MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'angies list'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:27:38 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469634&cid=t_233123_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FkChqu_R0_7Y%2F If you’re looking for a doctor, where do you go? Many people today are finding information on the Internet. “More than 40 Internet sites allow patients to rate their doctors based on their personal experiences, both good and bad, including RateMDs.com, DrScore.com and now, Angie’s List, at www.angieslist.com.” I was able to find out about a doctor that I felt was treating me rather poorly. She ignored the symptoms I had after switching medications, she was short with me, and she refused to get back to me in a timely manner. It turned out my instincts were not wrong. When I looked her up on the Internet, I’d found that she had a history of poor behavior with patients, and had even been sued several times. Oh, if I’d only looked her up before I went to he... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469634 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:11:58 +0100 2469634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2301627&cid=t_233123_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FXuoJD__OnXk%2Frating-doctors-online-how-do-you-feel.html In a recent article at ABC News, they discuss the lengths doctors are going to get patients to stop posting doctor ratings online. At sites like AngiesList.com and Rate MDs, occasionally poor reviews pop up about doctors. Doctors have gone as far as to have patients sign wavers stating that they will post nothing online about their experience at the doctor. Medical Justice is a company that provides documentation for these doctors to get signatures from their patients.Some doctors have even go as far as to ask the site moderators to take down the negative comments, and many have refused. So what's your opinion about this? Just like restaurants, some doctors don't provide the best service. Shouldn't consumers be allowed to know what their experience will be before they walk through the door... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2301627 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:46:00 +0100 2301627