It allows consumers to enter a zip code, the type of physician they seek and the criteria they feel is important. It also allows consumers to receive physician profiles that meet those criteria. Profiles contain contact information, specialties, where the doctor trained, board certifications, hospital affiliations, health plan affiliations, number of years since medical school, foreign languages spoken, gender and sanctions. This data is publicly available information. Also provided are maps and driving directions, and links to physician Web sites.
Consumers can also fill out patient satisfaction surveys.
The service provides a good basic screening tool. The service is free. The selection criteria are overly broad and general, compared with doctorquality's. A directory of specialists searchable by specialty or geographic area. This is a good starting point to find a list of physicians.