[header] How to assess patient satisfaction [title] Understand the significance of assessment. [step] Thorough medical knowledge and swift, accurate diagnoses are clearly important, but the well-being of patients relies on much more than merely that. [substeps] Taking the time to assess patient satisfaction means improving the communication between physicians and the patients they treat. 
Surveys and similar assessment practices can make patients feel more listened to and cared for. This makes it easier for patients to trust their physicians and open up to medical staff about health issues.