Despite increasing consumer popularity, physicians and providers have different takes on the accuracy and impact of online ratings, according to a study conducted by Boston-based Harvard Medical ...

Online consumer reviews play an important role in almost every consumer industry – from dining and shopping, to travel and technology. But what do online reviews of physicians tell consumers? In a new ...

Nearly 75 percent of patients turn to online reviews as the first step when searching for a new physician. Despite their popularity, it’s largely been unclear whether online ratings are reliable or ...

For the study, researchers analyzed online ratings, specialty-specific performance scores and peer review scores for 78 physicians representing eight medical and surgical specialties. Researchers ...

In selecting physicians, surveyed adults aged 50 to 80 say that online ratings are nearly as important as information from friends and family members. A significant number of older Americans are using ...

Online doctor ratings can help you select the right medical professional for your needs. Knowing what the ratings mean and how to identify red flags in written reviews can be important. Anybody can ...

Find a restaurant. Book a hotel. Choose a product to buy. Online ratings and reviews from other customers can help with making decisions on all of these, and their use has exploded in the past decade.

(Salt Lake City) —As other health care systems around the country prepare to follow in the footsteps of University of Utah Health Care—the first hospital system in the country to post online physician ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Physicians who receive negative reviews online do not receive similar responses in rigorous patient satisfaction surveys, according to new Mayo Clinic research in Mayo Clinic ...

Female doctor talking to a patient Patients rated female doctors more on their interpersonal skills and not much on their technical competence, a study found. Online consumer reviews in 2022 are ...

Since Dec. 1, 2012, online physician reviews from tens of thousands of patients have been posted on University of Utah Health Care’s website. With a five star ranking, the University was the first ...

It’s a trend that’s been bandied about at healthcare conferences for years: Doctors who interact with world-class customer-care organizations like Amazon, Peloton and Apple in their personal lives ...