Open AccessPatient satisfaction
Author(s) -
Bhanu Prakash
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2077.74491
Subject(s) - medicine , patient satisfaction , proxy (statistics) , malpractice , health care , quality (philosophy) , family medicine , medical malpractice , patient care , nursing , philosophy , epistemology , machine learning , computer science , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Patient satisfaction is an important and commonly used indicator for measuring the quality in health care. Patient satisfaction affects clinical outcomes, patient retention, and medical malpractice claims. It affects the timely, efficient, and patient-centered delivery of quality health care. Patient satisfaction is thus a proxy but a very effective indicator to measure the success of doctors and hospitals. This article discusses as to how to ensure patient satisfaction in dermatological practice.