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RESEARCH PROPOSAL: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENT SATISFACTION AND PHYSICIAN PERFORMANCE IN AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC

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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. RESEARCH PROPOSAL: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENT SATISFACTION  AND PHYSICIAN PERFORMANCE IN AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC Research Compiled by 9/2010 Please   Problem Statement In this paper, the writer has been asked to develop a research proposal to examine the relationship between patient satisfaction  and physician performance in outpatient clinics. During the late 19th century and into the early 20th century, the relationship between patient and  physician was fairly close. More often than not, the "family doctor" was the guy who delivered a familys babies, tended to ills of both children and adults, and helped the  family cope with grieving and sorrow when a dear relative passed away. However, as technology continued advancing medicine, the practice of medicine  itself became more institutionalized. House calls were no longer made; in fact, people had to visit physicians in cold, sterile offices. Furthermore, the advent of specialties during the mid-20th century  further sectioned the human body, making it even more difficult to develop and maintain a close physician-patient relationship. Yet in this day  and age, the byword in medicine involves cost savings - and the better a physician knows his/her patient, the more likely costs can be saved on needless tests or incorrect  diagnoses. Patient satisfaction is also an important aspect when it comes to saving costs - a satisfied patient is more likely to listen to her physician when it comes to