The Public and Doctors Surveyed Use Social Media in Comparable Proportions
January 31, 2011 | Survey
Markle Health in a Networked Life
Markle
Markle Health in a Networked Life
Markle
The Markle Survey on Health in a Networked Life uniquely compares the core values of physicians and patients on deployment of information technology in health care.
Key Findings
- Compared to patients, a higher percentage of doctors disagree that patients can learn a lot of helpful information by communicating with other patients online.
- The public and doctors surveyed use social media in comparable proportions.
- Very few patients and doctors say they’d like to be friends on a social networking site like Facebook.
Observations
- Patient and doctor use of social media, both separately and together, is an area that requires much more study.
- From this limited battery, few firm conclusions can be drawn.
