Patient Satisfaction Surveys: Tools to Enhance Patient Care or Flawed Outcome Measures?

PM and R

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1069-1076

  Esselman, Peter C ^a   White, Brian F ^b   Chimes, Gary P ^c   Kennedy, David J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Lake Washington Sports and Spine   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT WORRY; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; REIMBURSEMENT; SALARY;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 84890226910     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.10.012     Document Type: Editorial

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