Congruent satisfaction: Is there geographic correlation between patient and physician satisfaction?

Medical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-94

  DeVoe, Jennifer ^a,f   Fryer Jr , George E ^b   Straub, Alton ^c   McCann, Jessica ^d   Fairbrother, Gerry ^e  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

^e CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare reform; Patient satisfaction patient physician interactions; Patient surveys; Physician satisfaction; Physician surveys

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847109878     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000241048.85215.8b     Document Type: Article

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