Medical Economics October 27, 2022
Jeffrey Bendix

Retail locations, virtual visits are most popular alternatives, survey finds

The number of Americans getting care in places other than a primary care doctor’s office continues to grow, and an overwhelming majority of those say they intend to continue doing so.

Those are among the results to emerge from the latest patient engagement survey sponsored by Stericycle Communication Solutions. The 2022 survey of 1,004 adults highlights trends related to non-traditional care venues, generational differences in patient engagement, and patients’ preferences when it comes to communicating with their health care providers.

Close to half—45%–of survey respondents said they’ve gotten care in a non-traditional setting and 81% of those said they had done so in the last year. In addition, 95% said...

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Topics: Digital Health, Patient / Consumer, Primary care, Provider, Retail care, Survey / Study, Technology, Telehealth, Trends
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