Hospitals and healthcare providers: Which Content Sources Do Consumers Prefer for Health Information

Hospitals and other healthcare provider organization should not take lightly their responsibility to provide the public information that is reliable..

Health data seekers slightly prefer traditional sources to online sources, but overall, Web sites are consumers' top choice for health information. Thirty-five percent of health information seekers said Web sites are their preferred source for health data, compared with 16% who prefer print magazines and 14% who prefer print newspapers. See: Which Content Sources Do Consumers Prefer for Health Information?