This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. insured patients with a primary care doctor that utilized select methods to track their health records as of 2017, by generation. According to the data, among the Baby Boomer generation 36 percent of patients keep their medical records stored in a folder, shoebox, lockbox, drawer or other physical storage location.
Percentage of U.S. patients that utilized select methods to keep track of their health records as of 2017, by generation
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Harris Poll, & Salesforce Research. (June 27, 2017). Percentage of U.S. patients that utilized select methods to keep track of their health records as of 2017, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/813831/methods-used-to-track-health-records-by-generation-us/
Harris Poll, und Salesforce Research. "Percentage of U.S. patients that utilized select methods to keep track of their health records as of 2017, by generation." Chart. June 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813831/methods-used-to-track-health-records-by-generation-us/
Harris Poll, Salesforce Research. (2017). Percentage of U.S. patients that utilized select methods to keep track of their health records as of 2017, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813831/methods-used-to-track-health-records-by-generation-us/
Harris Poll, and Salesforce Research. "Percentage of U.S. Patients That Utilized Select Methods to Keep Track of Their Health Records as of 2017, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813831/methods-used-to-track-health-records-by-generation-us/
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