They may want it, but, for one reason or another, they aren’t using it. While nearly 90 percent of Canadians said in a recent survey that they want digital health technologies – believing it leads to better healthcare – only a small percentage are actually taking advantage of tools, according to a recent survey of over a thousand Canadians.
Having digital technology is one, patients willingness to use it, is two. But integration of ehealth and mobile health applications is the core to success, even if everyone sees the benefit of it. It looks like we are still early in the process of learning how to make this happen, despite the good willingness.