Poll: Half of older adults don't use health provider's secure patient communication site

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A new poll suggests that many older adults still aren't using online systems to communicate with the doctors and other health care providers they rely on -- despite the widespread availability of such systems. Only about half of people aged 50 to 80 have set up an account on a secure online access site, or 'patient portal.' The likelihood was higher among those who were younger, more educated or had higher incomes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news