The effect of patient satisfaction scores on physician clinical decision making: A possible factor driving utilization of opioid prescriptions, magnetic resonance imaging, and interventional spine procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To survey the effect of patient satisfaction scores on pain physicians' medical decision making, with an emphasis on resource utilization.

Design

Email-based Survey.

Methods

Setting & Subjects: A 23-question survey was approved for dissemination to membership of a medical society and emailed to all members. The survey was also available online and via a promoted QR code.

Results

An email with link to the survey was viewed 1,116 times, and clicked on 223 times, with 75 members completing the survey online once the link was clicked. Thirty-three additional physicians directly accessed the survey online and completed it. Seventy-seven percent of physicians reported that patient satisfaction scores were tracked by their institution and were used as a cons

SUBMITTER: Schneider BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11373071 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature