{"id":326164,"date":"2010-02-16T09:58:47","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T14:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gereports.com\/?p=5202"},"modified":"2010-02-16T09:58:47","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T14:58:47","slug":"ge-health-survey-docs-patients-aren%e2%80%99t-in-sync","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/326164","title":{"rendered":"GE health survey: Docs & patients aren\u2019t in sync"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>It\u2019s an unhealthy sign of the times — more people know how many vacation days they have left (47 percent) than how many calories they consumed yesterday (43 percent). And doctors aren\u2019t surprised, as 77 percent of healthcare professionals say that one fourth or more of their patients omit facts or lie to them about their personal health. Those are just some of the results from the new GE Better Health Study conducted with Cleveland Clinic<\/a> and Ochsner Health System<\/a>. As the first in a series that will examine healthy living attitudes and behaviors, the study is part of GE\u2019s healthymagination initiative, which seeks to provide better health for more people through technology and innovation. At the same time, because understanding massive amounts of health data can be daunting, GE is also working to make better sense of it by partnering with health economists and leading visualization designers. Below, in our seventh data visualization project, we\u2019ve again turned to Ben Fry<\/a> to help make some of the new survey data not only more accessible, but interactive.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd the survey says!<\/span> Click on the graphic to use the visualization tool on our healthymagination.com website. It highlights a selection of the Better Health survey questions so that you can answer them yourself — and then see how your responses compare to the broader survey results.<\/div>\n

As part of GE\u2019s healthymagination efforts at this year\u2019s Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, GE is working with Michelle Kwan — a two-time Olympic champion and five-time World Champion figure skater — to help increase awareness about consumer health tools available on healthymagination.com<\/a> and the ways in which you can take charge of your own health. As she says in the video below, \u201cIt\u2019s important to go to your doctors — not just to listen to your doctors but to be proactive. Do your research.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Among other findings in GE\u2019s new survey, is that 92 percent of healthcare professionals give Americans far lower grades — \u201cC\u201d or lower — on managing their personal health than Americans give to themselves. At the same time, many Americans say they would rather live in pain (47 percent) than visit their doctor — and they prioritize household chores over healthy living. For example, 33 percent of respondents said time is the single biggest challenge to living healthier, yet 50 percent spend more time cleaning their house or thinking about living in a cleaner house than taking care of their personal health (44 percent). The study surveyed more than 3,000 people — 1,000 of whom were healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n

It also found that most Americans see the health of others on the wrong track — but not their own. Yet, when asked what their personal health numbers are, only 24 percent knew their body mass index (BMI); just 29 percent knew their blood glucose level; only one third new their daily caloric intake; and only 36 percent knew their current cholesterol levels.<\/p>\n

* Click here to read the full details about GE\u2019s new health survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Try out our other visualization tools:
\n* Seed\u2019s The Cost of Getting Sick<\/em><\/a> tool shows the cost of chronic conditions
\n* Seed\u2019s Health Issues<\/em><\/a> tool shows how some conditions are related to one another
\n* Seed\u2019s How\u2019s Your Health Profile?<\/em><\/a> tool lets you see conditions common to your profile
\n* GOOD\u2019s Cost of Chronic Diseases<\/a><\/em> info-graphic shows the costs of leading diseases
\n* GOOD\u2019s Causes of Death<\/a><\/em> info-graphic shows the leading causes by age
\n* GOOD\u2019s World Health<\/em><\/a> info-graphic shows the money 12 countries spend on healthcare<\/p>\n

* See all of GE\u2019s data visualizations<\/a> in one place
\n* See a video in \u201cBen Fry & Seed labs visualize The Cost of Getting Sick<\/em><\/a>\u201d
\n* Learn more about our healthymagination<\/a> business strategy
\n* Read more Olympics stories on GE Reports<\/a><\/p>\n

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