Great social networking idea

Despite the fact that my colleagues will probably make fun of me for posting this, but I love the concept. Technobabble 2.0 has created a Vote for the best analyst contest. This is an outstanding use of the social media concept. Because of Technobabbles reach and audience, I think the results should give a pretty good snapshot on how the online community views analysts and could give rise to a new generation of superstars. Along the same lines, I read yesterday that the American Medical Association has been/is working on a standard for creating a doctors rating system. Seems like a pre-emptive strike by the medical field to corral the social network effect that could happen if someone beats them to the punch and deploys a killer doctor rating web app. I know that there currently several of those types of systems that exist, but none of them has reached critical mass yet to have an true impact. It will allow them to set the terms for ratings, establish a standard scoring scale, and possibly prevent disinformation being spread about doctors. I am on the fence for this one. I don't really have a problem with online ratings for lawyers, coders, analysts, companies... ect, but I do have a concern about opening up the medical profession to public scrutiny. Here is the reason why: doctors at higher end medical facilities would be unfairly exposed to more risks online, due to the demographic that they serve. It could skew the results. On the flip side of thing, fantastic surgeons and doctors operating out of "St. Elsewhere" would not be getting the recognition they deserve. If the AMA puts a system in place and all hospitals are forced to give ratings and reviews at the end of every treatment session, we will see a more clear picture on the effectiveness on individual doctors.