What You Need To Know About Online Medical Resources
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Medical advice online is available via a variety of sources.
These sources range from commercial, to non-profit, and
governmental. We'll examine a few of the major players in each
sector.
After a shakeout in the commercial medical websites (remember
DrKoop.com?) there are a number that have emerged with viable
financial models that can also be useful for preliminary
medical information. The leader in the industry is WebMD, a
site that has shown sufficient success that it can afford to
engage in broadcast advertising. A recent start-up that made a
lot of noise when its doors opened is Revolution Health, a
company that hopes to compete with WebMD and others; among
their plans are kiosks in retail stores that will provide a
sort of hybrid service. Revolution Health was founded by Steve
Case, the man who brought us AOL.
Other strong contenders include MedlinePlus; a well organized
site that includes, among other informational sources, 165
tutorials using slides and/or video. This site contains the
health database produced by NIH's National Library of Medicine.
eMedicine.com started out as a professional resource for those
in the medical profession. According to their website, "Nearly
10,000 physician authors and editors contribute to the
eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base, which contains articles on
7,000 diseases and disorders. The evidence-based content,
updated regularly, provides the latest practice guidelines in
59 medical specialties." In 2003 they launched a consumer
version at eMedicineHealth.com.
MedHelp.org, despite its org. designation, is a commercial
online healthcare destination. They claim to be the sixth most
visited healthcare website. Medem is a hybrid website, designed
to provide an online location for personal health records. The
site combines its physician-oriented service with some consumer
information. It's the online version of a medical health records
third party administrator. It is also recognized as an excellent
resource for information by other information providers in the
field.
From the U.K. comes NHS Direct located at
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/help/. The service began as a telephone
consultancy for health issues and is now more than a telephone
health line - along with their website; they have added a
digital TV service that is interactive. The home page has a
couple of excellent tools for assisting in analyzing symptoms.
For a vetted list of informational sites visit healthweb.org/.
This site simply lists medical issues in clickable form. Click
on diabetes, for instance, and you will be given a page with
several medical schools and affiliated research organizations
that have specialty information on the topic located on their
websites. Another fine compendium of information is posted by
the Department of Health and Human Services at
consumer.gov/health.htm. This site provides a list of issues
and illnesses to choose from and has in its database a great
deal of specific material from such resources as the National
Institutes for Health.
The Medical Library Association has a top ten list of sites
that they have identified on the basis of credibility, content,
purpose and links. Those include cancer.gov; familydoctor.org;
the Mayo Clinic (mayoclinic.com) and kidshealth.com which is
sponsored by the Nemours Foundation.
Other highly recommended non-profit sites include the
University of Pittsburgh's Health Information for the Consumer
at www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/chi/. This site is another well
organized consumer site that provides basic information on
health problems and suggests a path for finding treatment.
Aetna provides the support for InteliHealth (intelihealth.com)
a site that utilizes Harvard Medical School's consumer health
resources.
If you're looking for a family orientation, there's medFamily
at: medfamily.org. This site contains sections on women's
health and children's health along with the standard collection
of encyclopedic material and featured articles. For general
information and recommendations, the large organizations such
as the American Medical Association and the American Cancer
Society have large databases. The AMA in particular tries to
provide localized information for people seeking medical help.
About The Author: Madison Lockwood is a customer relations
associate for http://www.apollohosting.com. She helps clients
understand how a website may benefit them both personally and
professionally. Apollo Hosting provides website hosting,
ecommerce hosting, & VPS hosting to a wide range of customers.
These sources range from commercial, to non-profit, and
governmental. We'll examine a few of the major players in each
sector.
After a shakeout in the commercial medical websites (remember
DrKoop.com?) there are a number that have emerged with viable
financial models that can also be useful for preliminary
medical information. The leader in the industry is WebMD, a
site that has shown sufficient success that it can afford to
engage in broadcast advertising. A recent start-up that made a
lot of noise when its doors opened is Revolution Health, a
company that hopes to compete with WebMD and others; among
their plans are kiosks in retail stores that will provide a
sort of hybrid service. Revolution Health was founded by Steve
Case, the man who brought us AOL.
Other strong contenders include MedlinePlus; a well organized
site that includes, among other informational sources, 165
tutorials using slides and/or video. This site contains the
health database produced by NIH's National Library of Medicine.
eMedicine.com started out as a professional resource for those
in the medical profession. According to their website, "Nearly
10,000 physician authors and editors contribute to the
eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base, which contains articles on
7,000 diseases and disorders. The evidence-based content,
updated regularly, provides the latest practice guidelines in
59 medical specialties." In 2003 they launched a consumer
version at eMedicineHealth.com.
MedHelp.org, despite its org. designation, is a commercial
online healthcare destination. They claim to be the sixth most
visited healthcare website. Medem is a hybrid website, designed
to provide an online location for personal health records. The
site combines its physician-oriented service with some consumer
information. It's the online version of a medical health records
third party administrator. It is also recognized as an excellent
resource for information by other information providers in the
field.
From the U.K. comes NHS Direct located at
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/help/. The service began as a telephone
consultancy for health issues and is now more than a telephone
health line - along with their website; they have added a
digital TV service that is interactive. The home page has a
couple of excellent tools for assisting in analyzing symptoms.
For a vetted list of informational sites visit healthweb.org/.
This site simply lists medical issues in clickable form. Click
on diabetes, for instance, and you will be given a page with
several medical schools and affiliated research organizations
that have specialty information on the topic located on their
websites. Another fine compendium of information is posted by
the Department of Health and Human Services at
consumer.gov/health.htm. This site provides a list of issues
and illnesses to choose from and has in its database a great
deal of specific material from such resources as the National
Institutes for Health.
The Medical Library Association has a top ten list of sites
that they have identified on the basis of credibility, content,
purpose and links. Those include cancer.gov; familydoctor.org;
the Mayo Clinic (mayoclinic.com) and kidshealth.com which is
sponsored by the Nemours Foundation.
Other highly recommended non-profit sites include the
University of Pittsburgh's Health Information for the Consumer
at www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/chi/. This site is another well
organized consumer site that provides basic information on
health problems and suggests a path for finding treatment.
Aetna provides the support for InteliHealth (intelihealth.com)
a site that utilizes Harvard Medical School's consumer health
resources.
If you're looking for a family orientation, there's medFamily
at: medfamily.org. This site contains sections on women's
health and children's health along with the standard collection
of encyclopedic material and featured articles. For general
information and recommendations, the large organizations such
as the American Medical Association and the American Cancer
Society have large databases. The AMA in particular tries to
provide localized information for people seeking medical help.
About The Author: Madison Lockwood is a customer relations
associate for http://www.apollohosting.com. She helps clients
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professionally. Apollo Hosting provides website hosting,
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