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July 25, 2014

How do you check up on your doctor?

  • It's hard to imagine buying a car without checking rankings, but checking out a doctor is much more difficult.
    • By LAURAN NEERGAARD
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — Americans consider insurance and a good bedside manner in choosing a doctor, but will that doctor provide high-quality care? A new poll shows that people don't know how to determine that.

    Being licensed and likable doesn't necessarily mean a doctor is up to date on best practices. But consumers aren't sure how to uncover much more. Just 22 percent of those questioned are confident they can find information to compare the quality of local doctors, according to the poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.


     
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