National Evaluation of Patient Preferences in Selecting Hospitals and Health Care Providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient utilization of public reporting has been suboptimal despite attempts to encourage use. Lack of utilization may be due to discordance between reported metrics and what patients want to know when making health care choices.

Objective

The objective of this study was to identify measures of quality that individuals want to be presented in public reporting and explore factors associated with researching health care.

Research design

Patient interviews and focus groups were conducted to develop a survey exploring the relative importance of various health care measures.

Subjects

Interviews and focus groups conducted at local outpatient clinics. A survey administered nationally on an anonymous digital platform.

Measures

Likert scale responses w

SUBMITTER: Ellis RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7492361 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature