Polls show overwhelming evidence that patients WANT to be involved in their medical records and health data, so they can partner with their clinicians for better health. Survey results from Society for Participatory Medicine 2014 and 2015 surveys.

1. Survey results, 2014 and 2015:
Patients want to be involved
with their health information
… to partner with their
health care professionals
for better health.
ParticipatoryMedicine.org

2. In healthcare today,
patient experience and satisfaction
are increasingly important.
What DO patients want??
What do they think
about their personal health information?

3. http://participatorymedicine.org
Participatory Medicine is a cooperative model of health care
that encourages and expects active involvement by all connected
parties (patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, etc.)
as integral to the full continuum of care. The “participatory”
concept may also be applied to fitness, nutrition, mental health, end-
of-life care, and all issues broadly related to an individual’s health.
Society for Participatory Medicine
Community Advocacy Research Education

4. http://participatorymedicine.org
Participatory Medicine is a cooperative model of health care
that encourages and expects active involvement by all connected
parties (patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, etc.)
as integral to the full continuum of care. The “participatory”
concept may also be applied to fitness, nutrition, mental health, end-
of-life care, and all issues broadly related to an individual’s health.
Society for Participatory Medicine
Community Advocacy Research Education

5. In 2014,
the Society for
Participatory Medicine
asked.
Do patients, or don’t they,
want to share ownership
of their medical data
with clinicians?

6. The results
made it to the
Jumbotron in
Times Square:
“Americans
believe their
medical data
should be shared
with their
providers”

7. The results
made it to the
Jumbotron in
Times Square:
“Americans
believe their
medical data
should be shared
with their
providers”

8. In 2015 we asked:
Do you believe that working with your
healthcare professional AS A PARTNER
will help you manage and improve your
overall health?

10. We asked:
Do you believe tracking your own health
data [BP, heart rate, glucose, physical activity…]
with an accurate monitoring device
and sharing it with your health care
professional BETWEEN visits would
help you better manage your health?

12. We asked:
Do you believe that being able to
easily and accurately monitor your body
is important to YOU, your PROVIDERS,
or BOTH?

13. 77% said “both of us”

14. We asked:
If it were clinically accurate
AND EASY TO USE, would you use a
personal monitoring device that provides
tracking of blood pressure, heart rate,
respiratory rate, glucose, physical
activity and other key assessments?

15. Yes.

16. Would you be more likely to use
a personal monitoring device
if your health care professional
recommended it?

17. Bigger yes.

18. In short:
“People want
to collaborate
with their doctors
and co-produce
their clinical
data”

19. The evidence
shows:
It’s what
people want.