Fifty-five percent of consumers report using the Internet to find treatment information, according to a new Deloitte Center for Health Solutions survey.
According to the survey, 53% of seniors, 55% of baby boomers, 57% of Generation X and 56% of Generation Y look up treatment information online.
The survey also found that one in four respondents reported searching online for physician care quality information and that 12% looked up provider cost information online. About 10% of respondents reported using the Internet to compare hospital treatment options.
Results come 4,008 U.S. adults who were surveyed at the end of 2009 and the first week of 2010.
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