Willingness to use alternative cost-saving healthcare options in the U.S. 2013

This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. consumers that are willing to choose an alternative cost-saving health care option, as of December 2013. Some 54.8 percent of people would choose to send a digital photo of a rash or skin problem to a dermatologist for an opinion. New possibilities in the mobile and electronic health industries are creating convenient options that consumers desire which can threaten hospital and physician revenues.

本统计数据展示了截至2013年12月，美国消费者中愿意选择替代成本节约型医疗保健方案的百分比。约54.8%的受访者愿意将皮疹或皮肤问题的数码照片发送给皮肤科医生以获取意见。移动和电子健康产业的新兴可能性正在创造消费者所渴望的便捷选择，这可能会对医院和医生的收入构成威胁。