The survey also measured how important respondents felt various digital health offerings were to personal health management. Here are 18 findings from the survey.
Websites with physician/hospital ratings
• Very important: 36 percent
• Moderately important: 31 percent
• Not important: 33 percent
Wearable devices for monitoring fitness
• Very important: 29 percent
• Moderately important: 25 percent
• Not important: 46 percent
Apps to monitor a health condition
• Very important: 21 percent
• Moderately important: 26 percent
• Not important: 53 percent
Apps to track diet
• Very important: 26 percent
• Moderately important: 26 percent
• Not important: 48 percent
Price comparison site for health services
• Very important: 25 percent
• Moderately important: 30 percent
• Not important: 45 percent
Online consultations with healthcare providers
• Very important: 23 percent
• Moderately important: 29 percent
• Not important: 48 percent
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