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Published on: February 5, 2019
Online Ratings and Perceptions of Pediatric Otolaryngologists
Janice T Chua1, Emily Nguyen1, Adwight Risbud1
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, California, U.S.A.
Objective/Hypothesis:
To assess and characterize online ratings and comments on pediatric otolaryngologists and determine factors that correlate with higher ratings.
Study Design:
Online database analysis.
Methods:
All American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) members were queried on Healthgrades, Vitals, RateMDs, and Yelp for their online ratings and comments as of June 2020. Ratings were normalized for comparison on a five-point Likert scale. All comments were categorized based on context and positive or negative quality.
Results:
Of the 561 ASPO members, 489 (87%) were rated on at least one online platform. Of those rated, 410 (84%) were on Healthgrades, 429 (88%) on Vitals, 236 (48%) on RateMDs, and 72 (15%) on Yelp. Across all platforms, the average overall rating was 4.13 ± 0.03 (range, 1.00-5.00). We found significant positive correlations between overall ratings and specific ratings (P < .001) on all individual topics. In addition, the majority of all narrative comments were related to perceived physician bedside manner and clinical outcome, with negative comments correlating negatively with overall score (P < .05). Time spent with the physician was the only category in which both positive and negative comments showed significant correlation with the overall physician rating (P = .016 and P = .017, respectively). Attending a top-ranked medical school or residency program did not correlate with higher or lower ratings.
Conclusions:
Online ratings and comments for pediatric otolaryngologists are largely influenced by patient and parent perceptions of physician competence, comforting bedside manner, and office and time management.
Level Of Evidence:
NA Laryngoscope, 131:2356-2360, 2021.
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