Health Information Technology in Long Term Care Survey Findings 2006

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Health Information Technology in Long Term
CareSurvey Findings2006

• Roxanne G. Tena-Nelson, JD, MPH
• Vice President, CCLC
• 2006 LTC HIT Summit
• June 9, 2006

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www.cclcny.org
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CCLCs Survey of HIT in LTC

• Background
• Objectives
• Method
• Key survey findings
• Recommendations

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Background

• Priority for CCLC Board of Directors
• Establishment of HIT Workgroup
• Development of survey tool (Feb-Mar)
• Dissemination to members (Mar)
• Data Collection 4 week period (Mar-Apr)
• Data Analysis (Apr-May)
• Preliminary results released (May)
• Survey findings released (June)

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Objectives

• Understand current state of HIT
• Including successes and challenges
• Determine HIT priorities of membership
• Support advocacy efforts for HIT funding
• Inform next steps for HIT activities
• Guide CCLCs HIT agenda
• Seek funding for collaborative projects

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Method Explore HIT adoption

• Level of investment in HIT
• Current and future HIT priorities
• Challenges and barriers to implementing HIT
• Use patterns and satisfaction levels of clinical
  information systems
• Partnerships with other health care entities.

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Respondents

• Freestanding nursing facilities
• Multi-service organizations
• Nursing facilities
• Home health care agencies
• Adult day health care
• Senior housing
• Managed long term care programs
• Other HCBS

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Key Survey Findings
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Top Priority Implement EHRs
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HIT Priorities
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Top Barrier Initial investment in HIT
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HIT Barriers
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Greatest ChallengeFinancial considerations
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Challenges Regarding IT Networks and
Infrastructure
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1 for HIT
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1 for HIT
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LTC Organizations Rely on Outsourcing
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HIT Outsourcing
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Most Fully Operating HIT Application Billing
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Percentage of NF Application in Full Operation
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Percentage of HCBS Application in Full Operation
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Clinical Data Exchange is Largely Not Electronic
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Data from Hospitals
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Data to Hospitals and Others
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Early stages of collaborative HIT projects
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Involvement in RHIOs
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Collaborative HIT Projects
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CCLC Recommendations

• Continue momentum of advancing HIT in LTC
• More research on assessing HIT adoption in LTC
• More research on how to implement EHRs and other
  HIT priorities in LTC
• More funding for HIT in LTC

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