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Study: What Patients Expect from Your Doctor Review Site

Lonnie Hirsch
Last updated: December 4, 2014 9:00 am
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online doctor reviewsClear trends in physician reviews and consumer purchase decision patterns have emerged for healthcare marketing professionals.

online doctor reviewsClear trends in physician reviews and consumer purchase decision patterns have emerged for healthcare marketing professionals. A physician’s online presence may soon become a necessity to attract and retain patients, according to practice management research group Software Advice’s 2014 survey of over 4,600 US healthcare consumers.

But, compared to the previous year’s survey, the trend is strong and we have probably moved past the “soon” stage to “now.” Key findings from Patient Use of Online Reviews IndustryView | 2014 include:

  • The number of patients using online reviews jumped 68 percent from 2013 to 2014.
  • Nearly half of respondents would go out-of-network for a doctor that has more favorable reviews.
  • Yelp is the most popular online review site (27 percent), but ties with HealthGrades for most trusted.

As healthcare becomes increasingly patient-centric, empowered consumers regard good reviews as important as being in-network.

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Willingness to Go Out-of-Network Based on Reviews
Software Advice 2014 Survey

Prospective and Current Physician Assessment…

The weight online reviews is significant to patients before they select a prospective doctor, and significantly, as a measure to evaluate their current doctor, according to the Software Advice data.

“Our survey found that the majority (61 percent) use them prior to choosing a doctor. However, a slightly greater percentage of patients in 2014—20 percent, up from 19 percent in 2013—say they use online reviews to evaluate their current doctor.

When reviews consulted

When Patients Use Online Reviews
Software Advice 2014 Survey

“Doctors should be aware that both current and new patients may be using reviews to evaluate their performance, and thus having a positive online presence on review sites is a step toward not just attracting patients, but retaining them.”

Quality of Care and Delivery of Care…

Patients consider review information in a variety of ways, with quality of care, rating and patient experience being the most sought-after general information. And within the delivery of care category, the most sought-after information includes:

  • Accuracy of diagnosis, 34 percent
  • Listening skills, 22 percent
  • Explanation skills, 18 percent
  • Delivery of treatment, 16 percent
  • Time spent with patient, 15 percent

Conclusions…

The entire Software Advice Survey for 2014 is informative reading for doctors and marketing professionals. Among their conclusions: “Our survey findings indicate that having online profiles and positive patient reviews is not only desirable for physicians, but may soon become a necessity to attract and retain patients, particularly as the healthcare arena becomes increasingly patient-centric.

“Physicians should also keep in mind that negative reviews are not nearly as prevalent as many think. Most reviews are positively motivated, so focusing on increasing the quality of care via improved diagnostic accuracy and listening skills is, according to our data, the best way to ensure a greater number of positive reviews.”

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