Physician Views on the Resident Assessment Instrument for Home Care Information Exchange

Use of a system-wide standardized clinical assessment to facilitate information-sharing is an essential component of an integrated healthcare system.1 The Resident Assessment Instrument for Home Care (interRAI-HC) is a standardized clinical assessment and decision support instrument used to assess complex and vulnerable clients in home care.2 It provides reliable and valid screeners, risk stratification algorithms, outcome measures, and clinical recommendations for common and important conditions.