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Consumer'S Satisfaction Measurement In Public Hospitals

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  • Andreea MUNTEAN

    (“1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia, 510009, Romania)

  • Alina PUTAN

    (“1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia, 510009, Romania)

Abstract

Customer satisfaction is an important indicator in determining the future coordinates of any entrepreneurial activity, be it company, institution or non-governmental organization. Our research is performed in the public hospital units from Alba County. The purpose of this paper is to identify an instrument for measuring the satisfaction of consumers of health services respectively patients. The questionnaire has led to validate/invalidate the working hypotheses assumed at the start of the study. We also found data regarding the place of activities of the respondents to the questionnaire, in order to see further what extent the employment rebounds on achieving the service tasks and responsibilities and the involvement physicians in decision making. In other words, we observed specific influence of the working environment of those

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  • Andreea MUNTEAN & Alina PUTAN, 2015. "Consumer'S Satisfaction Measurement In Public Hospitals," EcoForum, "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Romania, Faculty of Economics and Public Administration - Economy, Business Administration and Tourism Department., vol. 4(1), pages 1-16, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:scm:ecofrm:v:4:y:2015:i:1:p:16
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    2. Daniel Adrian GÂRDAN & Iacob CĂTOIU & Iuliana Petronela GÂRDAN & Andrei BORANGIU, 2020. "The Mobile Media Communication And The Doctor-Patient Relationship In The Case Of Children Ent Disorders," Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica, Faculty of Sciences, "1 Decembrie 1918" University, Alba Iulia, vol. 1(22), pages 1-3.
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