Methods Used to Enable Interoperability among U.S. Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals in 2017

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Analyzes 2017 American Hospital Association IT Supplement survey data to describe the methods used by acute care hospitals in the U.S. to support interoperability. Discusses hospital participation in health information networks by hospital size and location. Includes information on the rates of small, rural, and Critical Access Hospitals' (CAH) use of non-electronic methods to exchanging patient health information with partners outside their hospital system.

Christian Johnson, Yuriy Pylypchuk, Vaishali Patel

12/2018

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Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Critical Access Hospitals · Health information technology · Healthcare networks · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data