This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. patients who are likely/unlikely to use e-mail communication, according to a survey conducted during February 2016. Some 34 percent of respondents stated that they are very likely to use e-mail communication with a healthcare provider for ongoing care.
Percentage of U.S. patients likely to use e-mail communication as of 2016
who had seen the same doctor at least two times in the past 12 months
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "How likely would you be to utilize the following when seeing a health care provider for ongoing care (including preventive care, chronic care, acute or sickness care, etc.)?"
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The Physicians Foundation. (May 18, 2016). Percentage of U.S. patients likely to use e-mail communication as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/751906/attitude-towards-usage-of-e-mail-communication-in-us/
The Physicians Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. patients likely to use e-mail communication as of 2016." Chart. May 18, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751906/attitude-towards-usage-of-e-mail-communication-in-us/
The Physicians Foundation. (2016). Percentage of U.S. patients likely to use e-mail communication as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751906/attitude-towards-usage-of-e-mail-communication-in-us/
The Physicians Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Patients Likely to Use E-mail Communication as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751906/attitude-towards-usage-of-e-mail-communication-in-us/
The Physicians Foundation, Percentage of U.S. patients likely to use e-mail communication as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751906/attitude-towards-usage-of-e-mail-communication-in-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. patients likely to use e-mail communication as of 2016 [Graph], The Physicians Foundation, May 18, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/751906/attitude-towards-usage-of-e-mail-communication-in-us/
