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Old 02-19-2020, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by blueash View Post
I received an email today I thought I'd share just FYI. A company is offering to place several new five star reviews per month of my services on multiple websites. Seeing as I don't practice medicine this would be of little use to me. But it is nice to see what kind of deceitful marketing is available. Buyer beware. I wrote back asking if they'd share the names of their satisfied clients with me. I don't expect a reply.
I wouldn't put too much faith in any of these doctor review sites. About 15 years ago, one site listed a particular physician as the top ophthalmologist in our town, but no one ever heard of him. We finally found a 90 year old retired doctor who knew him, until he passed away in 1967!!!. Another site had listed a doctor as top family physician. Unfortunately, he had left the state 5 years earlier after being prosecuted for Medicaid fraud and losing his license