TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing reviews of academic oral and maxillofacial surgeons within the US on Healthgrades
AU - Stanbouly, Dani
AU - Rahhal, Zacharie
AU - Talis, Austin
AU - Stanbouly, Rami
AU - Baron, Michael
AU - Arce, Kevin
AU - Chandra, Srinivasa R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2023.
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of the following study was to explore the patient feedback on academic oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMSs) practicing in the United States (US) using the physician rating website (PRW) Healthgrades.com. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study on academic OMSs in the US using data from Healthgrades.com. Predictor variables included OMS characteristics or rating characteristics. The primary outcome variable was overall rating. Linear regression was used to determine independent predictors of overall rating. Results: The final study sample consisted of 309 academic OMSs (mean age, 56.4 years; males, 86.4%). Age group was significantly associated with overall rating (p = 0.034). Dual-degree OMSs had a higher mean overall rating than single-degree OMSs (4.26 vs. 3.98, p = 0.012). The number of ratings was also significantly associated with overall rating (p = 0.019). Upon controlling for all other variables, merely age group was independently associated with overall rating. Specifically, OMSs aged 41–55 years were associated with a higher overall rating (+0.96, p = 0.022) relative to OMSs aged >70 years. Conclusions: The OPRs on Healthgrades.com for academic OMSs within the US are generally positive. Age was the only independent predictor for overall rating — younger OMSs (aged 41–55 years) were independently associated with a higher overall rating relative to older OMSs (aged >70 years). The new generation of younger OMSs is likely to be aware of PRWs and their implications in the growing world of online exposure.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of the following study was to explore the patient feedback on academic oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMSs) practicing in the United States (US) using the physician rating website (PRW) Healthgrades.com. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study on academic OMSs in the US using data from Healthgrades.com. Predictor variables included OMS characteristics or rating characteristics. The primary outcome variable was overall rating. Linear regression was used to determine independent predictors of overall rating. Results: The final study sample consisted of 309 academic OMSs (mean age, 56.4 years; males, 86.4%). Age group was significantly associated with overall rating (p = 0.034). Dual-degree OMSs had a higher mean overall rating than single-degree OMSs (4.26 vs. 3.98, p = 0.012). The number of ratings was also significantly associated with overall rating (p = 0.019). Upon controlling for all other variables, merely age group was independently associated with overall rating. Specifically, OMSs aged 41–55 years were associated with a higher overall rating (+0.96, p = 0.022) relative to OMSs aged >70 years. Conclusions: The OPRs on Healthgrades.com for academic OMSs within the US are generally positive. Age was the only independent predictor for overall rating — younger OMSs (aged 41–55 years) were independently associated with a higher overall rating relative to older OMSs (aged >70 years). The new generation of younger OMSs is likely to be aware of PRWs and their implications in the growing world of online exposure.
KW - Academia
KW - Healthgrades
KW - Online physician ratings
KW - Oral and maxillofacial surgery
KW - Physician rating websites
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U2 - 10.1007/s10006-023-01146-6
DO - 10.1007/s10006-023-01146-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 36828972
AN - SCOPUS:85148600393
SN - 1865-1550
VL - 28
SP - 323
EP - 330
JO - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
JF - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
IS - 1
ER -