7- DATA, DATA,& MORE DATA IN HEALTHCARE by PHARMAGEEK

Brian Dolan (@mobilehealth) writes:

In a survey of 3,727 physicians in eight countries, Accenture's 'Connected Health: The Drive to Integrated Care' report suggests that:

* 17 percent of US physicians said that their patients had electronic access to their medical information

* 25 percent of US physicians said that their patients can see health-related information from their medical records during consultations and they can use online or mobile tools to communicate with them or refill prescriptions.

* 17 percent of US physicians said their patients can electronically book, change, or cancel appointments.

* 19 percent said their patients receive electronic reminders for follow-up care.

* 21 percent said their patients can access health information and education for chronic condition management.

* 8 percent of physicians stating that their patients can use telemonitoring devices to monitor and record their own health indicators and remotely inform physicians of their conditions.

[AS: it has been remarked that these numbers may be soft on the basis that the survey excluded some of the better-networked digital health geographies including Denmark, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands.]