Bloomberg News 
(2/14, Frier) reports, "Patients are more satisfied when doctors give
them what they want, though it's not always the best treatment
strategy," according to a study
published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers found
that "healthy outcomes didn't correlate with satisfaction in a study
that surveyed more than 50,000 people nationally from 2000 to 2007."
(2/14, Frier) reports, "Patients are more satisfied when doctors give
them what they want, though it's not always the best treatment
strategy," according to a study
published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers found
that "healthy outcomes didn't correlate with satisfaction in a study
that surveyed more than 50,000 people nationally from 2000 to 2007."
The Los Angeles Times
(2/14, Healy) "Booster Shots" blog reports, "In their first year of
participation, participants were asked to rate how satisfied they were
with the care they received from their physicians, as well as some
health and biographical questions." During "the second year,
participants were asked to detail what medications they had been on in
the past year, how often they had sought medical care in a clinic or
doctor's office or emergency department, and whether
they had been admitted to a hospital for care." Investigators "tracked a
large subset of the participants for an average of 3 1/2 years to
discern whether death rates bore any relationship to patient
satisfaction."
(2/14, Healy) "Booster Shots" blog reports, "In their first year of
participation, participants were asked to rate how satisfied they were
with the care they received from their physicians, as well as some
health and biographical questions." During "the second year,
participants were asked to detail what medications they had been on in
the past year, how often they had sought medical care in a clinic or
doctor's office or emergency department, and whether
they had been admitted to a hospital for care." Investigators "tracked a
large subset of the participants for an average of 3 1/2 years to
discern whether death rates bore any relationship to patient
satisfaction."
The Sacramento (CA) Bee
(2/14, Garza) reports that "patients who were most satisfied had a
greater chance of being admitted to the hospital and about nine percent
higher health-care costs. Death rates were also higher, according to the
survey." Researchers found that, "for every 100 people who died in the
least satisfied group, about 126 people died in the most satisfied
group."
(2/14, Garza) reports that "patients who were most satisfied had a
greater chance of being admitted to the hospital and about nine percent
higher health-care costs. Death rates were also higher, according to the
survey." Researchers found that, "for every 100 people who died in the
least satisfied group, about 126 people died in the most satisfied
group."
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