Impact of patient satisfaction ratings on physicians and clinical care

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 437-446

  Zgierska, Aleksandra ^a   Rabago, David ^a   Miller, Michael M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b American Society of Addiction Medicine   (United States)

^c ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services; Patient experience of care; Physician satisfaction; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE;

EID: 84897550367     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S59077     Document Type: Article

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