VIDEO: Physicians should perform online searches of themselves, their practices

Physicians should consider searching online for mentions of their practices and themselves to know what patients see when they perform a web search for a new physician or specialist.
“Obviously, you want them to find your practice and if you do not have a strong online reputation or a strong web presence, you are unlikely to show up in the top 10 [search results],” Orrin I. Franko, MD, founder of SurgiSurvey LLC and a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at East Bay Hand Medical Center, told Healio. “I advise that doctors should be searching for themselves, their practice name

Physicians should consider searching online for mentions of their practices and themselves to know what patients see when they perform a web search for a new physician or specialist.
“Obviously, you want them to find your practice and if you do not have a strong online reputation or a strong web presence, you are unlikely to show up in the top 10 [search results],” Orrin I. Franko, MD, founder of SurgiSurvey LLC and a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at East Bay Hand Medical Center, told Healio. “I advise that doctors should be searching for themselves, their practice name