Healthcare IT Today January 14, 2020
A new report from Stanford Medicine suggests that after years of holding it at arms’ length, physicians are becoming more comfortable with the use of patient-generated health data.
According to a survey conducted for Stanford’s 2020 Health Trends Report, which polled more than 700 physicians, residents and medical students, the industry is seeing the rise of data-driven care.
Many see the emergence of such care as more or less a given, with respondents projecting that almost a third of their duties may end up being automated by technology over the next 20 years.
To prepare, clinicians are adding new skills to their repertoire. In fact, nearly half of physician respondents and three-quarters of medical students are seeking out added training...