Patient satisfaction as a possible indicator of quality surgical care

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 362-367

  Lyu, Heather ^a   Wick, Elizabeth C ^a   Housman, Michael ^c   Freischlag, Julie Ann ^a   Makary, Martin A ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Pascal Metrics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER REMOVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGERY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84876809606     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/2013.jamasurg.270     Document Type: Article

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