Dr. Timothy Helton of Marietta, GA is a Five-Time Patients' Choice Honoree

The Patients' Choice Award is based on patient-provided online ratings.

MARIETTA, Ga., July 15, 2013 /PR Newswire-USNewswire/ -- Only a small percentage of the nation's physicians are ever honored with a Patients' Choice Award. But Marietta Family Medicine Dr. Timothy Helton belongs to an even more selective group of doctors who are being honored this year as five-time Patients' Choice honorees, marking the award's fifth anniversary.

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Of the nearly 900,000 active doctors and dentists in the U.S., just five percent earned the consistently high patient ratings on Vitals, UCompareHealthCare, and other sites in 2012 needed to qualify for the Patients' Choice Award. Even fewer U.S. doctors - only one percent - earned Dr. Timothy Helton's achievement: award-worthy patient praise for five consecutive years (2008 through 2012).

Each year, millions of patients rate their doctors on various critical aspects of their care, including: diagnosis accuracy, time spent with the doctor, bedside manner, and follow-up. Vitals analyzes these ratings annually, along with other quality measures, to identify Patients Choice Award winners.

Dr. Timothy Helton commented on the recognition: "I'm grateful that so many patients have gone out of their way throughout the past five years to rate my care - and rate it so highly! It's wonderful to be recognized in this particular way. Thank you."

For more information on this Patients' Choice Award Five Year Honoree, please visit Dr. Timothy Helton's profile on Vitals.com.

A plaque has been designed to recognize the Patients Choice Award Five Year Honorees, including Marietta Family Medicine Dr. Timothy Helton. The doctor's award plaque is shown here.

For more information on Dr. Timothy Helton, call 770-973-7302, or visit www.woodlawncommonsfamilypractice.org.

About the Vitals Patients' Choice Award

Now in its fifth consecutive year, Vitals' Patients Choice Award is presented to every doctor in the US that maintains a 3.5 or higher aggregate rating for an entire calendar year. Visitors to Vitals.com use the same four-star rating system to make informed, confident choices about their healthcare every day. Patients' Choice is just one award in a suite of annual honors for the medical community bestowed by Vitals' users, including Compassionate Doctor and specialty-specific Top 10 Doctor awards.

This press release was written by American Registry, LLC with approval by and/or contributions from Dr. Timothy Helton and was distributed by PR Newswire, a subsidiary of UBM plc.

American Registry, LLC, recognizes excellence in top businesses and professionals. The Registry™ includes over 2 million significant business and professional recognitions. For more information, search The Registry at http://www.americanregistry.com.

Contact Information:
Timothy D Helton
Phone: 770-973-7302

SOURCE American Registry

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