87% of Citizens Say Demand for Digital Healthcare Like Remote Medical Services Will Increase

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyunjung] The majority of the public predicted that demand for digital healthcare, including remote medical services, will increase in the future.

On the 28th, the KDI Economic Information Center announced the results of a public perception survey on digital healthcare. The online survey was conducted with 1,000 adults aged 20 and over nationwide. Digital healthcare refers to fields such as remote medical services, direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing, and artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare.

Responses indicating that demand for digital healthcare will "increase in the future" accounted for 86.8%. Those who thought demand would remain similar to the current level were 12.1%, while only 1.1% expected a decrease.

81.9% of respondents believed that digital healthcare would "help improve personal health conditions." Among the groups expected to benefit the most, 66.7% selected chronic disease patients.

On the other hand, concerns were raised that remote medical services have unclear liability in case of accidents and may increase inaccurate diagnoses and treatments. DTC genetic testing was noted for its potential commercial exploitation, and AI healthcare was pointed out for its drawback of difficulty in emotional interaction with patients.

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