Physician/patient rapport concerns administrators.
In a recent survey of hospital emergency department (ED) administrators, 40% of respondents reported concerns regarding physicians' rapport with patients. ED administrators also indicated they were concerned about the quality of care given in the ED. More than 20% of respondents expressed concern about the professional competence, availability, and quality of care given in the ED. In fact, one in 10 administrators surveyed would choose an ED other than the one at their hospital if they were seriously hurt.
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States