Vol. XIII, No. 3Archive > March, 2012

Protect Your Online Reputation

Don't let one angry patient trash your good name on the Internet. Here are 7 things you can do to fight back.

Andrew Doan, MD, PhD

Today, anyone with a valid e-mail address, Internet access and an ax to grind can leave slanderous and false reviews about his surgeon on an online review site. And they can do so anonymously.

 
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