Most popular Google searches for terms relating hospital quality, 1 August 2012 to 31 July 2013
| Exact Google search term | Monthly search volume | Exact Google search term | Monthly search volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| hospital compare | 12 100 | best hospitals | 1900 |
| doctor reviews | 9900 | top hospitals in the us | 1600 |
| best medical schools | 9900 | patient satisfaction | 1600 |
| doctor ratings | 6600 | hospital rankings | 1600 |
| core measures | 2900 | patient satisfaction survey | 1300 |
| rate doctors | 2400 | best med schools | 1300 |
| patient safety | 2400 | best cancer hospitals | 1300 |
| hospital ratings | 2400 | physician ratings | 1000 |
| customer satisfaction survey | 2400 | nursing home ratings | 1000 |
| best hospitals in the us | 2400 | best hospitals in the world | 1000 |
| us news best hospitals | 1900 |
Monthly search volume averaged over 12 months preceding 31 July 2013. Twenty-one most popular national Google searches related to “top hospital”, “best hospital” and “hospital quality” seed terms as determined by Google Adwords Keyword planner, excluding terms with fewer than 1000 monthly searches or terms not specifically or exclusively related to quality in the authors’ determination. See supplementary material for list of 75 search words before exclusions.