{"id":"5a3f3b49-c727-41f3-bf57-b72390cabd57","slug":"urgent-look-why-neurosurgeons-are-being-evaluated-primarily-by-subjective-patients-satisfaction-survey-rather-than-objective-neurological-outcomes","title":"Urgent look: Why Neurosurgeons are being evaluated primarily by subjective patient’s satisfaction survey rather than objective neurological outcomes","authors":["R. F. Ghaly","A. Lissounov"],"abstract":"Background: There is a growing perception that nationwide databases and registries can enhance surgical performance quality and reduce healthcare costs. This perception is influenced by a shift towards outcome-based reimbursement, which emphasizes patient-reported outcomes over objective measures. Summary: The authors present a case of a patient who underwent successful microdiscectomy for a left L4-5 disc herniation but reported ongoing subjective pain due to external influences. This situation highlights the inadequacy of relying solely on patient satisfaction surveys, which can misrepresent surgical outcomes and unfairly impact surgeons' performance evaluations. Conclusion: The authors advocate for a shift towards more objective measures of surgical performance in neurosurgery, similar to evaluations in other professions. They argue that current patient-reported outcomes do not adequately reflect the true effectiveness of neurosurgical interventions. Keywords: neurosurgery, patient satisfaction, outcomes, subjectivity, quality assessment, surgical performance, healthcare costs","thumbnailUrl":null,"publishDate":"2017-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.4103/sni.sni_298_17","categories":["General Neurosurgery","Letter to the Editor"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/api/articles/5a3f3b49-c727-41f3-bf57-b72390cabd57/pdf"}