Overall Survey Results:


Home Care Technology Survey


1What is your role?
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Billing
   
4 5.2%
Clinician
   
3 3.9%
Director
   
33 43.4%
Owner
   
2 2.6%
Other
   
26 34.2%
 Totals76100%
2Required What is the age of your agency?
 
Answer
0%100%
Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
1-5 years
   
7 10.9%
6-10 years
   
3 4.6%
10+ years
   
44 68.7%
Other
   
10 15.6%
No Responses
 
00.0%
 Totals64100%
3Required Which best describes your agency? (check all that apply)
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Private Duty
   
8 10.5%
Hospital-based
   
15 19.7%
Hospice
   
20 26.3%
Homecare
   
44 57.8%
Medicare Certified
   
31 40.7%
Other
   
7 9.2%
 Totals76100%
4Required What’s on your radar for 2011? (select top two priorities)
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
RAC Audits
   
13 17.1%
HIPAA - HITECH & Data Protection
   
4 5.2%
Health Care Reform
   
25 32.8%
Connecting EMR with external providers (i.e. referral network, laboratories, etc.)
   
8 10.5%
Face-to-Face
   
50 65.7%
Health Information Exchange (HIE)
   
5 6.5%
Therapy Changes
   
37 48.6%
Hospital Readmissions
   
26 34.2%
Other
   
5 6.5%
 Totals76100%

5What was your most valuable technology investment in 2010?
 
 Number of
Responses
  53
6Required Does your agency use an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)?
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Yes, for 5+ years
   
35 54.6%
Yes, for 2+ years
   
5 7.8%
We are currently implementing an EMR solution
   
9 14.0%
We are currently researching EMR solutions
   
8 12.5%
Other
   
7 10.9%
No Responses
 
00.0%
 Totals64100%
7Required Are you collaborating with a Health Information Exchange (HIE)?
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Yes
   
9 14.0%
No
   
55 85.9%
No Responses
 
00.0%
 Totals64100%
8Required What barriers keep your agency from participating in a Health Information Exchange (HIE)?
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Limited funds
   
27 38.5%
Limited resources
   
23 32.8%
No active HIE available
   
11 15.7%
EMR vendor does not support HIE connectivity
   
5 7.1%
Limited broadband access
   
2 2.8%
No barriers
   
13 18.5%
No interest
   
2 2.8%
Other
   
8 11.4%
 Totals70100%

9Required With which of the following does your EMR exchange data? (check all that apply)
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Referral Network
   
6 9.3%
Hospital
   
10 15.6%
Health System
   
3 4.6%
Laboratories
   
1 1.5%
Telehealth
   
14 21.8%
Physicians
   
8 12.5%
Benchmarking Vendor
   
30 46.8%
Supply Vendor
   
10 15.6%
Hospice Drug Vendor
   
4 6.2%
CAHPS Vendor
   
28 43.7%
N/A
   
20 31.2%
Other
   
4 6.2%
 Totals64100%
10Required What technology do you want to learn more about in 2011? (check all that apply)
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Telehealth
   
18 28.1%
Health Information Exchange (HIE)
   
31 48.4%
Mobile Technology for Home Health Aides
   
15 23.4%
Signature Capture
   
19 29.6%
Electronic Fax
   
11 17.1%
Document Management
   
23 35.9%
Care Transitions
   
24 37.5%
Other
   
3 4.6%
 Totals64100%
11Where do you get your information on home care technology?
 
 1 = Never , 2 = On occasion , 3 = Most of the time , 4 = Always
Answer
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
State Home Care Association
   
54 2.6
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
   
55 2.6
Home Care Technology Association of America
   
37 1.6
Home Health Line - Decision Health
   
51 2.5
Home Care Technology Report - Tim Rowan
   
39 2.2
Health Data Management
   
34 1.5
The Remington Report
   
48 2.4
Other - specify below
   
14 1.9
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.


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