of life for Kansas seniors. When not at work, Rachel loves reading, crafting, volunteering with her church, and spending time with her partner Steven. You can reach Rachel directly at 785.670.8046.