[Ict4devwg] Reliability of online health information

[Vern Weitzel]

Reliability of information has been a major issue for our electronic
networks. We can agree that the quality of some postings - especially
news stories - has not been excellent. I try to not obvious errors,
but it would be useful if stories were reviewed more thoroughly by
practitioners and at least commented upon. Vern


Subject: 	[HIFA2015] Reliability of online health information
Date: 	31 May 2009 09:49:56 +0200
From: 	yssivan <yssivan at rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: 	Healthcare Information For All by 2015 <HIFA2015 at dgroups.org>
To: 	Healthcare Information For All by 2015 <HIFA2015 at dgroups.org>

Dear members,

The HON Code accreditation logo [*] is now being displayed by standard
sites like the WHO. I hope this could be considered as one of the means
of deciding on the standards/quality. For more information, visit:
http://www.hon.ch/

Also, visit the following sites:

URAC:
http://urac.org/programs/prog_accred_HWS_ss.aspx?navid=accreditation&pagename=prog_accred_HWS

and

A.D.A.M. Inc:
http://www.adamcorp.com/About_ADAM/index.html

Are there any other means by which we can decide on the standards?

With regards,
Y.S. Sivan
PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
Coimbatore, India

HIFA2015 profile: Y. S. Sivan is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of
Community Medicine, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research,
Avinashi Road, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, India. Sivan has a PhD in
Sociology and teaches 'Social Determinants of Health' to medical
undergraduate and postgraduate community medicine students. Research
interests: Social Determinants of Health, Community Nutrition, Health
Research, Social Gerontology; Advocacy: Social Science-Public Health
Interface. yssivan AT rediffmail.com

[*Note from HIFA2015 moderator: The HON code refers to the Health On the
Net Foundation, which 'promotes and guides the deployment of useful and
reliable online health information, and its appropriate and efficient
use'. Thanks, Neil PW]


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