QuickStats: Percentage of Residential Care Communities that Use Electronic Health Records, by Community Bed Size — United States, 2016 and 2020

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A data story from the National Center for Health Statistics

Authors: Christine Caffrey, PhD, and Manisha Sengupta, PhD

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From 2016 to 2020, the percentage of residential care communities using electronic health records increased from 26% to 41%.

The percentage using electronic health records increased from 28% to 41% for 11–25 bed communities, 35% to 54% for 26–50 bed communities, 43% to 71% for 51–100 bed communities, and 50% to 74% for more than 100 bed communities.

The change (from 12% to 14%) was not significant for 4–10 bed communities.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7139a7.htm

Source: National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study, 2016 and 2020 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/npals/questionnaires.