Fact Based List:

Survey Responses Ranking Value of Consumerism Components

  1. Price and Quality Transparency (mean rank = 1.85)
  2. Wellness Incentive Programs (mean rank = 3.03)
  3. Account Based Plans (HSA/HRA/FSA) (mean rank = 3.06)
  4. Web Based Patient Health Records for Consumers (mean rank = 3.35)
  5. Retail Medicine (Convenient Care, etc) (mean rank = 3.69)

Source: Consumersim Web Summit 2010 e-poll
Source URL: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/consumerism.htm
Notes: Survey of Concsumerism web summit attendees and MCOL members. n=189. Attendees asked to rank thte five items, with 1 = highest value.