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About those online physician rating services: a personal study of one physician


A surgeon whose popular blog is named Skeptical Scalpel put up an interesting post recently about those online physician rating services. In theory, of course, it’s a great idea for people to give their opinions and rate their experiences with any goods or services they buy. The notion goes back long before the Internet with publications like Consumer Reports, which is now itself online.

Sites such as Angie’s List are very popular and can give you testimonials about providers of everything from home renovations to car repair to daycare. So it’s not surprising several entrepreneurs have started physician rating sites. The Skeptical Scalpel wondered about how useful these are…

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 About those online physician rating services: a personal study of one physician

In theory, of course, it’s a great idea for people to give their opinions and rate their experiences with any goods or services they buy. The notion goes back long before the internet with publications like Consumer Reports, which is now itself online. Sites such as Angie’s List are very popular and can give you testimonials about providers of everything from home renovations to car repair to daycare. So it’s not surprising several entrepreneurs have started physician rating sites.

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HealthGrades is the leading healthcare ratings organization, providing ratings and profiles of hospitals, nursing homes and physicians to consumers, corporations, health plans and hospitals. Millions of consumers and hundreds of the nation's largest employers, health plans and hospitals rely on HealthGrades' independent ratings, consulting and products to make healthcare decisions based on the quality of care.

RateMDs

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Vitals

Vitals was created to give consumers the tools -- for the first time -- to make intelligent, informed decisions about which doctor to choose. Our web site offers you a variety of ways to help in your choice of the right doctor.

Amino

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HCAHPS

The intent of the HCAHPS initiative is to provide a standardized survey instrument and data collection methodology for measuring patients' perspectives on hospital care. While many hospitals have collected information on patient satisfaction, prior to HCAHPS there was no national standard for collecting or publicly reporting patients' perspectives of care information that would enable valid comparisons to be made across all hospitals.

MediBid

MediBid is an online marketplace which is about quality, choice, and value. Many insurance companies show you no more than whether your doctor is “in-network” or not. MediBid allows you to see the training, education and experience of the doctor before you make your selection. The doctor’s profile, or bid, will usually include specifics such as how many of your procedure they perform per year.

Surgeo

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Surgeon Scorecard

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Consumer Health Ratings

ConsumerHealthRatings.com provides the most comprehensive listing of organizations that rate or report performance on specific hospitals, health plans, physicians, nursing homes, home health agencies and other health care providers in the United States. The ratings information is free.

DrScore.com

DrScore.com is a unique, new website for measuring patient satisfaction. Patients go to the site to rate their satisfaction. Patients can also use the site to search the ratings of other physicians. Physicians can view summaries of their ratings through the site, or receive more detailed reports that allow them to "drill down" into the data to provide opportunities to improve service.

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