Less stick, more carrot: measuring and improving patient satisfaction with endoscopic procedures

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 892-895

  Lin, Otto S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONOSCOPY; COMPENSATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 62649135280     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.07.053     Document Type: Editorial

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