This statistic is based on survey from Harris Poll and depicts the factors that are important for consumers concerning the usage of new technologies by their health care provider in the United States, as of 2015. Some 24 percent of respondents stated that the possibility to set appointment dates online is very important to them, while 17 percent stated that their doctor already does this.
New technologies that are important to U.S. health care consumers as of 2015
Characteristic
Very important
My doctor already does this
Online medical record access to your doctor visits, prescriptions, test results and history
29%
25%
Online cost estimator which provides average costs for specific services
27%
7%
Proactive communications from your doctor to schedule preventative care appointments via email or text
seen health care provider at least once in the past year
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Original question: "Thinking now of new technologies your health care provider could
implement, how important would each of the following be to you?"
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Harris Poll. (January 20, 2016). New technologies that are important to U.S. health care consumers as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/504001/important-new-technologies-for-health-care-consumers-in-us/
Harris Poll. "New technologies that are important to U.S. health care consumers as of 2015." Chart. January 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/504001/important-new-technologies-for-health-care-consumers-in-us/
Harris Poll. (2016). New technologies that are important to U.S. health care consumers as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/504001/important-new-technologies-for-health-care-consumers-in-us/
Harris Poll. "New Technologies That Are Important to U.S. Health Care Consumers as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/504001/important-new-technologies-for-health-care-consumers-in-us/
Harris Poll, New technologies that are important to U.S. health care consumers as of 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/504001/important-new-technologies-for-health-care-consumers-in-us/ (last visited January 03, 2025)
New technologies that are important to U.S. health care consumers as of 2015 [Graph], Harris Poll, January 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/504001/important-new-technologies-for-health-care-consumers-in-us/
