In addition, better nurse and physician communication is associated with higher patient safety and patient satisfaction scores, according to a study by HealthGrades.
As hospitals will be held accountable for their Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems score under value-based purchasing, they should work to engage physicians in patient satisfaction improvement efforts.
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