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BEST DOCTORS IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS ABOUT BEST DOCTORS, INC.
Founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School physicians, Best Doctors works with the best five percent of doctors, ranked by impartial peer review, to help people get the right diagnosis and right treatment. Gallup® has audited and certified Best Doctors, Inc.’s database of physicians, and its companion Best Doctors in America® List as using the highest industry standards survey methodology and processes. The global health solutions company, which has grown to over 30 million members worldwide, uses state-of-theart technology capabilities to deliver improved health outcomes while reducing costs. Best Doctors seamlessly integrates its trusted health services with large selfinsured employers, insurers and other groups in every major region of the world. The company also designs and implements international insurance programs that help people be sure they get the right health solutions. More than a traditional second opinion, Best Doctors delivers a comprehensive evaluation of a patient’s medical condition – providing value to both patients and treating physicians. By utilizing Best Doctors, members have access to the brightest minds in medicine to ensure the right diagnosis and treatment plan. The service also helps patients learn about their best treatment options, and includes their treating physician in the process as well,
providing members the peace of mind and the confidence that comes with knowing they are making well-informed decisions with world-renowned experts in their corner. For over 20 years, Best Doctors has conducted an extensive physician survey to identify the doctors that other doctors trust most. It is the largest ongoing, peerreviewed survey in the medical industry. As a result, Best Doctors has a proprietary database of more than 53,000 medical experts worldwide in over 450 specialties and subspecialties. Best Doctors are: • Reviewed and elected by their peers • Clinically and academically accomplished • Affiliated with national and global centers of excellence, including Dana Farber, MD Anderson, Baylor, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Johns Hopkins and other leaders. • Leading medical practitioners, researchers and teachers • Members of a prestigious, peer-reviewed group that includes the top 5% of U.S. physicians
Best Doctors’ team of researchers conducts a biennial poll using the methodology that mimics the informal peer-to-peer process doctors themselves use to identify the right specialists for their patients. Using an accredited polling method and balloting software, they gather the insight and experience of tens of thousands of leading specialists all over the country, while confirming their credentials and specific areas of expertise. On “off ” years, or non-polling years, Best Doctors re-verifies The Best Doctors in America® List to ensure that all the information contained within remains up-to-date and accurate. The result is a sterling, worldwide reputation for reliable, impartial results by remaining totally independent. The List is a product of validated peer review, in which doctors who excel in their specialties are selected by their peers in the profession.
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To date, the experts have reviewed tens of thousands of cases, providing invaluable diagnostic and treatment recommendations. Best Doctors does not pay physicians to be included in the database, nor can physicians pay to be on the Best Doctors in America® List.
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