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RateMDs.com
Founded
2004
Founder(s)
John Swapceinski
Industry
Doctor ratings and reviews
Services
Healthcare provider and medical facility search service
Parent
VerticalScope Inc.
Website
http://www.ratemds.com

RateMDs.com is a free website allowing users to submit and read reviews of doctors, dentists, psychologists, urgent care centers, group practices, and hospitals. The site is free to use for both consumers and doctors.


The site was originally launched in 2004, and has undergone a number of changes in recent years with a huge update in August 2014.[1]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Business model


    • 2.1 Ratings Manager




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History[edit]


RateMDs.com was founded in 2004 by John Swapceinski in San Jose, California.[2] The site has been featured in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal[3] and BuzzFeed.[4]



Business model[edit]


The site generates revenues through two means:




  • Ad sales to physicians, health care facilities and insurance companies.

  • Paid plans. For example: Any doctor may pay a fee of between US$119 and US$179 per month (between US$1,428 and US$2,148 per year) for the website's "Promoted Plan". This plan includes a variety of features, including the "Ratings Manager".



Ratings Manager[edit]


The site's Ratings Manager is one of the features available only to doctors who pay a monthly fee. As marketing firm Mudbug Media puts it: "Physicians who have a paid plan are ... allowed to hide up to 3 RateMDs reviews 'deemed to be suspicious' and can select a featured rating to show up at the top of the reviews."[5]



References[edit]





  1. ^ "RateMDs.com". RateMDs. RateMDs.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "RateMDs.com Receives One-Millionth Doctor Review". greenatom. PRNewswire. Retrieved 26 November 2014.


  3. ^ Reddy, Sumathi. "Doctors Check Online Ratings From Patients and Make Change". WSJ.com. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 November 2014.


  4. ^ Rossen, Jake. "Insult And Injury: How Doctors Are Losing The War Against Trolls". www.buzzfeed.com. Buzzfeed. Retrieved 26 November 2014.


  5. ^ "RateMDs.com for Physicians". P3 Inbound. Mudbug Media, Inc. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.




External links[edit]


  • Official website















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