Poll: public isn't budging much on their attitudes about health IT

Polls indicate that Americans are not using Health IT as much as they could be to communicate with their physicians and other health care providers.

According to the article, "in 2009, 78 percent of adults indicated that they "strongly" or "somewhat" agree that doctors should have access to their electronic medical records. In 2007, 80 percent were in agreement on physicians' access to those records." However, the polls also indicate that patient's use of the technology remains low. For example, this study reveals that "only nine percent can communicate with their doctors by e-mail, up from four percent in 2006. Eight percent can schedule a doctor's visit online, up from three percent, and eight percent can get diagnostic test results by e-mail, up from two percent in 2006."

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