Health IT Outcomes September 1, 2016
A Xerox study finds mHealth may be able to bridge the gap between patients and their care providers, allowing them to take responsibility for their healthcare.
mHealth Intelligence reports a recent study by Xerox found providers and patients have different views on who is taking charge patients’ care: According to Xerox:
- nearly 50 percent of consumers say they take complete responsibility for their health
- less than 6 percent of healthcare professionals believe this to be true
- less than 5 percent of consumers say they don’t know how to take charge of their own healthcare
- nearly 40 percent of payers and providers say consumers don’t know how to take charge
“When you see your primary care physician, you get...