Majority of Seniors Want to Access Healthcare From Home

An Accenture survey regarding senior attitudes toward digital healthcare tools found that:

• 67% of seniors want to access healthcare service from home.
• 66% of seniors do not think available technology is sufficient for them to access healthcare from home.
• Currently 25% of seniors use electronic health records portals regularly to manage their health.
• Of those that currently use these portals, 57% use them to access lab results.
• More than 60% of seniors are willing to wear a health tracking device to monitor vital signs.
• Over 66% of seniors prefer to use self-care technology rather than managing health independently.

Source: Accenture, March 2, 2015