McKnight’s Senior Living January 19, 2024
Long-term and post-acute care organizations have not received the same support as other care settings for creating interoperable patient data tools, putting home health and hospice providers at a disadvantage, according to new research by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Electronic health records (EHRs) are used by the vast majority of long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers. Within the home health and hospice industries, roughly 78% of providers have adopted an EHR, according to the study. And while their functionality is largely the same as those used in other care settings, EHRs used by home care and hospice providers fall short when it comes to their interoperability capabilities.
A key reason for this, HHS found, is that...
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