“Taking the Pulse U.S. 2014” surveyed 3,066 practicing physicians.
Key findings from the report include:
• More than one-third of physicians said they had been evaluated or rewarded based on metrics measuring cost of treatment, patient outcomes or referrals over the past year.
• Forty-seven percent of smartphone owners had shown patients images or videos on their devices.
• More than one-third of physicians had recommended that patients use health apps in the past year.
• While video consults are still relatively rare, nearly one-quarter of physicians said that they or their teams had communicated with patients through a patient portal over the past year.
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