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Brazilian Health Professional Directory and Review Data
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About
Offers deep insight into 165,000 doctors and other healthcare professionals operating in Brazil. The data was gathered from Doctoralia, a globally recognized online platform where users can locate, read ratings for, and book appointments with practitioners. Recognizing that selecting a healthcare professional is an important and often challenging decision, this product provides essential details, including location, primary specialization, service pricing, and customer review counts, enabling detailed analysis of the Brazilian health services landscape.
Columns
The dataset contains 13 key attributes describing each professional:
- doctor_id: The unique integer identification number provided by Doctoralia.
- title: The professional designation, such as 'Dr', 'Dra', or 'Prof.'.
- name: The full name of the practitioner.
- city1: The city name, written using local grammar (e.g., São Paulo).
- city2: The city name, normalized using lower case letters and hyphens (e.g., sao-paulo).
- region: The regional identifier, often including the initials for the state (e.g., sao-paulo-sp).
- specialization: The main field of practice. The most common types include dentist (dentista) and psychologist (psicologo).
- reviews: The count of opinions or ratings submitted by users.
- newest_review_date: The date of the most recently posted review.
- telemedicine: A binary indicator (1 for Yes, 0 for No) showing if remote services are available.
- price: The most common price associated with the services provided.
- url: The direct web link to the healthcare professional's page.
- fetch_time: The exact date and time when the data record was collected.
Distribution
The data product is distributed as a CSV file, with a size of approximately 28.54 MB. The file contains 165,000 records of healthcare professionals. It is important to note that certain fields exhibit missing values; specifically, around 48% of records are missing review counts and newest review dates, and approximately 78% of records do not contain specific pricing information. The data fetching process occurred between late October 2022 and early November 2022.
Usage
Ideal applications for this data include:
- Analyzing market prices for medical and psychological services across various Brazilian regions.
- Investigating the popularity and review frequency of different specializations.
- Mapping the distribution and density of healthcare providers geographically.
- Assessing the percentage of healthcare professionals offering telemedicine services.
- Tracking patient feedback trends spanning from 2011 to 2022.
Coverage
The dataset focuses entirely on healthcare professionals located within Brazil. It covers 165,000 listed practitioners. Geographically, major cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro represent the highest proportion of records. The review data spans from April 2011 through November 2022, providing a wide temporal scope on user engagement. The author has stated that no future updates are expected for this specific dataset.
License
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Who Can Use It
- Researchers: To study the economics and availability of specialised medical services in Brazil.
- Software Developers: For building tools that require structured health professional directories and location data.
- Journalists and Analysts: To examine trends in digital health adoption (telemedicine) and consumer feedback.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Brazilian Health Professional Directory and Review Data
- Doctoralia Brazil Practitioner Listings (2022 Snapshot)
- Brazil Health Sector Pricing and Telemedicine Analysis
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