MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'honcode'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:51:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193940&cid=t_163803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Fhoncode-medical-question-answering-application%2F All of my blogs are accredited by the Health on the Net Foundation because I consider this an important step in a medical blog’s life. They have recently conducted a survey about the service and they wanted to know how users would implement web 2.0 tools into medical websites (results in pdf). You can also check the new web 2.0 guidelines out. HONcode announced HONqa, a question answering application. The number of documents for a given request is constantly increasing, but the search for information for the lay person has not changed at all! While some rely on the advent of the Semantic Web to generate new intelligent search engines, others hope to facilitate the interaction with search engines by providing question answering (QA) systems. These are based mainly on heuristics and n... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193940 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:44:33 +0100 3193940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2924920&cid=t_163803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F10%2F24%2Fhealth-on-the-net-foundation-problems%2F Health on the Net Foundation has been evaluating and rating medical websites for years and it’s sad when we find out there might be some problems and concerns around this highly-respected system.The Bradfield Resident blog published an interesting entry: …from a review the HONcode guidelines on the Health On the Net Foundation website, it appears that the Australian Dental Association’s site, which currently displays a HONcode seal, does not respect the HONcode principles. Details of the water fluoridation argument (and safety of mercury in fillings, etc) aside, it is apparent that the current ADA website does not respect a number of the HONcode principles – to an obvious and significant extent – and I imagine this to have been the case for a number of years, if not from ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2924920 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:49:47 +0100 2924920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442261&cid=t_163803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F05%2F23%2Fquality-of-health-information-online-honcode-everywhere%2F A few days ago, I mentioned when I create Web 2.0 Guidance Packages on Webicina.com that contain all the web tools that focus on a specific medical condition or medical specialty, I always try to measure or determine the quality of health information. How can I do that easily? I have to find a third, neutral party that analyzes the quality of medical information website by website. This is the Health on the Net Foundation, or HONcode. They have a plugin that you can install on your Firefox or Internet Explorer so whenever you are on a website it will let you know whether that site is accredited by HONcode or not. And now I checked my Wikipedia page and got this. A little HONcode logo next to the Scienceroll.com link. In the References section of a medical article, there are HONcode logos... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442261 Sat, 23 May 2009 20:45:21 +0100 2442261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424352&cid=t_163803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F05%2F20%2Fhealth-information-online-how-to-check-the-quality%2F When I create Web 2.0 Guidance Packages on Webicina.com that contain all the web tools that focus on a specific medical condition or medical specialty, I always try to measure or determine the quality of health information. How can I do that easily? I have to find a third, neutral party that analyzes the quality of medical information website by website. This is the Health on the Net Foundation, or HONcode. They have a plugin that you can install on your Firefox or Internet Explorer so whenever you are on a website it will let you know whether that site is accredited by HONcode or not. Regarding this very important topic, I have 2 more articles and one slideshow to share with you: Patient’s Guide to HIPAA: How to Use the Law to Guard your Health Privac Trying to Measure the Quality... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424352 Wed, 20 May 2009 18:21:56 +0100 2424352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2295316&cid=t_163803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F03%2F26%2Fhealth-on-the-net-foundation-opening-to-web-20%2F The Health on The Net Foundation is a Swiss, non-profit organization that promotes and guides the deployment of useful and reliable online health information, and its appropriate and efficient use. Now it has a new, clearly designed website: And they also created a questionnaire: The Internet is a dynamic and ever changing tool, with almost daily additions to its functionality, offering an increasing array of tools. One such tool is the Web 2.0 which has caught on very rapidly and is now a feature of most health websites, providing users with the ability to interact with each other. We have developed a beta version of the HONcode to meet the new requirements demanded by the Web 2.0. As is our policy, we require your opinion and comments to help consolidate the new version and thus, we req... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2295316 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:17:21 +0100 2295316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2128979&cid=t_163803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F01%2F23%2Fquality-of-medical-information-online-a-twitter-discussion%2F I had a nice discussion today with a few Twitterers including Jay Parkinson about the quality of online medical information. It started when I mentioned many great medical blogs are not accredited by HONcode, the Health On The Net Foundation, which is a non-profit organization with a mission to improve online health information quality. I try to summerize the keypoints of the discussion. Pros: Cons: Then I found a publication, Indicators of Accuracy of Consumer Health Information on the Internet that states: One hundred Web pages were identified and characterized as “more accurate” or “less accurate.” Three indicators correlated with accuracy: displaying the HONcode logo, having an organization domain, and displaying a copyright. Many proposed indicators taken from publish... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2128979 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:29:28 +0100 2128979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1424073&cid=t_163803_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F284387299%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Related articlesHEALTH Highlights - September 30th, 2007HEALTH Highlights - August 9th, 2007Health Highlights - March 3rd, 2008Searching for Health Information Online DangerousHEALTH Highlights - January 14, 2008 (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1424073 Tue, 06 May 2008 17:28:47 +0100 1424073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1368378&cid=t_163803_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F04%2F12%2Fhealthyplace-loses-accreditation%2F After being in a 9-month “under review” limbo, HealthyPlace’s HONcode accreditation was revoked last month by the Health on the Net Foundation for multiple violations of the HONcode over time. The HONcode principles are a set of voluntary guidelines that suggest areas of transparency and information for medical and health oriented websites. Here’s an example of sponsored content on HealthyPlace, with no messaging making transparent that the content was written and provided entirely by the pharmaceutical company who makes the medication (among other problems, it also lacks an author and a date of last review). (You’ll also notice this is a page which still sports the claim that they comply with the HONcode at the bottom.) As a big resource for mental health s... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1368378 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:52:15 +0100 1368378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1251265&cid=t_163803_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F239781857%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Related articlesThe Trust and Credibility of Healthcare BlogsIn MemorandumHighlight HEALTH is Now HONcode AccreditedHealthcare Self-Management Suggestions for e-PatientsHealthcare Bloggers Code of Ethics (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1251265 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:59:46 +0100 1251265