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  • e-Health and the Elderly: How Seniors Use the Internet for Health

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    A national Kaiser Family Foundation survey of older Americans found that as the Internet becomes an increasingly important resource for informing decisions about health and health care options, less than a third (31%) of seniors (age 65 and older) have ever gone online, but that more than two-thirds (70%) of the next generation of seniors (50-64 year-olds) have done so. The differences among seniors and 50-64 year-olds are striking and indicate that online resources for…

  • e-Health and the Elderly: How Seniors Use the Internet for Health – Survey

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    A national Kaiser Family Foundation survey of older Americans found that as the Internet becomes an increasingly important resource for informing decisions about health and health care options, less than a third (31%) of seniors (age 65 and older) have ever gone online, but that more than two-thirds (70%) of the next generation of seniors (50-64 year-olds) have done so. The differences among seniors and 50-64 year-olds are striking and indicate that online resources for…

  • Health Care Agenda for the New Congress – Toplines

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    This document includes the complete toplines from a survey of the public's attitudes regarding the health care agenda for Bush's second term and the new Congress in 2005. It assesses the relative priority placed on health-care concerns by the American public and also provides insight into public opinion on key issues likely to face the new Congress, such as implementing the Medicare drug law, controlling health care costs, reducing the nation’s uninsured population and reforming…

  • Toplines for the Kaiser Health Poll Report: 2004

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    Complete Survey Toplines for the Kaiser Health Poll Report: 2004 The Kaiser Health Poll Report is designed to provide key tracking information on public opinion about health care topics to journalists, policymakers and the general public. January/February March/April May/June July/August September/October November/December

  • Survey of Asians In the Bay Area – Toplines

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    This document includes the toplines from a survey exploring the attitudes and experiences of the Asian community in the Bay Area, which has the largest Asian population in the country. The Kaiser Family Foundation and San Jose Mercury News collaborated on the survey. Survey Toplines (.pdf)

  • Survey of Asians In the Bay Area – Summary and Chartpack

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    The summary and chartpack highlights key findings from a survey exploring the attitudes and experiences of the Asian community in the Bay Area, which has the largest Asian population in the country. The Kaiser Family Foundation and San Jose Mercury News collaborated on the survey. Summary and Chartpack (.pdf)

  • Five Years After IOM Report On Medical Errors, Nearly Half Of All Consumers Worry About The Safety Of Their Health Care

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    Embargoed for release until:Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, 9:30 a.m. ET For further information contact:Craig Palosky, KFF, (202) 347-5270Chris Peacock, KFF, (650) 854-9400Howard Holland, AHRQ, (301) 427-1857 FIVE YEARS AFTER IOM REPORT ON MEDICAL ERRORS, NEARLY HALF OF ALL CONSUMERS WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR HEALTH CARE One in Three People Say They Or A Family Member Have Experienced A Medical Error; One in Five Say It Was “Serious” People with Chronic Conditions Most Likely…

  • National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — Toplines

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    National Survey on Consumers' Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information -- Toplines This document includes the complete toplines from a national survey assessing Americans' perceptions about the quality of health care, their awareness and reported usage of information in making their health care choices, and their experiences with their health care providers five years after the Institute of Medicine's landmark report on medical errors. The Kaiser Family Foundation, the Agency for Healthcare Research and…

  • National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information

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    National Survey on Consumers' Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information This survey assesses Americans' perceptions about the quality of health care, their awareness and reported usage of information in making their health care choices, and their experiences with their health care providers five years after the Institute of Medicine's landmark report on medical errors. The Kaiser Family Foundation, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Harvard School of Public Health collaborated on…

  • National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — Summary and Chartpack

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    National Survey on Consumers' Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information -- Summary and Chartpack This chartpack summarizes key findings from a national survey assesses Americans' perceptions about the quality of health care, their awareness and reported usage of information in making their health care choices, and their experiences with their health care providers five years after the Institute of Medicine's landmark report on medical errors. The Kaiser Family Foundation, the Agency for Healthcare Research…