B
Evidence Grade B
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under review
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Current
71%
71% -- share of patients using online reviews as first step in evaluating new doctor for US patients (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
71%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Software Advice
Primary
Tier C
https://bdblaw.com/can-doctors-respond-to-online-reviews/ ↗
Source Article
Can Doctors Respond to Online Reviews? - Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC: Ohio Corporate Law Firm.
Original Research
Software Advice
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Methodology
Survey by Software Advice, cited secondhand in law firm article
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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US patients: 71% share of patients using online reviews as first step in evaluating new doctor. Source: Software Advice (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/patients-online-reviews-first-step-doctor-evaluation
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/patients-online-reviews-first-step-doctor-evaluation" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>71%</strong> -- share of patients using online reviews as first step in evaluating new doctor for US patients<br><small>Source: Software Advice (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/patients-online-reviews-first-step-doctor-evaluation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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