BACKGROUND Even though physician rating websites (PRWs) have been gaining in importance in both practice and research, little evidence is available on the association of patients' online ratings with the quality of care of physicians. It thus remains unclear whether patients should rely on these ratings when selecting a physician. The objective of this study was to measure the association betwe...

To the Editor: Social media (SM) activity is increasing, including its use in health care decision making.1Riemer C. Doctor M. Dellavalle R.P. Analysis of online ratings dermatologists.JAMA Dermatol. 2016; 152: 218-219Crossref PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar The effect SM on physician has been explored across specialties2Donnally 3rd, C.J. Li D.J. Maguire Jr., J.A. et al.How social media, tra...

BACKGROUND Despite the serious biases that characterize self-rated health, researchers rely heavily on these ratings to predict mortality. Using newly collected survey data, we examine whether simple ratings of participants' health provided by interviewers and physicians can markedly improve mortality prediction. METHODS We use data from a prospective cohort study based on a nationally repres...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of a communication skills training program for physicians and patients. DESIGN A randomized experiment to improve physician communication skills was assessed 1 and 6 months after a training intervention; patient training to be active participants was assessed after 1 month. Across three primary medical care settings, 156 physicians treating 2,196 patients were ...

Self-rated health is routinely used in research and practise among general populations. Older people, however, seem to change their health perceptions. To accurately understand these changed perceptions we therefore need to study the correlates of older people's self-ratings. We examined self-rated, nurse-rated and physician-rated health's association with common disabilities in older people (t...

The purpose of this study was to compare patient and proxy (physician and nurse) assessments of symptoms in advanced cancer patients. The sample consisted of 49 patients with advanced cancer admitted to an acute palliative care unit. Three independent assessments were completed for each patient on two occasions within 11 days of admission. On each occasion, symptoms were rated independently by ...

PURPOSE To describe hopeful and persuasive messages communicated by physicians during informed consent for phase I trials and examine whether such communication is associated with physician and parent ratings of the likelihood of benefit, physician and parent ratings of the strength of the physician's recommendation to enroll, parent ratings of control, and parent ratings of perceived pressure....

Public reporting of physician performance—whether user-generated physician rating websites or metrics-driven, scientifically based performance reports—is a reality of health care today and is increasingly tied to high-stakes outcomes, including reimbursement and compensation. With the rise of the consumerism movement, more and more patients are proactive in choosing their providers and are incr...