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Fact and Stats
About 41% of consumers prefer to receive a reminder to perform a health-related task through text messaging, according to a US survey from the Consumer Health Information Corporation.
The survey found that about 15% of consumers prefer getting such reminders through e-mail and that 1.3% of consumers prefer phone calls for such reminders.
According to the survey, nearly 80% of consumers said they would be more likely to use an interactive health-related smart phone application if it analyzed information and offered feedback.
In addition, about 31% of consumers indicated that they are willing to pay between $1 and $5.99 for a health-related app.
Results are based on an online survey conducted in April of 395 smart phone users at businesses and universities.
Source: Motivating Patients to Use Smartphone Health Apps
Date: April 21, 2010
Pre-Print From ElectronicHealthcare
Measuring EMR Adoption: A Framework and Case Study
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Around the World
Kenya Confident on e-Health Services
E-Health Point Combines Water and Wireless to Provide Healthcare in Rural India
Orange to Launch SMS-based e-Health Operations across Africa
Sweden’s Vastra Gotaland Region Strengthens Connected Community with GE Healthcare
HIMSS Analytics Europe to Award German and Spanish Hospitals at eHealth Week
News from Canada
Connecting Electronic Health Information for GTA Residents
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Trends
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KLAS Report: Anesthesia Documentation 2011: Slow but Steady Progress
Electronic Health Records: Green or Polluter?
3-D Tools Let You Search, View Human Body
Patient Advocates Want More Say In Health IT
Industry Speak
VA, DOD to Use Open Source in EHR
CSC Launches eMEDlink® Telemedicine Solution
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Worth Noting
May 25, 2011 Webinar: Manage Chronic Illness outside Medical Facilities, Introducing InstantPHR
Doctors 2.0™ & You (Paris, France)
13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME’11)
83rd AHIMA Convention & Exhibit
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