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I'm a bit skeptical of crowdsourced ratings for this kind of thing, given the relatively poor quality (and frequent gaming) of ratings on sites like Yelp and Am

by mjn 13y ago

I'm a bit skeptical of crowdsourced ratings for this kind of thing, given the relatively poor quality (and frequent gaming) of ratings on sites like Yelp and Amazon. Some objective information, like third-party-audited statistics on treatment outcomes, on the other hand, would be very valuable.

EGreg 13y ago
Well great, you've got a problem a startup can solve :)
- mjn 13y ago
  True, and I'd love to see that kind of information. But it's a hard problem: doing solid outcomes analysis of hospital procedures is orders of magnitudes harder than crowdsourcing reviews!
  - EGreg 13y ago
    It is. You'd have a big barrier to entry for competitors.