Health care data on infant mortality, online health information, nurses, drunk driving
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Infant mortality hits record low
The U.S. mortality rate fell 2.3% in 2014, to a record low 582.1 deaths per 100,000 live births. The drop was led by a 13.5% decline in deaths from respiratory illness.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, December 2015
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More Americans shop for health care online
Americans who accessed, stored, transmitted health records in last year
2013: 13%
2015: 22%
Americans who went online for health care cost information
2013: 171%
2015: 16%
Source: Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, “Health Care Consumer Engagement: No One-Size-Fits-All Approach,” October 2015
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Fewer nursing careers begin in hospitals
Newly licensed registered nurses who reported working in hospitals
2004-2005: 88.8%
2010-2011: 77.4%
Source: American Journal of Nursing, RN Work Project and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation