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presentationFeb 13, 2014

Health Information Online

Susannah Fox will be on a panel entitled, “What Information Do Patients Want and Need?” at the annual meeting of the National Quality Forum.
presentationJan 25, 2014

The Intersection of Health Care, Social Media, and Digital Strategy

Susannah Fox presented the Pew Research Center’s latest findings on social media and health.
short readsJan 15, 2014

The social life of health information

Our national survey finds that seven-in-ten (72%) adult internet users say they have searched online for information about a range of health issues, the most popular being specific diseases and treatments.
short readsJan 8, 2014

Few Americans track their weight, diet or exercise online

Among the 6-in-10 Americans who say they track their weight, diet or exercise routine, 9% say they use online or app tools.
short readsDec 17, 2013

What ails America? Dr. Google can tell you

Dr. Google’s waiting room was crowded in 2013. Online search has become an easy way for people to learn more about what’s ailing them, either to self-diagnose or find a remedy.
presentationDec 6, 2013

Sharing Data and Decisions for Health

Susannah Fox will speak at a meeting of the Evidence Communication Innovation Collaborative, an initiative of the Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care, at the Institute of Medicine in Washington, DC.
reportDec 4, 2013

Health and Technology in the U.S.

A round-up of our 2012-13 health and technology research.
presentationOct 22, 2013

Mobile Health in Context

Susannah Fox will deliver a keynote address to a symposium hosted by the University of Maryland Health Sciences & Human Services Library in Baltimore
reportOct 21, 2013

Public Registers Bumpy Launch of Health Care Exchange Websites

Survey Report A few weeks after the launch of the state-level online health insurance exchanges that are a cornerstone of the Affordable Care Act, the public’s impression is that it has been a bumpy launch. About three-in-ten Americans (29%) say the online health insurance exchanges are working very or fairly well while 46% say they […]
reportOct 21, 2013

How do we know that social media is important to health care?

I began a recent speech at a medical school with a question that many busy clinicians might be asking: How do we know that social media is important to health care?