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ArticleJournal of patient experience2021

Online Ratings of Primary Care Physicians: Comparison of Gender, Training, and Specialty.

Daliah Wachs, Victoria Lorah, Allison Boynton, Amanda Hertzler, Brandon Nichols, Joseph Kraft, Jerry Wang, Ivy Dang, Paul Kalekas, Cheryl Vanier

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Article in Journal of patient experience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daliah WachsIntegrative Family Medicine, Genesis Communications Network, Las Vegas, NV, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2694-407X
Victoria LorahTouro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA.
Allison BoyntonTouro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA.
Amanda HertzlerTouro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA.
Brandon NicholsTouro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA.
Joseph KraftTouro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA.
Jerry WangTouro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA.
Ivy DangTouro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA.
Paul KalekasTouro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA.
Cheryl VanierTouro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA.
Touro University Nevada · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore patient perceptions of primary care providers and their offices relative to their physician's philosophy (medical degree [MD] vs doctorate in osteopathic medicine [DO]), specialty (internal medicine vs family medicine), US region, and gender (male vs female). Using the Healthgrades website, the average satisfaction rating for the physician, office parameters, and wait time were collected and analyzed for 1267 physicians. We found female doctors tended to have lower ratings in the Midwest, and staff friendliness of female physicians were rated lower in the northwest. In the northeast, male and female MDs were rated more highly than DOs. Wait times varied regionally, with northeast and northwest regions having the shortest wait times. Overall satisfaction was generally high for most physicians. Regional differences in perception of a physician based on gender or degree may have roots in local culture, including proximity to a DO school, comfort with female physicians, and expectations for waiting times.

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allopathicgenderhealthgradesonline reputationosteopathic

Identifiers

PMID34179422
PMCPMC8205358
OpenAlexW3159174471

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