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Published in final edited form as: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019 Feb 22;20(4):487–491. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.004

Table 2:

Sufficiency of information received by home health care, by EHR access for hospitals/clinics

Sufficient information, by item	No EHR access (n = 28)	EHR access (n = 22)	P value
Information to create plan of care	15 (54%)	14 (64%)	0.474
Information to guide management	9 (32%)	11 (50%)	0.201

Timeliness

Information available at or before time of discharge	21 (75%)	17 (77%)	0.852

Completeness

Medications	10 (36%)	16 (73%)	0.009^*
Lines and catheters	14 (50%)	13 (59%)	0.522
Contact precautions	6 (21%)	15 (68%)	0.004^*
Additional tests recommended	10 (36%)	11 (50%)	0.310
Tests pending at discharge	9 (32%)	13 (59%)	0.057
Follow up appointments recommended	21 (75%)	17 (77%)	0.852
OT/PT	28 (100%)	22 (100%)	NA
Patient safety issues	11 (39%)	12 (55%)	0.283
Code status	13 (46%)	13 (59%)	0.374
Clinician contact – which clinician	11 (39%)	12 (55%)	0.283
Clinician contact – how to reach	11 (39%)	14 (64%)	0.087

Statistically significant