How to use online clinician rating systems.

Aria A. Razmaria; Edward H. Livingston

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How to use online clinician rating systems.

October 14, 2015

Razmaria AA, Livingston EH. JAMA. 2015;314(13):1418.

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Clinician rating sites may not always provide the best information to help patients choose providers and hospitals. This commentary reviews concerns associated with using these scoring systems and recommends that patients communicate with providers and ask questions to better inform their selection process.

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