The Effect of a Surgeon’s Online Presence on Surgeon Selection in Elective Joint Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role that a surgeon’s online presence plays in patients’ decisions to be treated by that surgeon. Postoperative patients from our arthroplasty clinic were enrolled in a retrospective cross-sectional questionnaire. Results from 101 patients demonstrate...
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| author | Colin A McNamara Harsh A Shah Bradley A Lezak Sagie Haziza Michele D’Apuzzo Victor H Hernandez |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to investigate the role that a surgeon’s online presence plays in patients’ decisions to be treated by that surgeon. Postoperative patients from our arthroplasty clinic were enrolled in a retrospective cross-sectional questionnaire. Results from 101 patients demonstrated that the most searched information was education and training (68.8%), online ratings (53.1%), online reviews (50%), associated hospital and/or university (46.9%), insurance coverage (37.5%), location (21.9%), and awards (9.4%). The results of our questionnaire suggest that orthopedic surgeons could more effectively shape their online presences by highlighting these characteristics that patients are more likely to research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c841d395072456ea3f2b90393cc21952022-12-21T22:01:45ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation2210-49252021-06-012810.1177/22104917211020454The Effect of a Surgeon’s Online Presence on Surgeon Selection in Elective Joint ArthroplastyColin A McNamara0Harsh A Shah1Bradley A Lezak2Sagie Haziza3Michele D’Apuzzo4Victor H Hernandez5 /Jackson Mem Med Ctr, Miami, FL, USA /Jackson Mem Med Ctr, Miami, FL, USA , Miami, FL, USA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USAThe purpose of this study was to investigate the role that a surgeon’s online presence plays in patients’ decisions to be treated by that surgeon. Postoperative patients from our arthroplasty clinic were enrolled in a retrospective cross-sectional questionnaire. Results from 101 patients demonstrated that the most searched information was education and training (68.8%), online ratings (53.1%), online reviews (50%), associated hospital and/or university (46.9%), insurance coverage (37.5%), location (21.9%), and awards (9.4%). The results of our questionnaire suggest that orthopedic surgeons could more effectively shape their online presences by highlighting these characteristics that patients are more likely to research.https://doi.org/10.1177/22104917211020454 |
| spellingShingle | Colin A McNamara Harsh A Shah Bradley A Lezak Sagie Haziza Michele D’Apuzzo Victor H Hernandez The Effect of a Surgeon’s Online Presence on Surgeon Selection in Elective Joint Arthroplasty Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation |
| title | The Effect of a Surgeon’s Online Presence on Surgeon Selection in Elective Joint Arthroplasty |
| title_full | The Effect of a Surgeon’s Online Presence on Surgeon Selection in Elective Joint Arthroplasty |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of a Surgeon’s Online Presence on Surgeon Selection in Elective Joint Arthroplasty |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of a Surgeon’s Online Presence on Surgeon Selection in Elective Joint Arthroplasty |
| title_short | The Effect of a Surgeon’s Online Presence on Surgeon Selection in Elective Joint Arthroplasty |
| title_sort | effect of a surgeon s online presence on surgeon selection in elective joint arthroplasty |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/22104917211020454 |
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