Measuring Patient Experience and Patient Satisfaction-How Are We Doing It and Why Does It Matter? A Comparison of European and U.S. American Approaches.

(1) Patients' experiences and satisfaction with their treatment are becoming increasingly important in the context of quality assurance, but the measurement of these parameters is accompanied by several disadvantages such as poor cross-country comparability and methodological problems. The aim of this review is to describe and summarize the process of measuring, publishing, and utilizing patient experience and satisfaction data in countries with highly developed healthcare systems in Europe (Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the United Kingdom) and the USA to identify possible approaches for improvement. (2) Articles published between 2000 and 2021 that address the topics described were identified.