2. Emergence of patient-facing health IT. According to Pew Research, 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they track at least one health indicator. 7 Although the number of patients interested in accessing their test results and tracking their health parameters has increased, patient portal use nationally is variable. 5,8 For example, Athenahealth reports a 25% adoption rate across 1100 fee-for-service ....