If you are looking for a new doctor you probably wish you could find a
doctor ratings program to help guide you. After all, if you need a
family practitioner or specialist you want to have the best one possible
but you dont want to quit your day job to devout the time to the
process. Angies List is a consumer based web site that has found its
niche in the market by posting the consumer ratings of local businesses.
The success from this has caused the list to expand beyond contractors,
dry cleaners and the like to include a whole separate medial category
called doctor review online. This is a great way to find a doctor who
has been rated with high marks by other patients.
Using word of mouth to find a doctor is one of the oldest methods around
to find a good doctor. Most new moms find their childs first
pediatrician through word of mouth from other new moms. This method can
be quite successful because the oral reviews from a friend usually
include lots of reasons why you should or shouldnt use the doctor.
Imagine the doctors review online as a friend that basically does the
same thing only instead of one review about one doctor; you have
hundreds of reviews about hundreds of doctors.
Finding a new doctor just got easier right? Well almost anyways. There
are some things to keep in mind when you are looking for a new doctor
other than their overall ratings. The reviews can definitely help guide
you but you need to have a clear idea about what youre looking for and
what you arent in a doctor.
Just like finding a contractor or a dry cleaner, you want to find a
doctor that is conveniently located and has hours that will work for you
and your busy schedule. For example if youre only free on Saturdays
you dont want a doctor that is not open weekends. By the same token you
dont want a doctor- no matter how highly recommended they may be- that
is located in a part of town that is hard to get to. If you rely on
public transportation to get around it can be even harder to schedule a
visit that not only requires your time for the appointment itself but
also two hours to get there.
So dont just look at who got As and dismiss the rest. You need to make
sure that you find a doctor that will work for you by finding one that
meets more than just your minimal needs such as hours and location.
Other needs that you will want to address for example include finding a
doctor that will accept your insurance or will work with you for
payments if you are uninsured.
Even though this list doesnt take all of the work out of your hunt, it
does make your initial leg work a lot easier and thats what its all
about isnt it?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
If you are interested in finding a doctor, ratings are available for the potential candidates in your area. For more information visit http://www.doctorreviewsonline.com