This statistic displays the results of a survey in England in which physicians and consumers were asked how they perceived digital health technologies would impact the health industry in the coming decade as of 2018. According to the results, 56 percent of consumers believe that in future digital technologies was likely to enable care teams to remotely coordinate complex patient care, while 65 percent of physicians also shared the same view.
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To what extent do you believe the following will likely occur in the health industry in England in the next 10 years?
Characteristic
Physicians
Consumers
Companies from outside the health industry will enter with profoundly different approaches to health care
69%
51%
Digital technologies will enable care teams to remotely coordinate complex patient care
65%
56%
Smartphones will become the primary interface in the health system
60%
50%
AI-technologies will be commonly used for diagnosis, medical imaging analysis and medication management
56%
51%
Precision technologies such as DNA sequencing will be a routine part of preventive primary care
44%
52%
Virtual presence will be a substitute for a health professional being physically present
44%
40%
Virtual hospitals with no beds will deliver medical care through e-consultations and remote patient monitoring
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EY. (March 12, 2019). To what extent do you believe the following will likely occur in the health industry in England in the next 10 years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/999046/impact-of-ai-technologies-on-health-industry-england/
EY. "To what extent do you believe the following will likely occur in the health industry in England in the next 10 years?." Chart. March 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/999046/impact-of-ai-technologies-on-health-industry-england/
EY. (2019). To what extent do you believe the following will likely occur in the health industry in England in the next 10 years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/999046/impact-of-ai-technologies-on-health-industry-england/
EY. "To What Extent Do You Believe The following Will Likely Occur in The Health Industry in England in The next 10 Years?." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/999046/impact-of-ai-technologies-on-health-industry-england/
EY, To what extent do you believe the following will likely occur in the health industry in England in the next 10 years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/999046/impact-of-ai-technologies-on-health-industry-england/ (last visited July 02, 2025)
To what extent do you believe the following will likely occur in the health industry in England in the next 10 years? [Graph], EY, March 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/999046/impact-of-ai-technologies-on-health-industry-england/
