Healthcare IT Today January 30, 2020
Anne Zieger

Consumerism and the use of patient-generated data are no fads, but rather a lasting change to the healthcare landscape, according to a new survey conducted by Healthcare IT Today of our readers.

According to the survey, perhaps the most-transformative trend emerging from healthcare consumerism was the use of consumer-facing health apps, which nearly half of respondents saw as a major force and nearly as many rated as very transformative.

Other hot areas identified by the survey include patient-driven insights and design, patient secure texting, price transparency and online self-scheduling. Only high-deductible plans got mixed reviews, with the highest number of votes falling into the “moderately transformative” range.

When asked whether consumerism and the use of patient-generated data were here...

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