Almost 98,000 deaths are caused per year as a result of medical errors. What is the determining factor for senior citizens to select their doctors, hospitals or health care organizations... a recent study showed that 12 percent of those people surveyed said patient safety is the most influential factor.
This study was specifically asking how a patient judges the quality of their healthcare. Fifty-two (52) % said that quality or outcome information is the most important.
23% of people surveyed used price or cost as their determining factor.
What is your most influential single piece of information that you use in determining the quality of health care?
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