Wolters Kluwer survey shows 74% of US patients worry about health-data privacy in medical AI

• Wolters Kluwer published 2026 survey analysis showing patient trust gaps are limiting broader adoption of medical AI in the US.
• Privacy concerns dominated: 74% worried about health-data privacy; 71% feared PHI sale or leaks.
• Accuracy risk remained a key brake: 69% concerned about incorrect AI answers; 89% wanted AI responses validated by a human expert.
• Confidence split by demographics: 81% of men trusted AI health answers versus 66% of women; urban confidence 82% versus 65% rural.
• Use skewed to low-risk tasks: 54% researched medication side effects; 52% looked up diagnoses; 43% simplified medical language.

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