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[[File:Factors for High Press Ganey Scores.jpg|350px|thumb|left|''Figure 7'']]
# On June 20, 2014, a health care practitioner-led proposal passed in the Illinois legislature that effective linked hospital [[CEO]] pay with employee satisfaction survey scores in order to restore the balance of power.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/06/salary/ Doctors and Nurses Fight Back: Proposal to Link Hospital CEO Salaries to Employee Satisfaction Passes Senate]</ref>
# On August 2, 2014, a rival to Press Ganey called Prezz Ganey conducted a study that examined the effects of high '''patient satisfaction survey" scores and found that patients in the survey group demonstrated a 238% increase in mortality and a 146% increase in morbidity over the 10-year study period. In the study, the authors explained that "counterintuitive to many other aspects in life, satisfaction in medical care does not always equate to improved care. As a matter of fact, it may be detrimental to one's health."<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/08/patient-satisfaction-2/ Patient Satisfaction Survey Study Halted, Mortality Increased 238% with Patient Satisfaction]</ref><ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/kaifalkenberg/2013/01/02/why-rating-your-doctor-is-bad-for-your-health/#4c0d36552f15 Why Rating Your Doctor is Bad for Your Health]</ref>
# On September 2, 2014, '''patient satisfaction surveys''' got under the skin of [http://zdoggmd.com/doc-vader-vs-hospital-administrator/ Doc Vader, who posted a video of his tirade].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/09/doc-vader-vs-patient-satisfaction-scores/ Doc Vader Vs. Patient Satisfaction Scores]</ref>