B
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72%
72% -- percentage of patients using online reviews first step finding doctor for patients (2025)
72% of patients use online reviews as the very first step to finding a new doctor.
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72%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
Geography
US
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Software Advice
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Tier C
https://ilchiro.org/why-you-need-to-claim-your-online-listings/ ↗
Source Article
Why You Need to Claim Your Online Listings! - Illinois Chiropractic Society
When was the last time you Googled your name or the name of your practice? When patients search for a chiropractic physician in your area, what does Google say on your behalf? It’s often the first impression a patient has of you, but not one that concerns many DCs, which leaves it up to Google to sp…
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patients: 72% percentage of patients using online reviews first step finding doctor. Source: Software Advice (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/patients-online-reviews-first-step-new-doctor
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