Web-Based Physician Ratings for California Physicians on Probation.

Gregory P Murphy Mohannad A Awad E Charles Osterberg Thomas W Gaither Thanabhudee Chumnarnsongkhroh Samuel L Washington Benjamin N Breyer

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2017)

Web-based physician ratings were lower for doctors on probation indicating that patients may perceive a difference. Despite these statistical findings, the absolute difference was quite small. Physician rating websites have utility but are imperfect proxies for competence. Further research on physician Web-based ratings is warranted to understand what they measure and how they are associated with quality.

Keyphrases

primary care
emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
medical students