Norman Parathyroid Center's Dr. Douglas Politz Receives Patients' Choice Award
TAMPA - May 3, 2010 - Dr. Douglas Politz of the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa, FL is being recognized as a Patients' Choice physician. Out of 720,000 active physicians, he represents one of the 5 percent who receive this honor nationwide.
Online, May 3, 2010 (Newswire.com) - TAMPA - May 3, 2010 - Dr. Douglas Politz of the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa, FL is being recognized as a Patients' Choice physician. Out of 720,000 active physicians, he represents one of the 5 percent who receive this honor nationwide.
Each year more than 400,000 patients provide online feedback about their physician experiences, rating various components of their visit including bedside manner, doctor-patient face time, degree of follow-up, courtesy of the staff, as well as overall opinions. Physicians who continually receive uniformly rave reviews across the board from patients receive the Patients' Choice designation.
"We would like to congratulate Dr. Politz on perhaps the most important recognition a doctor can receive, the recognition from their patients with the Patients' Choice Award" said Taylor Green of American Registry and Vitals.com.
"Anytime your patients hold you in such high regard, it is the greatest of honors" said Dr. Politz. "Our staff at the office and at the hospital take pride in looking after every conceivable need in their approach to our patient's care. This award is a reflection of their dedication and professionalism, for which I am most grateful."
A variety of internet databases such as Vitals.com, Health.com, and Managed Care websites allow for online patient feedback which is then tabulated by MDx Medical Inc. The reviews are unsolicited. Additional information available on the various websites include a profile of the physician and his or her credentials, which includes board certification, number of publications, hospital affiliations and reputations, as well as the prestige of the medical program in which the physician was trained. This information allows patients and insurers to assess the physician when choosing whom to see for care.
Douglas Politz, MD, FACS, FACE, is recognized as one of world's experts on parathyroid disease. Dr. Politz trained in mini-parathyroid surgery with Dr. Norman (inventor of minimally invasive radioguided parathyroid surgery) in the late 1990's and dedicated his surgical practice in Texas to parathyroid disease prior to rejoining the Norman Parathyroid Center in 2006. Dr. Politz has performed more parathyroid operations than anybody in the world other than Dr. Norman and the two operate as a team on every case.