Doctor Ratings

I love the idea of empowering consumers to exercise choice, encouraging them to become an active participant in making decisions about their health care, and incenting them to find the best value before seeking health care services.  It’s important to note that value is about quality and price so if you end up finding the lowest-cost provider, but the quality of service is less than desirable – you have not found a good value.  I often use recommendations from family, friends and community members when researching a new doctor, facility or hospital.  Asking consumer’s questions like, “what did you think of that doctor? Would you recommend their services? What didn’t you like about the facility?”  These are all very helpful questions for you to ask when trying to learn about a new provider.   

If you’d rather use online tools to lookup recommendations and ratings of doctors, there are a number of sources available.  For additional information, you can read a white paper on MD Rating Websites: Current State of the Space and Future Prospects.  Ruth Given has written a 39-page analysis that takes a comprehensive look at many of the doctor rating sites that exist today.

Here’s a list of doctor rating websites to get you started.

alijor.com

angieslist.com

bookofdoctors.com

careseek.com

checkMD.com

doctorfeedback.com

doctorscorecard.com

drscore.com

findadoc.com

healthcare.com

healthgrades.com

healthworldweb.com

kudzu.com

mdnationwide.org

mydochub.com

ratemds.com

remarkabledocs.org

revolutionhealth.com

suggestadoctor.com

thehealthcarescoop.com

vimo.com

vitals.com

wellness.com

whitecollarfinder.com

zocdoc.com