[econoclectic] EclectEcon: Rate My MD

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Rate My MD
http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1191069791.shtml


   Analogous to the (in)famous RateMyProf website, there is a site on
   which people rate their physicians. I love it. Here is the link for
   [1]US doctors. Here is the link for [2]Canuck Docs.
   Some observations:
     * With a few notable exceptions like [3]this one, nearly all
       physicians get high marks for everything except punctuality.
     * I would be surprised if the punctuality ratings in the U.S. were
       worse than the ones in Canada, where we have more shortages and
       more rationing due to our universal health [DEL: queue :DEL]
       insurance programme. (a testable hypothesis for someone in health
       economics).
     * For the physicians I know, the ratings all seem just a tad high,
       but the comparative scores, or rankings, seem about right.
     * Many of the ratings seem to be a measure of "bed-side manner" --
       as the old saying goes, "Sincerity is everything. If you can fake
       that, you've got it made."

References

   1. http://ratemds.com/
   2. http://can.ratemds.com/canada/
   3. http://can.ratemds.com/filecache/doctor-ratings.jsp?did=47478