Table 5.

Extent of IT Integration (Integration Sophistication) by Health Care Domain

Resident Care
	Not Integrated	Barely Integrated	Somewhat Integrated	Very Much Integrated
Resident Management Processes	(%)
Medical/Resident Records Computerized	41	26	18	15
Resident Care Interface with External Entities (e.g Clinics, Hospitals, Clinical Laboratory, etc.)	81	10	5	4
Resident Care Systems Interface with Other Internal Information Systems
Laboratory	81	5	6	7
Occupational/Physical Therapy	75	11	9	5
Dietary Systems	73	12	6	9
Pharmacy	78	9	6	7
Human Resources	74	8	9	10
Finance	43	13	22	22
Nursing Information Systems Integrated to Each Other Internally	63	13	12	12
Nursing Information Systems Integrated with Other Information Systems Internally
Pharmacy	85	6	5	4
Dietary Systems	78	7	10	5
Occupational/Physical Therapy	81	6	8	5
Laboratory	81	7	5	6
Radiology	94	1	3	3
Clinical Support
Information Systems Integrated Externally with External Entities (e.g. Hospital, Clinic, Nursing Home)
Pharmacy	92	3	2	3
Laboratory	83	3	9	5
Radiology	93	1	2	4
Administrative Processes
Do current computer-based applications meet current resident care, education, and research needs	18	37	37	9
Do current computer-based applications meet future resident care, education, and research needs	32	36	27	6
Do current computer-based applications meet current administrative and financial needs	11	24	56	9
Do current computer-based applications meet future administrative and financial needs	20	33	40	7