This means if your practice can get a lot of high star reviews, you’ll not only get more eyeballs on Google because you’ll be ranked higher, but you’ll improve the chances of a patient choosing you by up to 77%. Patients place recommendations from others above all else when looking for a new practice.Google uses reviews to rank practices-the more high star reviews you have, the higher your practice will show up in local search.If there was just one piece of ‘marketing advice’ to give to any brick and mortar business (medical practices included) it would be to work hard to get as many Google reviews as possible. Consistent reviews trickling in, rather than periodic bombardments.While Google is a blackbox about how they generate their ratings, we know with reasonable confidence that they value: Google prioritises displaying businesses in the local area because people are searching for a physical place rather than an online product/service. *Local search are the results that show up on Google when someone is searching for a brick and mortar business like a medical practice. The owner of the listing can respond to reviews through their Google My Business dashboard.

Anyone can write a review and it will show up publicly around 24 hours later.

Google reviews are the comments and star reviews (out of 5) that appear publicly on Google local search* and on Google Maps.

How do i find my google reviews