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Websites where doctors are rated
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Websites where doctors are rated
Websites
that rate and review doctors, and sometimes other health professionals,
have sprung up in recent years as patients have extended the
consumer-empowerment movement into the healthcare field. Here's a
sampling:
This
free site for consumers was launched in 2004 by the founder of
RateMyProfessors .com. It provides a 1-to-5 rating scale in four areas:
staff, punctuality, helpfulness and knowledge. Consumers can add
anonymous comments and join a member forum to chat about a doctor.
Founded
in 2005 by a doctor, the site allows consumers to rate doctors
anonymously using a 1-to-10 numerical scale. Only aggregate ratings are
posted. Safeguards make it impossible for patients to skew results by
repeatedly rating a doctor. Doctors can subscribe to more detailed
reports that analyze the data provided by consumers.
Healthgrades
began as a pay-based service, but about 90% of information on doctors
is now free, including doctors' education, training, which insurance
plans they accept, group practice information and aggregate numerical
patient satisfaction ratings. The site does not post anonymous consumer
comments. Some physician profiles include videos of the doctors
explaining their approach to healthcare. Consumers can order a
physician quality report, which includes additional information such as
board certification, malpractice judgments and fee information for
$29.95.
A
free service for consumers that provides three types of information on
doctors: consumer ratings and comments, credentials and experience, and
doctor-peer reviews. Doctors can contribute information on themselves
to the site. The site also helps consumers select an appropriate doctor
for their specific symptoms or condition.
A
free service for consumers that enlists nurses to provide anonymous
ratings and reviews of doctors they work with or who have cared for
them or family members. Nurses rate doctors using criteria such as
communication and rapport, competence and experience, and whether the
doctor treats his or her staff with care and respect. The site lets
patients and doctors provide input as well.
A
membership-based service that allows consumers who join to rank and
review various service providers, from gardeners to doctors, they have
hired in their local areas. Service providers are ranked with a letter
grade from A to F on price, quality, responsiveness, punctuality and
professionalism. Dues for consumers are $5.25 per month.
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