What to Know When Choosing a Health Care Provider

Posted: Monday, December 10, 2012 9:13 am | Updated: 2:32 am, Tue Dec 11, 2012.

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(NewsUSA) - Consumers are more concerned than ever about making the right health care decisions, yet a national study from Healthgrades suggests that people actually spend more time researching their refrigerator purchase than their health care provider.

"When people aren't properly informed, they tend to choose convenience over quality," explains Dr. Archelle Georgiou, "Instead of using objective measures of performance such as mortality and complication rates, patients select providers who are covered under their insurance and located close to them. Unfortunately, this approach often results in dissatisfaction and poor outcomes."