Online Ratings Systems for Physicians and Institutions: Limitations of the Current State of the Art

Timothy J Daskivich; Brennan Spiegel; Hyung L Kim

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2016.08.025

Online Ratings Systems for Physicians and Institutions: Limitations of the Current State of the Art

Eur Urol. 2017 Mar;71(3):311-312. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.08.025. Epub 2016 Aug 25.

Authors

Timothy J Daskivich¹, Brennan Spiegel², Hyung L Kim³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Urology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Cedars-Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Cedars-Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
³ Division of Urology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

PMID: 27567211
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.08.025

Abstract

Consumers are increasingly using online ratings tools that compare surgeons and institutions to identify high-quality providers. However, concerns regarding their limitations-data quality, validity of statistical comparisons, and impact on access to care-should be considered before full-scale implementation.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Hospitals / standards*
Humans
Internet*
Male
Prostatectomy
Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery
Quality of Health Care*
Surgeons / standards*
United Kingdom
United States
Urology / standards*