Patient satisfaction reporting and its implications for patient care

AMA Journal of Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 616-621

  Mehta, Shivan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REIMBURSEMENT; SATISFACTION; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 84964994180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23766980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.7.ecas3-1507     Document Type: Article

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