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is a free, searchable database of reviews, contact information and biographies for 720,000 doctors. It’s similar to Yelp, the popular review site where users can rant and rave about local businesses, and even links to some of those mini-essays. Although Vitals evaluates a doctor’s bedside manner, accessibility and promptness, very few provider profiles include the most critical piece of information — which health insurance plans the doctor accepts — and none of them advises whether he or she is accepting new patients. All run the risk of being dominated by a discontented few. The Washington Post
