Related Terms: Consumer Health Information, Health web site,
Medscape - General Medicine
- Proposed Frameworks to Improve the Quality of Health Web Sites Review
- Cynthia Baur, PhD and Mary Jo Deering, PhD - [MedGenMed,
September 26, 2000. © Medscape, Inc.]
- The pervasiveness of the Internet and the World Wide Web in health and
healthcare raises multiple concerns about privacy, confidentiality,
quality assurance, professionalism, liability, and responsible medical
practice.
- The information that should be disclosed to users is
- the identity of Web site developers and sponsors;
- how to contact the owners/developers of a site;
- potential conflicts of interest or biases;
- explicit purpose of the site, including commercial purposes and
advertising;
- original sources of content;
- how the privacy and confidentiality of personal information is
protected;
- how the site is evaluated; and
- how content on the site is updated.
- References
- Conclusions
Health On the Net Foundation - HON Projects
- HONcode Principles -
HON Library
Hi-Ethics - Health Internet Ethics
- About - Members
- Principles - FAQ
The Internet Healthcare Coalition
- Board of Directors
- Mission - Sponsors
- Advisory Board
- Participating organizations include: AMA, FTC, Hi-Ethics, HON, IHC, TeHA, URAC.
US Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
- Other HHS Agencies
Mitretek Systems - Health Information Technology Institute
- Healthcare
- HSWG - Information Quality Tool
- Questions & Methodology
- Health Summit Working Group
- Participants
- Health Summit Working Group Policy Paper
- Criteria for Assessing the Quality of Health Information on the
Internet - Policy Paper - Supported in part by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
(AHCPR), Conference Grant #R13 HS09549-01
- Credibility: includes the source, currency,
relevance/utility, and editorial review process for the information.
- Content: must be accurate and complete, and an appropriate
disclaimer provided.
- Disclosure: includes informing the user of the purpose of
the site, as well as any profiling or collection of information
associated with using the site.
- Links: evaluated according to selection, architecture,
content, and back linkages.
- Design: encompasses accessibility, logical organization
(navigability), and internal search capability.
- Interactivity: includes feedback mechanisms and means for
exchange of information among users.
- Caveats: clarification of whether site function is to
market products and services or is a primary information content
provider
- Health Summit Working White Paper
(Last update 4 May 1999)
AMA - American Medical Association - Ethics Standards
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
- In response to public concern of the safety of pharmacy practices on the
Internet, the association developed the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice
Sites (VIPPS) program in the spring of 1999.
- Internet Pharmacy and Online Pharmacies Verification
- For Consumers
- For Pharmacists
- List of Pharmacies
- To be VIPPS certified, a pharmacy must comply with the licensing and
inspection requirements of their state and each state to which they
dispense pharmaceuticals. In addition, pharmacies displaying the VIPPS
seal have demonstrated to NABP compliance with VIPPS criteria including
patient rights to privacy, authentication and security of prescription
orders, adherence to a recognized quality assurance policy, and
provision of meaningful consultation between patients and pharmacists.
URAC - American Accreditation Healthcare
Commission
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