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

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 were compared using tests of central tendency. Rank-order responses were compared using analysis of variance testing. Associations with binary outcomes were analyzed using multivariable logistic regression. Results: Overall, 4672 responses were received (42.0% response rate). Census balancing yielded 2004 surveys for analysis. Measures identified as most important were hospital reputation (considered important by 61.9%), physician experience (51.5%), and primary care recommendations (43.2%). Unimportant factors included guideline adherence (17.6%) and hospital academic affiliation (13.3%, P
Source: Medical Care - Category: Health Management Tags: Patient-centered Care Source Type: research