- 作者：Andrew B. Rosenkrantz ; MD ; MPA ; Andrew.Rosenkrantz@nyumc.org" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Kristine Pysarenko ; MD
- 关键词：Radiology practice ; radiologist ; patient experience ; patient satisfaction ; professionalism
- 刊名：Journal of the American College of Radiology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：13
- 期：11
- 页码：1371-1377
- 全文大小：141 K
bsSec_2">Methods
bspara0015">In a departmental patient experience committee initiative, all imaging outpatients are provided names and roles of all departmental employees with whom they interact, along with contact information for providing feedback after their appointment. All resulting feedback was recorded in a web-based database. A total of 3,675 patient comments over a 3-year period were assessed in terms of major themes. Roles of employees recognized within the patient comments were also assessed.
bsSec_3">Results
bspara0020">Patient feedback comments most commonly related to professional staff behavior (74.5%) and wait times (11.9%), and less commonly related to a spectrum of other issues (comfort during the exam, quality of the facilities, access to information regarding the exam, patient privacy, medical records, the radiology report, billing). The most common attributes relating to staff behavior involved patients’ perceptions of staff caring, professionalism, pleasantness, helpfulness, and efficiency. Employees most commonly recognized by the comments were the technologist (50.2%) and receptionist (31.6%) and much less often the radiologist (2.2%). No radiologist was in the top 10% of employees in terms of the number of comments received.
bsSec_4">Conclusion
bspara0025">Patients' comments regarding their experiences in undergoing radiologic imaging were largely influenced by staff behavior and communication (particularly relating to technologists and receptionists), as well as wait times, with radiologists having a far lesser immediate impact. Radiologists are encouraged to engage in activities that promote direct visibility to their patients and thereby combat risks of the perceived “invisible” radiologist.