Background: The goal of this study was to evaluate current physician ratings websites (PRWs) to determine whichfactors correlated to higher physician scores and evaluate physician perspective of PRWs.Methods: This study evaluated two popular websites, Healthgrades.com and Vitals.com, to gather information onpracticing physician members of the American Shoulder and Elbow Society database. A surv...

BACKGROUND Americans increasingly post and consult online physician rankings, yet we know little about this new phenomenon of public physician quality reporting. Physicians worry these rankings will become an outlet for disgruntled patients. OBJECTIVE To describe trends in patients' online ratings over time, across specialties, to identify what physician characteristics influence online ratin...

BACKGROUND In recent years, the information environment for patients to learn about physician quality is being rapidly changed by Web-based ratings from both commercial and government efforts. However, little is known about how various types of Web-based ratings affect individuals' choice of physicians. OBJECTIVE The objective of this research was to measure the relative importance of Web-bas...

BACKGROUND Physician co-management, representing joint participation in the planning, decision-making, and delivery of care, is often cited in association with coordination of care. Yet little is known about how physicians manage tasks and how their management style impacts patient outcomes. OBJECTIVES To describe physician practice style using breast cancer as a model. We characterize correl...

BACKGROUND Physician ratings websites have emerged as a novel forum for consumers to comment on their health care experiences. Little is known about such ratings in Canada. OBJECTIVE We investigated the scope and trends for specialty, geographic region, and time for online physician ratings in Canada using a national data source from the country's leading physician-rating website. METHODS T...

PURPOSE Patient ratings of physician's patient-centered communication are used by various specialty credentialing organizations and managed care organizations as a measure of physician communication skills. We wanted to compare ratings by real patients with ratings by standardized patients of physician communication. METHODS We assessed physician communication using a modified version of the ...

Objective To assess and characterize online ratings comments on laryngologists determine factors that correlate with higher ratings. Methods All the American Laryngological Association (ALA) members were queried across several platforms. Ratings normalized for comparison a five-point Likert scale. categorized based context positive/negative aspects. Results Of 331 ALA members, 256 (77%) rated a...