Do primary care providers who prescribe more opioids have higher patient panel satisfaction scores?
Frederick NorthSarah J CraneJon O EbbertSidna M Tulledge-ScheitelPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2018)
Primary care providers with a greater rate of opioid prescribing did not have higher patient panel satisfaction scores for pain management. In primary care, providers who want to improve patient satisfaction should focus on other components of patient care besides opioid-based pain management.