Question

4. Describe the sources of secondary data that would be helpful in determining consumer preferences for health care facilities.

Answer 1

Secondary data is mainly public information which has been collected by Third party. It is generally free/economical to obtain and acts as a strong base for any research based work.

Secondary data which is helpful in determining the consumer preference for health care facilities might be obtained from but is not limited to: -

1.       Government statistics: - These statistics are widely used and easily available online and can provide statistics of number of people using what type of health care facility.

2.       Insurance Industry Statistics: - Generally, insurance companies have these data points updated on their website and can confirm which health care facility is more preferred by consumers.

3.       Health Care facility websites: - You can search the neighbouring health care facilities and the search the website for the date of patients serviced by them and the facilities provided by them for Medicaid

4.       Other Research reports: - There are many research reports which have already been published. One can make use of these reports as well