Comments on: Doctors Reviewed http://33charts.com/2009/07/doctors-reviewed.html medicine. health. (social) media. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:57:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brandon http://33charts.com/2009/07/doctors-reviewed.html#comment-566 Brandon Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:01:02 +0000 http://02d880f.netsolhost.com/2009/07/doctors-reviewed.html#comment-566 <p>I’ve given doctor’s rating sites a lot of thought too. I have several issues with them, but if I had to pick my number one, I would have to say that I don’t think people get an accurate picture of a doctor’s clinical abilities, experience, education or knowledge. </p> <p>In my mind, this is the reason one would visit a rating site in the first place. After all, you want to known if the doctor you're going to visit is a “competent” doctor.</p> <p>The question is what defines “competence” in the patient’s mind and how does the rating site frame the results of the evaluation. </p> <p>Does competence for the user mean: a doctor with first-class bedside manner? No long waits or quick appointment time? Convenient parking, fast service or zero insurance billing issues? Or does competence to them mean excellent clinical abilities? Ideally, we want it all, right? But how do we know which one of these the doctor is really being rated on? </p> <p>A more important question is, do people understand the difference when they read a review?</p> <p>And I think there lies our apprehension. </p> <p>@PediatricInc<br /> </p> I’ve given doctor’s rating sites a lot of thought too. I have several issues with them, but if I had to pick my number one, I would have to say that I don’t think people get an accurate picture of a doctor’s clinical abilities, experience, education or knowledge.

In my mind, this is the reason one would visit a rating site in the first place. After all, you want to known if the doctor you're going to visit is a “competent” doctor.

The question is what defines “competence” in the patient’s mind and how does the rating site frame the results of the evaluation.

Does competence for the user mean: a doctor with first-class bedside manner? No long waits or quick appointment time? Convenient parking, fast service or zero insurance billing issues? Or does competence to them mean excellent clinical abilities? Ideally, we want it all, right? But how do we know which one of these the doctor is really being rated on?

A more important question is, do people understand the difference when they read a review?

And I think there lies our apprehension.

@PediatricInc

]]> By: Dr. Gwenn http://33charts.com/2009/07/doctors-reviewed.html#comment-565 Dr. Gwenn Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:55:39 +0000 http://02d880f.netsolhost.com/2009/07/doctors-reviewed.html#comment-565 <p>The current health care system begs for complaints and right now doctors are the targets. This is really a form of legalized slander and that's my beef. Until this sort of practice is more regulated, I'm against it. </p> The current health care system begs for complaints and right now doctors are the targets. This is really a form of legalized slander and that's my beef. Until this sort of practice is more regulated, I'm against it.

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