Member ratings of health care provided by 48 physician groups.

Abstract
THERE ARE 3 major components of quality of care—member ratings of care, appropriateness of care, and excellence of care. This study focuses on member ratings of the quality of care provided. Although consumer ratings are subjective, they are important because dissatisfaction leads to physician shopping,1-3 turning to nonmedical healers,4 the willingness to initiate malpractice litigation,5 noncompliance,6,7 and termination of enrollment in prepaid health plans.8