Use of health information technology in home health and hospice agencies: United States, 2007

Table 2

Selected characteristics of home health and hospice care agencies, United States, 2007

	Total
	%	Weighted N
Total^*	100.0	14469

Agency type
Home health only	74.8	10816
Hospice only	15.3	2218
Mixed	9.9	1435

Member of chain
Yes	30.0	4343
No	70.0	10126

Number of current patients^†
Home health (median=73)
Hospice (median=35)

Ownership
For profit	65.0	9406
Non-profit	35.0	5063

↵* Data are weighted using SAS SURVEYFREQ. Some categories may not add to 100.0 due to rounding.
↵† Estimates represent patients from both sole-service and mixed agencies.

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