Influence of elective versus emergent hospital admission on patient satisfaction

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 249-257

  Fenton, Joshua J ^a   Jerant, Anthony F ^a   Franks, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Health care systems; Patient satisfaction; Physician patient relations; Utilization

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTIVE HOSPITAL ADMISSION; EMERGENT HOSPITAL ADMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896751802     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.02.130177     Document Type: Article

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