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ArticleJournal of patient experience2022

Choosing a Provider: What Factors Matter Most to Consumers and Patients?

Andrzej Kozikowski, Dawn Morton-Rias, Sheila Mauldin, Colette Jeffery, Kasey Kavanaugh, Grady Barnhill

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Article in Journal of patient experience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Andrzej KozikowskiNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Johns Creek, GA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0906-4364
Dawn Morton-RiasNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Johns Creek, GA, USA.
Sheila MauldinNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Johns Creek, GA, USA.
Colette JefferyNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Johns Creek, GA, USA.
Kasey KavanaughNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Johns Creek, GA, USA.
Grady BarnhillNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Johns Creek, GA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enhancing consumer and patient choice has been proposed as a means to improve care quality and reduce health-related costs. Choosing a medical provider is one of the most critical and often complex decisions patients make about their health care. We investigated the perceived importance of factors patients may consider when selecting a practitioner and if rated importance of the factors varies with their characteristics and prior experiences with different types of clinicians (physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners). Participants most often identified medical license, certification, and whether the provider accepts the patients' health insurance as important, while provider type, others' recommendations, and online reviews were among the least important. We found wide-ranging differences based on patient characteristics. Prior experience with providers was also a strong determinant of patterns of factors patients considered valuable. Policy-makers, health systems, insurers, and providers need to take into account that patients rely on a range of factors that vary based on their distinct needs, backgrounds, and previous experiences-requiring tailored information to make more informed decisions.

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consumer and patient preferenceslogistical aspectsnurse practitionersphysician assistantsprior quality of experience with physiciansprovider qualificationsSelecting health care providerssources of provider information

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PMID35083376
PMCPMC8785326

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