Here are five observations:
1. Thirty-two percent of Americans have at least one health app on their phones, according to PwC’s Health Research Institute’s annual report. The report found mobile will be a top trend in the healthcare industry in 2016.
2. According to The Makovsky/Kelton “Pulse of Online Health” survey, two-thirds of respondents plan to use mobile healthcare apps to prevent disease. Of the respondents, 79 percent reported they are intrigued by using wearables.
3. While Americans are trending toward using technology to connect with their health, they are not so keen on relying on their physicians or the healthcare system in general.
4. Eighty-eight percent of consumers want to share their personal data with physicians to develop new treatments, according to the PwC study.
5. The disconnect occurs between patients relying more on this technology and physicians lacking the infrastructure to deal with the amount of data.
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