Why are so few patients rating their physicians on German physician rating websites? A qualitative study

Abstract Background Physician rating websites (PRWs) allow patients to rate, comment and discuss physicians’ quality online as a source of information for others searching for a physician. It is generally assumed that PRWs will only be helpful for users, and fair for the rated, if there are a high n...

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Main Authors: Stuart McLennan, Daniel Strech, Hannes Kahrass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3492-0