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Ratings for virtually every product and service can be found on the Internet, including patients' ratings of physicians at such sites as Vimo, RateMDs, and RevolutionHealth. Shaili Jain, a practicing physician in Wisconsin, shares her perspective on the subject after Googling herself on the Internet:
The Internet has become the modern equivalent of word of mouth. Proponents of physician-rating sites view patients as consumers who have a right to express their opinions about services; the Internet allows patients' voices to be heard. Critics view the sites as useless for meaningful evaluation and note that privacy laws prevent physicians from responding to negative reviews. Yet, reading wonderful stories by patients about physicians whom you …