About 46% of physicians frequently use search engines like Google and Yahoo to look up information on diagnoses and treatments, according to a survey commissioned by Wolters Kluwer Health, the Wall Street Journal‘s “Health Blog” reports.
For the report, research firm Ipsos surveyed more than 300 physicians who belong to the American Medical Association.
Sources for Medical Information
Researchers asked physicians about how they obtained information for diagnosis and treatment and found that:
Health IT Adoption
The survey also found that 44% of respondents said they have a long way to go toward embracing health IT and clinical decision support tools.
Researchers asked physicians about the barriers to adopting health IT systems and found that:
Source: iHealthBeat
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