Opportunities for Engaging Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers in Health Information Exchange Activities: Exchanging Interoperable Patient Assessment Information

Report

December 1, 2011

This report provides strategies and tools to support health information technology (HIT) adoption and use among long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers, particularly nursing homes and home health agencies.

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Key Takeaways

The central strategy is to leverage existing federal requirements for electronic reporting of patient assessments by LTPAC providers.

A set of technical tools will help LTPAC providers enter the clinical information exchange space.

Patient assessment instruments would be the initial foundation for expanding LTPAC providers’ capacity for HIT.

Opportunities for Engaging Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers in Health Information Exchange Activities: Exchanging Interoperable Patient Assessment Information

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