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Patients Value Control of Care, but Few Using PHRs, Survey Finds

Although 80% of consumers say that U.S. residents would benefit from having  more control of their health care, only 19% said they have a personal health  record, according to a survey by Wolters Kluwer Health, FierceHealthIT reports (Hall, FierceHealthIT, 12/13).

Survey Details

The survey — conducted in November — involved a nationally  representative sample of 1,000 U.S. consumers age 18 and older (Wolters Kluwer Health survey, Nov. 2012).

Survey Findings

According to the survey, 19% of consumers said that — discounting  doctors’ reputations — they would select a physician in a technologically  advanced office that allows for online appointment scheduling and emailing with  clinicians. The survey also found that:

  • 86% of respondents agreed that they must be more proactive about their  health care to ensure better treatment; and
  • 76% said that they have the information and tools required to manage their  health care decisions, such as choosing a health care provider and researching  treatment options (FierceHealthIT, 12/13).

Source: iHealthBeat

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