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The Influence Of On-Site Surgical Pathology Services In Rural Hospitals On Physician Satisfaction, Belinda D. Presley

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Abstract

There is limited information regarding physician satisfaction as it relates to the presence of a surgical pathology department in rural hospitals. Physician satisfaction directly influences the quality of patient care. The theoretical frameworks that informed this study included institutional theory and population ecology. The research questions addressed differences in levels of physician satisfaction between physicians who have access to an on-site surgical pathology department and physicians who do not have such access. The research also examined differences in satisfaction between physician specialties that have or do not have access to an on-site surgical pathology department services. A quantitative, cross-sectional …