Helpful physician review websites

Welcome to the first 'Good to the Last Dot' blog entry!

Because I get this question so often, here are some very useful links (albeit two of many) to use in your future health care exploration…

1. For comparing hospitals

2. For comparing doctors:

www.vitals.com

www.angieslist.com
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

Note that for Vitals.com, I don’t recommend weighting the ratings too heavily, as these are commonly a sound-off for the extremely happy and extremely angry (among your typical selective audience). However, it’s a great reference for reviewing research credentials and industry prominence as you consider potential physicians/procedures. (and FYI, Angie’s List requires a small fee; Vitals.com is free)

For PubMed, you'll be limited to abstracts unless you have academic or research authorization, but it's all still quite useful.

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