On Doctors, Friend Recommendations Trump Online Ratings But One Thing Beats All Else
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 12:31
in Health & Medicine
You can find ratings for anything on the Internet; reviews and ratings for hotels and restaurants are surprisingly well-regarded. Doctors, not so much. But it's generational as well. And one thing trumps all else: 'Do they accept my insurance?' 92% of parents listed that as very important while only 65% rated a convenient office location as very important. The University of Michigan ott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health found that only 25 percent of parents say doctor rating websites matter in their search for a child's physician. However, younger parents (considered those under 30) were more likely (44%) than parents 30 or older (21%) to think doctor rating websites are very important. read more