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No studies have examined this from the point of view of SHHC clinicians at the national level. The objective is to determine in national sample issues related to how SHHC agency clinicians communicate with physicians.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mailed survey.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mailed survey to a national representative random sample of SHHC agencies. The survey measured the experiences of SHHC clinicians in communicating with physicians. Multilevel logistic regression models examining odds of adverse patient outcomes associated with communication failures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 265 surveys from 168 SHHC agencies were returned for a response rate of 13.3% at the individual respondent level and 16.8% at the SHHC agency level. Agency\u2010level characteristics were similar between responding and nonresponding agencies. The most common method of contacting physicians during routine SHHC visits was telephone; communication via the electronic health record was uncommon. Nearly 40% of SHHC clinicians report never or rarely being able to reach a physician. SHHC clinicians rate the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Home Health Certification and Plan of Care (CMS\u2010485) as a useful means of communication 6.3 (SD, 2.5) scale of 1 (least useful) to 10 (most useful); only 14% could have SHHC orders signed electronically. In multilevel logistic models, compared to SHHC clinicians who could reach a physician nearly every time or always, the odds of an SHHC clinician sending someone to the emergency department were 3.66 (95% confidence interval 1.16\u201311.5) for SHHC clinicians who were sometimes or often able to reach a physician and 5.43 (95% CI 1.56\u201318.9) for those who never or rarely reached a physician.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this exploratory study, SHHC clinicians experience significant communication barriers with physicians who order SHHC services. 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