By Tyler Chin , AMNews staff. Nov. 13, 2000. The answer, if you believe several surveys, is all of the above.
Some organizations are just curious.
Some are putting together market-research information that they then sell to others. I wouldn't want to be the only person who's out of the loop. In interpreting survey results, it's important to know who's asking the questions, how the questions are framed, and who's being asked. For example, a survey commissioned by a technology company that doesn't differentiate between office and home Internet use and focuses on physicians in integrated delivery networks is likely to have the highest numbers. A survey of solo doctors' office-only use would show smaller numbers.