About patients rating doctors on the Internet

March 25, 2012 at 1:59AM

INTERNET RATINGS

• Consumer websites such as rateyourdoctor.com and vitals.com allow patients to post comments about their physicians.

• Since 2004, more than a dozen defamation lawsuits have been filed by doctors over online reviews by patients. Most have been dismissed or settled.

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