Fierce Healthcare December 2, 2021
Google is introducing new search features to make finding health information more accessible.
Announced Thursday in a blog post by Hema Budaraju, director of Google Search’s social impact division, the additions make it easier for patients to seek out doctors near them that fulfill their individual needs, addressing questions like whether a provider accepts Medicare or what languages that provider speaks.
According to a 2019 study, while three in four U.S. adults look for health information online, the majority experience frustration with accessing that information, with older adults expressing more frustration than their younger counterparts.
The new search features build upon the tech behemoth’s efforts to offer “timely and authoritative” health information to empower people in their healthcare journeys, Budaraju...
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