Table EHR: Health Center Health Information Technology (HIT) Capabilities
National Data
1,375 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 | 1,347 | 97.96% |
| 1b. | Yes, but only installed at some sites or used by some providers | 22 | 1.60% |
| Total Health Centers with EHR installed (Sum 1a + 1b) | 1,369 | 99.56% | |
| 1c. | Health Centers who will install the EHR system in 3 months | 2 | 0.15% |
| 1d. | Health Centers who will install the EHR system in 6 months | 1 | 0.07% |
| 1e. | Health Centers who will install the EHR system in 1 year or more | 2 | 0.15% |
| 1f. | Health Centers who have Not Planned on installing the EHR system | 1 | 0.07% |
| Total Health Centers with No EHR installed (sum 1c + 1d + 1e + 1f) | 6 | 0.44% | |
| Total Health Centers reported | 1,375 | 100.00% | |
| 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 | 924 | 67.20% | |
| b. Specialty clinicians | 755 | 54.91% | |
| c. Other primary care providers | 613 | 44.58% | |
| d. Labs or imaging | 995 | 72.36% | |
| e. Health information exchange (HIE) | 752 | 54.69% | |
| f. None of the above | 75 | 5.45% | |
| g. Others | 130 | 9.45% | |
| 5. | Does your center engage patients through health IT in any of the following ways? (Select all that apply) | ||
| a. Patient portals | 1,254 | 91.20% | |
| b. Kiosks | 325 | 23.64% | |
| c. Secure messaging | 1,018 | 74.04% | |
| d. Others | 127 | 9.24% | |
| e. No, we do not engage patients using HIT | 65 | 4.73% | |
| 7. | How do you collect data for UDS clinical reporting (Tables 6B and 7)? | ||
| a. We use the EHR to extract automated reports | 614 | 44.65% | |
| b. We use the EHR but only to access individual patient charts | 18 | 1.31% | |
| c. We use the EHR in combination with another data analytic system | 737 | 53.60% | |
| d. We do not use the EHR | 0 | 0.00% | |
| 10. | How does your health center utilize HIT and EHR data beyond direct patient care? (Select all that apply) | ||
| a. Quality improvement | 1,359 | 98.84% | |
| b. Population health management | 1,189 | 86.47% | |
| c. Program evaluation | 1,077 | 78.33% | |
| d. Research | 364 | 26.47% | |
| e. Other | 42 | 3.05% | |
| f. We do not utilize HIT or EHR data beyond direct patient care | 3 | 0.22% | |
| 11. | Does your health center collect data on individual patients' social risk factors, outside of the data reportable in the UDS? | ||
| a. Yes | 947 | 68.87% | |
| b. No, but we are in planning stages to collect this information | 343 | 24.95% | |
| c. No, we are not planning to collect this information | 85 | 6.18% | |
| 12. | Which standardized screener(s) for social risk factors, if any, do you use? (Select all that apply) | ||
| a. Accountable Health Communities Screening Tools | 76 | 8.03% | |
| b. Upstream Risks Screening Tool and Guide | 10 | 1.06% | |
| c. iHELP | 4 | 0.42% | |
| d. Recommend Social and Behavioral Domains for EHRs | 87 | 9.19% | |
| e. Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE) | 499 | 52.69% | |
| f. Well Child Care, Evaluation, Community Resources, Advocacy Referral, Education (WE CARE) | 62 | 6.55% | |
| g. WellRx | 7 | 0.74% | |
| h. Health Leads Screening Toolkit | 20 | 2.11% | |
| i. Other | 226 | 23.86% | |
| j. We do not use a standardized screener | 591 | 62.41% | |
| 12a. | Please provide the total number of patients that screened positive for the following: | ||
| a. Food insecurity | 495,095 | 2.28% | |
| b. Housing insecurity | 412,186 | 1.90% | |
| c. Financial strain | 789,470 | 3.64% | |
| d. Lack of transportation/access to public transportation | 303,315 | 1.40% | |
| 12b. | If you do not use a standardized assessment to collect this information, please indicate why. (Select all that apply.) | ||
| a. Have not considered/unfamiliar with assessments | 106 | 7.71% | |
| b. Lack of funding for addressing these unmet social needs of patients | 123 | 8.95% | |
| c. Lack of training for staff to discuss these issues with patients | 140 | 10.18% | |
| d. Inability to include with patient intake and clinical workflow | 144 | 10.47% | |
| e. Not needed | 43 | 3.13% | |
| f. Other | 225 | 16.36% | |
| 13. | Does your center integrate a statewide Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) database into the health information systems, such as health information exchanges, EHRs, and/or pharmacy dispensing software (PDS) to streamline provider access to controlled substance prescriptions? | ||
| a. Yes | 944 | 68.65% | |
| b. No | 339 | 24.65% | |
| c. Not sure | 92 | 6.69% | |
Footnotes
'-' Data cannot be calculated or has been suppressed for confidentiality purposes.
Cells that are shaded blue represent data that was not reported or null values.
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