QuickStats: Percentage of Residential Care Communities That Use Electronic Health Records, by Community Bed Size — United States, 2018, 2020, and 2022

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From 2018 to 2022, the percentage of residential care communities (RCCs) using electronic health records (EHRs) increased from 36% to 48%.
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Authors: Christine Caffrey, PhD, and Manisha Sengupta, PhD

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Grouped bar chart showing percentages for residential care communities in 2018, 2020, and 2022 by number of beds. Percentages increased from 2018 to 2022 for all community sizes.
Grouped bar chart showing percentages for residential care communities in 2018, 2020, and 2022 by number of beds. Percentages increased from 2018 to 2022 for all community sizes.

From 2018 to 2022, the percentage of residential care communities (RCCs) using electronic health records (EHRs) increased from 36% to 48%. Use of EHRs increased during this time regardless of RCC size, and larger RCCs were more likely to use EHRs compared with smaller RCCs.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7317a6.htm

Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/153378

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study, 2018, 2020, and 2022 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/npals/questionnaires.htm.

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