A recent study has ranked the medical professions based on patient satisfaction and optometry came in at number #5.
The study, performed by Press Ganey Associates, Inc., surveyed more than 3 million patients who had medical examinations in 2010 and ranked 99 different specialities based on a 100-point scale. The top 10:
- Medical Oncology 92.76%
- Gynecologic Oncology 92.39%
- Interventional Cardiology 92.01%
- Cardiovascular Disease 91.99%
- Optometry 91.81%
- Hematology 91.77%
- Geriatric Internal Medicine 91.37%
- Gynecology 91.32%
- Nephrology 91.29%
- Family Medicine 90.76%
This study begs the questions:
- What is important to you when you visit a doctor’s office?
- What can providers do to make your experience better?
We’d love to hear your thoughts.