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2023 rater8 Practice Excellence Awards

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Emily Manuel

Published

February 2, 2024

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Established in 2021, rater8’s Practice Excellence Awards celebrate healthcare practices and providers who reached new heights in providing unparalleled patient experiences.

Drawing insights from our patient satisfaction surveys, our esteemed winners have secured the highest overall ratings in the following categories for 2023:

Join us in commemorating the extraordinary accomplishments of our clients!

Meet 2023’s Award Recipients

Highest Rated Practices Overall (All Practitioners)

Size Practice Location  
Small Ambulatory Surgical Center Stevens Point, WI Ambulatory Surgical Center Logo
Small Howard Health & Wellness Naples, FL Howard Health & Wellness logo
Small Synergi Medspa Chesterfield, MO Synergi Medspa logo
Medium Discover Health San Francisco, CA Discover Health Logo
Medium North Florida Bone and Joint Specialists Gulf Breeze, FL
Medium DownEast Orthopedics Bangor, ME Downeast Orthopedics logo
Large McBride Orthopedic Hospital Oklahoma City, OK McBride Orthopedic Hospital Logo
Large Midwest Center for Women’s HealthCare Bannockburn, IL Midwest Center for Women's Healthcare
Large Integrated Medical Professionals Lake Success, NY Integrated Medical Professionals logo

Highest Rated Doctors

Name Practice Location  
Karen Walker, M.D. Alabama Dermatology Northport, AL 2023 Practice Excellence Awards Winner - Karen Walker, M.D.
Norman Ravski, M.D. County OBGYN Branford, CT 2023 Practice Excellence Awards Winner - Norman Ravski, M.D.
Andrea Pikkula, O.D. Eye Associates of Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2023 Practice Excellence Awards Winner - Andrea Pikkula, O.D.
Stephanie Walsh, M.D. Alabama Dermatology Northport, AL 2023 Practice Excellence Awards Winner - Stephanie Walsh, M.D.
Kyle Hehe, D.P.M. Artisan Foot & Ankle Specialists (Balance Health) Mission Viejo, CA 2023 Practice Excellence Awards Winner - Kyle Hehe, D.P.M.

Highest Rated Advanced Practitioners

Name Practice Location  
Tom Dubuque, PT University Orthopedics East Providence, RI 2023 rater8 Practice Excellence Awards - Tom Dubuque, PT
Kimberly Wiley, NP-C Heart and Vascular Care (CVAUSA) Cumming, GA 2023 Practice Excellence Awards Winner - Kimberly Wiley, NP-C
Lisa Schmidt, PA First State Orthopaedics Newark, DE 2023 Practice Excellence Awards Winner - Lisa Schmidt, PA

Highest Rated Office Staff

Name Practice Location  
Lori H. Atlantic Medical Imaging (AMI) Vineland, NJ Atlantic Medical Imaging
Danielle K. Atlantic Medical Imaging (AMI) Brick Township, NJ Atlantic Medical Imaging
Susan C. Atlantic Medical Imaging (AMI) Hammonton, NJ Atlantic Medical Imaging

2024 and Beyond

As the industry’s leader in reputation management, we recognize that providing exceptional patient care is an ongoing endeavor. Like you, we’ve already set our sights on the year ahead — with awards ready for the taking.

We empower healthcare organizations to foster practice improvement through data-driven insights. Our satisfaction surveys deliver real-time feedback tailored to every aspect of your practice. With 16 million benchmarkable data points collected across 80 medical specialties nationwide, rater8 offers unparalleled insights for comparing your practice’s performance on a national scale.

Take advantage of our 30-day free trial to begin collecting data you can use to benchmark your practice, employees, and locations against a diverse network. From there, you’ll be able to pinpoint areas for improvement and implement successful strategies to enhance the overall patient experience. Who knows — your practice might just make it onto next year’s prestigious list! 

During your 30-day trial, your practice will be able to:

  • Send fully customizable post-visit patient feedback surveys 
  • Cultivate organic 5-star patient reviews across all major healthcare review platforms
  • Integrate rater8 with your PM/EHR system
  • View all patient reviews and feedback via the rater8 dashboard
  • Meet with rater8’s team at the 14- and 30-day marks to track and review your progress

Once again, congratulations to our winners, and we look forward to another year of supporting our clients as they offer the highest level of patient care!

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Emily Manuel
Emily is rater8’s marketing communications manager, specializing in branding, content strategy, and digital storytelling. With three years of B2B SaaS experience in healthcare tech and certifications in HubSpot Content Marketing and Google AI Essentials, Emily shares insights that help practices improve their online reputations and stay ahead in the new era of AI-driven patient search. Her work has been published by Electronic Health Reporter, Medical Economics, and HealthITAnswers.

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