Table EHR: Health Center Health Information Technology (HIT) Capabilities
National Data
1,385 Awardees
| Line | Measures | Number of Health centers | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Does your center currently have an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system installed and in use? | ||
| 1a. | Yes, installed at all sites and used by all providers | 1,361 | 98.27% |
| 1b. | Yes, but only installed at some sites or used by some providers | 18 | 1.30% |
| Total Health Centers with EHR installed (Sum 1a + 1b) | 1,379 | 99.57% | |
| 1c. | Health Centers who will install the EHR system in 3 months | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1d. | Health Centers who will install the EHR system in 6 months | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1e. | Health Centers who will install the EHR system in 1 year or more | 2 | 0.14% |
| 1f. | Health Centers who have Not Planned on installing the EHR system | 4 | 0.29% |
| Total Health Centers with No EHR installed (sum 1c + 1d + 1e + 1f) | 6 | 0.43% | |
| Total Health Centers reported | 1,385 | 100.00% | |
| 2. | Does your center send prescriptions to the pharmacy electronically? (Do not include faxing.) | ||
| a. Yes | 1,366 | 98.63% | |
| b. No | 12 | 0.87% | |
| c. Not Sure | 1 | 0.07% | |
| 3. | Does your center use computerized, clinical decision support such as alerts for drug allergies, checks for drug-drug interations, reminders for preventive screening tests, or other similar functions? | ||
| a. Yes | 1,372 | 99.06% | |
| b. No | 7 | 0.51% | |
| c. Not Sure | 0 | 0.00% | |
| 4. | With which of the following key providers/health care settings does your center electronically exchange clinical information? (Select all that apply) | ||
| a. Hospitals/Emergency rooms | 950 | 68.59% | |
| b. Specialty clinicians | 821 | 59.28% | |
| c. Other primary care providers | 652 | 47.08% | |
| d. None of the above | 212 | 15.31% | |
| e. Others | 209 | 15.09% | |
| 5. | Does your center engage patients through health IT in any of the following ways? (Select all that apply) | ||
| a. Patient portals | 1,231 | 88.88% | |
| b. Kiosks | 290 | 20.94% | |
| c. Secure messaging | 928 | 67.00% | |
| d. Others | 102 | 7.36% | |
| e. No, we do not engage patients using HIT | 92 | 6.64% | |
| 7. | How do you collect data for UDS clinical reporting (Tables 6B and 7)? | ||
| a. We use the EHR to extract automated reports | 620 | 44.77% | |
| b. We use the EHR but only to access individual patient charts | 11 | 0.79% | |
| c. We use the EHR in combination with another data analytic system | 745 | 53.79% | |
| d. We do not use the EHR | 3 | 0.22% | |
| 10. | How does your health center utilize HIT and EHR data beyond direct patient care? (Select all that apply) | ||
| a. Quality improvement | 1,367 | 98.70% | |
| b. Population health management | 1,158 | 83.61% | |
| c. Program evaluation | 1,085 | 78.34% | |
| d. Research | 356 | 25.70% | |
| e. Other | 45 | 3.25% | |
| f. We do not utilize HIT or EHR data beyond direct patient care | 8 | 0.58% | |
| 11. | Does your health center collect data on individual patients social risk factors, outside of the data reportable in the UDS? | ||
| a. Yes | 979 | 70.69% | |
| b. No, but we are in planning stages to collect this information | 316 | 22.82% | |
| c. No, we are not planning to collect this information | 90 | 6.50% | |
| 12. | Which standardized screener(s) for social risk factors, if any, do you use? (Select all that apply) | ||
| a. Accountable Health Communities Screening Tools | 91 | 6.57% | |
| b. Upstream Risks Screening Tool and Guide | 12 | 0.87% | |
| c. iHELP | 7 | 0.51% | |
| d. Recommend Social and Behavioral Domains for EHRs | 131 | 9.46% | |
| e. Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE) | 478 | 34.51% | |
| f. Well Child Care, Evaluation, Community Resources, Advocacy Referral, Education (WE CARE) | 84 | 6.06% | |
| g. WellRx | 10 | 0.72% | |
| h. Other | 267 | 19.28% | |
| i. We do not use a standardized screener | 526 | 37.98% | |