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Is patient satisfaction relevant? Plastic surgeons call for better rating tools: Patient satisfaction has become an important

2017-01-03 09:57:14

Is patient satisfaction relevant? Plastic surgeons call for better rating tools: Patient satisfaction has become an important quality measure in the US healthcare system. But some plastic surgeons question the value of subjective patient satisfaction ratings -- suggesting that they might even lead to lower-quality care in some situations, according to a special topic article in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

Source: www.eurekalert.org

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