All-New Doctor.com Unites Powerful Doctor Search with Unique Social Media...( Employs next...),Health

Employs next generation technologies to help users quickly find local doctors and medical professionals who accept their health insurance.

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 28, 2008 -- The all-new find a doctor or other health professional based on geographic location, medical specialty and even health insurance affiliation. With a beta version of the site quietly launched in August, Doctor.com has already been attracting attention for its powerful tools, ease of use, and innovative social elements. In addition to doctor search, visitors use the site to research provider qualifications, share doctor reviews, and download office paperwork in advance of their appointment. Doctor.com's proprietary database includes detailed profiles for more than a million physicians, dentists, nurses, chiropractors, therapists, alternative medicine practitioners and other health professionals. In addition to listing providers' contact information and health insurance affiliations, the site also gives consumers such valuable information as gender, spoken language(s), office hours, and credentials like medical education, board certifications, and professional training.

"No other consumer Web site offers our combination of powerful search features and detailed provider information," claims Andrei Zimiles, general manager of Doctor.com. "We invested heavily to ensure that the site would truly make people's lives easier. For example, we show users which insurance plans doctors accept. Surprisingly, while the majority of users searching online are insured, most of today's largest medical sites don't include this information in their doctor listings.&q
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