Patients' experience of outsourcing and care related to magnetic resonance examinations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outsourcing radiological examinations from public university hospitals affects the patient, who has to attend a different clinic or hospital for the radiological examination. We currently have a limited understanding of how patients view outsourcing and their care related to MR examinations.

Aim

To examine the experiences of patients who are sent to private radiology units when their referrals for MR examinations are outsourced from a university hospital, as well as to explore factors which influence patient satisfaction regarding the quality of care related to the MR examination.

Methods

A group of patients (n = 160) referred for MR examinations and either examined at a university hospital or at an external private unit were interviewed. The interview was

SUBMITTER: Tavakol Olofsson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4248075 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature