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Outpatient service quality and doctor-patient relationship: a study in Chinese public hospital

Outpatient service quality and doctor-patient relationship: a study in Chinese public hospital The hospitals in China are facing great challenges with the doctor-patient relationship, which requires a study of outpatient service quality. This paper aims to study the impact of outpatient service quality on patient satisfaction, patient trust and willingness to return. Using survey data from a leading public hospital in China, it shows that doctor visiting service quality, examination quality and payment and medicine receipt quality are positively related to patient satisfaction, patient trust and willingness to return. Pre-doctor visiting service quality only has a significant impact on patient satisfaction. Physical environment quality and waiting time do not have a significant impact on patient satisfaction, patient trust and willingness to return. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Services, Economics and Management Inderscience Publishers

Outpatient service quality and doctor-patient relationship: a study in Chinese public hospital

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Publisher
Inderscience Publishers
Copyright
Copyright © Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. All rights reserved
ISSN
1753-0822
eISSN
1753-0830
DOI
10.1504/IJSEM.2014.059725
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Abstract

The hospitals in China are facing great challenges with the doctor-patient relationship, which requires a study of outpatient service quality. This paper aims to study the impact of outpatient service quality on patient satisfaction, patient trust and willingness to return. Using survey data from a leading public hospital in China, it shows that doctor visiting service quality, examination quality and payment and medicine receipt quality are positively related to patient satisfaction, patient trust and willingness to return. Pre-doctor visiting service quality only has a significant impact on patient satisfaction. Physical environment quality and waiting time do not have a significant impact on patient satisfaction, patient trust and willingness to return.

Journal

International Journal of Services, Economics and ManagementInderscience Publishers

Published: Jan 1, 2014

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