Health IT Outcomes September 1, 2016
Katie Wike

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

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), ACO (Accountable Care), Apps, Employer, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, Medicare, mHealth, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Population Health Mgmt, Primary care, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt), Telehealth, Value Based, Wearables
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