Patient Satisfaction
Personalized video of arthroscopic shoulder surgery may not improve patient satisfaction
Maximal outcome improvement may predict patient satisfaction after biceps tenodesis
Patient satisfaction after discharge may not match inpatient experience
Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine observed inconsistencies between patient satisfaction reported during an inpatient stay and patient satisfaction reported after discharge, according to published results.
VIDEO: Postop telehealth visits help maintain patient and physician safety, satisfaction
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — In this video from Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Elizabeth Yeu, MD, FACS, discusses ways high-volume cataract surgeons can maintain personal and patient safety during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Q&A: Migraine causes 'tremendous and complex burden' for patients
Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH, received the Early Career Award at the American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting in recognition of her paper that examined the impact of migraine on “multiple domains of life.”
VIDEO: Strong outcomes, patient satisfaction seen with Vivity IOL
WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Hawaiian Eye 2021, Sheri Rowen, MD, discusses outcomes and satisfaction in patients who received the Vivity (Alcon) extended range of vision IOL.
Set expectations early to ensure high patient satisfaction in refractive cataract surgery
WAILEA, Hawaii — Keeping the promise of “no glasses after cataract surgery,” begins and ends with preoperative preparation and setting of expectations, according to a speaker at Hawaiian Eye 2021.
Patient satisfaction high for psychiatric telehealth platforms in partial hospital program
Telehealth treatment in an intensive acute care psychiatric setting was associated with equivalent patient satisfaction as in-person treatment, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
The ‘unhappy thyroid patient’: Listen, ask questions, consider medication changes
A subset of patients with hypothyroidism report dissatisfaction with treatment and persistent symptoms, such as fatigue and weight gain, despite medication, but there are steps endocrinologists can take to help, according to a speaker.
Nephrologists, patients benefit from accelerating home dialysis education
With the kidney disease community facing a particularly high risk of COVID-19 and becoming hospitalized, a safe transition from in-center hemodialysis to home dialysis is more critical than ever.