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Online reviews by patients are almost always useless and have near zero correlation with actual evidence-based medicine care quality. Studies have shown that patient satisfaction is most impacted by whether the doctor writes a prescription, regardless of whether the patient really needs one. Apparently patients like to feel they're getting something for their money.

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Did you even watch the video?? When the patient says his doctor rushed his colonoscopy which only lasted 5 minutes and that he was in extreme agony through the procedure, i'm going to believe the patient. That's a terrible service.

Would you mind citing your sources?

Here you go: https://www.bmj.com/content/315/7117/1211.short

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