Nearly three out of four U.S. adults are concerned their online healthcare records are vulnerable to hackers, according to a new survey by the University of Phoenix.
This survey polled 2,069 adults, aged 18 years and older, from Sept. 14 to Sept. 16. Harris Poll conducted the survey on behalf of University of Phoenix.
Here are four key findings:
1. While 72 percent of respondents are concerned about hackers' access to their online health records, 59 percent said they are comfortable with healthcare records being transmitted across networks, even across country borders.
2. In a similar 2015 poll conducted by the University of Phoenix, a survey found 76 percent of U.S. adults were concerned about hackers accessing their online medical records and 55 percent were comfortable with records being transmitted over networks.
3. The 2016 survey also found 50 percent of adults say they spend 20 hours a week or more on the internet.
4. Additionally, 26 percent of respondents said they spend 10 hours to 19 hours a week online.
"As Americans become more trusting of the technology being used to manage their personal health information, the industry has an obligation to preserve that trust by investing and developing new technologies, protocols and systems that can provide them with the security they deserve," said Mark Johannsson, DHSc, academic dean for University of Phoenix School of Health Services Administration.