Americans are plugged in to "the Matrix" more than ever. Read about the digital and mobile habits of the American patient and how this has crossed over into health care.

1. Patient Engagement
& the Matrix:
How plugged in are we?

3. American patients
are plugged in to
“the Matrix”
more than ever.

4. Device Statistics

5. Device Statistics
88 percent
of adults age 18+ have a
cell phone

6. Device Statistics
88 percent
of adults age 18+ have a
cell phone
Even 77 percent of rural
residents have a cell phone

7. Device Statistics
67 percent
of cell phone users TEXT

8. Device Statistics
67 percent
of cell phone users TEXT
Age group that texts the
most? Teens – 75 percent

9. Device Statistics
60
average number of texts
teens send per day

10. Device Statistics
100 to 50
average number of texts
teen girls send per day
compared to teen boys,
respectively

11. Device Statistics
57 percent
of adult Americans own a
laptop computer

12. Device Statistics
19 percent
of adult Americans own a
tablet computer

13. Device Statistics
19 percent
of adult Americans own an
e-Reader device

14. Device Statistics
52 percent
of adult Americans use a
phone while watching TV

15. Internet Statistics

16. Internet Statistics
76 percent
of Americans use the
Internet

17. Internet Statistics
62 percent
of Americans are using
Social Networks while on
the Internet

18. Internet Statistics
55 percent
of Americans are Sharing
Photos while on the
Internet

19. Internet Statistics
26 percent
of Americans are
Commenting or Blogging
while on the Internet

20. Internet Statistics
15 percent
of Americans have their
own Personal Website on
the Internet

21. Internet Statistics
12 percent
of Americans are
“Tweeting” while on the
Internet

22. Internet Statistics
53 percent
of Americans age 65+ use
Internet/email

23. Internet Statistics
53 percent
of Americans age 65+ use
Internet/email
Only 34 percent of age 75+
have Internet

24. Health Statistics

25. Health Statistics
61 percent
of Americans age 18+ find
health information online

26. Health Statistics
61 percent
of Americans age 18+ find
health information online
88 percent of caregivers
search online for health info

27. Health Statistics
19 percent
of Americans research
providers online by reading
reviews and rankings

28. Health Statistics
5 percent
of Americans post online
reviews for providers

29. Health Statistics
18 percent
of Americans research
hospitals online by reading
reviews and rankings

30. Health Statistics
4 percent
of Americans post online
reviews for hospitals

31. Health Statistics
CMS is already on board
with physician & hospital
compare websites.
Physician: medicare.gov/find-a-
doctor/provider-search.aspx
Hospital: hospitalcompare.hhs.gov

32. Health Statistics
14 percent
of patients sign up to
receive alerts via text or
email

33. Health Statistics
7 percent
of patients have health apps
on their mobile devices

34. Want to learn more about
patient engagement?

35. Want to learn more about
patient engagement?
Visit successehs.com/archived-webinars
to view the free, complete webinar +
slides, “Stage 2 Meaningful Use – Patient
Engagement, Transitions of Care & HIE.”