Patient Satisfaction
Patient-reported outcome measures, patient satisfaction had weak correlation after TJA
With a finding of weak to moderate correlation between patient-reported outcome measures and patient satisfaction, published results advise against overreliance of patient-reported outcome measures to assess patient outcomes after total joint arthroplasty if patient satisfaction is the desired outcome.
Symptom severity, mood linked with patient satisfaction in IBS
Mobile monitoring system improves depressive symptoms, patient-clinician communication
Patient-centered care ideal for primary immune deficiencies
Shared appointments for patients with vitiligo yield high satisfaction
Patients who undergo isolated fibular sesamoidectomy report long-term pain relief
Culturally aware communication skills training needed in dermatology
Outside of skin of color clinics, the satisfaction of care by black patients would improve if dermatologists underwent residency training in skin of color, cultural competency and emphatic communication skills and if there were greater dermatology workforce diversity, according to researchers in JAMA Dermatology.
Participation in molecular tumor board may help patients feel better informed, engaged
BLOG: Encourage patients to complain
Compared with business leaders, doctors are in a difficult spot when it comes to how success is measured. In business, making the right decision at least part of the time can lead to a profitable enterprise. If you’re right more than half the time, you’re often considered a Bill Gates type of genius. But if you’re a doctor, you can lose your license by being right only half the time. Clinically and surgically speaking, that’s poor medicine. This partly explains why doctors tend to be risk-averse and conservative in decision making.
Pediatricians less likely than non-pediatricians to prescribe antibiotics via telemedicine

Physicians were more likely to receive a five-star satisfaction rating on a direct-to-consumer, or DTC, telemedicine platform when they prescribed antibiotics for pediatric respiratory tract infections, or RTIs. Researchers noted that pediatricians were less likely to prescribe antibiotics than other clinicians, yet had higher satisfaction ratings.