From the Boston Globe Business Team
Bostonians, city dwellers, trust doctors more than rural patients
Bostonians trust their doctors more on average than people in many other major cities, according to a new study from HealthGrades, a Golden, Colo., company that rates doctors and hospitals.
The company surveyed more than 41,000 adult patients who had visited their primary doctors between July 2005 and July 2006, and found that on average, city dwellers trusted their doctors' advice more than people in rural communities. Patients in Houston put the most faith in their physicians; Boston ranked third on the list out of the 20 cities surveyed.
(By Keith Reed, Globe staff)
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