Healthcare DIVE September 12, 2019
Dive Brief:
- A Kaiser Family Foundation survey published this week provides more evidence that health tech disruption may be more hype than reality.
- Though 70% of Americans surveyed use the internet to research symptoms or learn more about medical conditions and a majority use apps and other tools to track their fitness, nutrition and sleep, 44% of people have accessed their medical records online. Fewer than a fourth have used the internet to manage their healthcare spending, chronic conditions or mental health.
- The KFF survey also found, perhaps unsurprisingly, that young people are more likely to turn to the internet for their healthcare needs. Almost half of those aged 18 to 44 have used the internet to research a...