According to the Washington Post (July 21, 2009) websites where patients can compliment or criticise physicians are not so popular with some physicians.
Sites such as http://www.ratemds.com/, http://www.drscore.com/, and generic consumer sites such as Angie's List are causing phsycians to require "no-comment" agreements from new patients.
The sites, in the form of open community bulletin boards, allow patients to compliment or slam physicians. Similar sites exist for other professions and services.
None of the information posted is verified for truthfullness, so just about anything can be written for the public to view.
Not all physicians are so hostile to such sites, but in a profession built on reputation this could be a bothersome trend.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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