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HealthOntheNetFoundation(HON)isanotforprofit organizationfoundedin1995undertheauspicesofthe GenevaMinistryofHealthandbasedinGeneva, Switzerland.Thiscameaboutfollowingthegatheringof 60oftheworld'sforemostexpertsontelemedicineto discussthegrowingconcernsovertheunequalqualityof onlinehealthinformation.Theunanimousconclusionof thisgatheringwastocreateapermanentbodythatwould, inthewordsoftheprogram,"promotetheeffectiveand reliableuseofthenewtechnologiesfortelemedicinein healthcarearoundtheworld."TheHONFoundation becameoneofthefirstorganizationstoguidebothlay usersandmedicalprofessionalstoreliablesourcesof healthinformationincyberspace.
HealthOntheNetFoundation
Contents
1Mission 2Certification 3MisuseofHONcode 4References 5Externallinks
Mission
Themissionofthefoundationistoguidethegrowingcommunityofhealthcareconsumersandproviderson theWorldWideWebtosound,reliablemedicalinformationandexpertise.Inthisway,HONseeksto contributetoimprovedhealthcarethroughpatientempowermentandbetterinformedhealthprofessionals.
Certification
HONFoundationissuedacodeofconduct(HONcode)(http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Conduct.html)for medicalandhealthWebsitestoaddressreliabilityandusefulnessofmedicalinformationontheInternet. HONCodeisnotdesignedtoratetheveracityoftheinformationprovidedbyaWebsite.Rather,thecode onlystatesthatthesiteholdstothestandards,sothatreaderscanknowthesourceandpurposeofthemedical informationpresented.TheHONcodeisvoluntary,[1]whichmeansthatwebmastersandinformation providerscanapplyforHONcodecertification.Followingthis,thewebsiteisreviewedbyaspecializedteam ofhealthandlegalprofessionals.TheHONcodecertificationisadynamicstateandisextendedeveryyear accordingtositecompliance.Itistheoldestandthemostusedethicalandtrustworthycodeformedicaland healthrelatedinformationavailableontheInternet.
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TheprinciplesoftheHONcodeare: 1. Authorityinformationandadvicegivenonlybymedicalprofessionalswith credentialsofauthor/s,oraclearstatementifthisisnotthecase 2. Complementarityinformationandhelparetosupport,notreplace,patient healthcareprofessionalrelationshipswhichisthedesiredmeansofcontact 3. Confidentialityhowthesitetreatspersonalandnonpersonalinformationof readers TheHONcode 4. Attributionreferencestosourceofinformation(URLifavailableonline)and Logo dateswhenpageswaslastupdated 5. Justifiabilityanytreatment,productorservicemustbesupportedbybalanced, wellreferencedscientificinformation 6. Transparencyofauthorshipcontactinformation,preferablyincludingemailaddresses,ofauthors shouldbeavailable 7. Transparencyofsponsorshipsourcesoffundingforthesite 8. Honestyinadvertisingandeditorialpolicydetailsaboutadvertisingonthesiteandcleardistinction betweenadvertisedandeditorialmaterial CurrentlytheHONcodeisusedbyover5,000certifiedwebsites,covering72countriesandhasbeen translatedinto34languages.Itisusedtosensitizewebpublisherstotheneedforqualityinformationand createawarenessinhealthprofessionalsandso,helpguidetheirpatientstotrustworthyhealthinformation. HONoffersallusersthetrustworthywebsitesandsupportgroups,medicalimagesandterminology,journal articlesandnewsthroughitssearchenginesMedHunt(http://www.hon.ch/MedHunt/),HONcodeHunt (http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Hunt/)andHONselect(http://www.hon.ch/HONselect/).HONalsoprovides twodatabasesoftrustworthyhealthinformation,oneoneyediseasesandtheotherongeneralmedical conditions.Provisu.ch(http://www.provisu.ch/)isadatabaseofreliablehealthinformationonalleyediseases andisaccessiblebythosewithpoorornovisionthroughitsvariabilityoflettersizeandaudioversion. Santeromande.ch(http://www.santeromande.ch/)isanextensivedatabase,mainlydirectedtowardsthe FrenchspeakingpublicofSwitzerlandandneighbouringFranceandprovidesreliablehealthinformation, directoryofregisteredhealthprofessionals,medicalcentersorhospitals,medicalassociationsandfederal organizations. HealthOntheNetFoundationwasgrantedon23July2002NGOstatusbytheEconomicandSocialCouncil oftheUnitedNations.HONalsohasapartnershipattheFrenchgovernmentallevel,whenitwasaccredited in2007bytheFrenchNationalAuthority(HAS)(http://www.hassante.fr/portail/display.jsp?id=c_453883)to betheofficialcertifyingbodyforallFrenchhealthwebsites.
MisuseofHONcode
AjournalarticleraisedanumberofproblemswiththeHONcodelogo,indicatingthatconsumersmaymistake itasanawardorinterpretitasanindicatorforassessedinformation.OtherissueswiththeHONcodelogo werediscussedintheJournalofMedicalInternetResearch(JMiR),apeerreviewedeHealthjournal.[2] WebsitesthatarenotincompliancewithHONcodecancontinuetodisplaythelogo,asHealthOntheNet Foundation(HON)hasnomeansofobligatingtheoffendingwebmastertoremovethelogo.Clickingonthat logo(forverification)willnotindicatethatthesiteisoutofcompliance,asHONcodeonlyindicatesthatsites are"undergoingannualreview".Hence,websitesthatarenotincompliancewithHONcodemaystillbe
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displayingtheHONcodelogo,callingintoquestiontheentireprincipleofHONcode.Otherproblemswith theapplicationoftheHONcodeprinciplesarethatHONdoesnothaveameansofverifyingmanyofthe principles,suchascredentials(medicalorotherwise)asstatedonwebsitesdisplayingthelogo,orthat copyrightorconfidentialityisnotviolatedbywebmasters.HONcodereliesonthewebmasterforhonest representationsaboutcompliancewiththeprinciples. Inrecenttimeshowever,HONhasdevelopedwaystocounteractthemisuseoftheHONcode.Oneoftheseis theuseofanactiveanddynamiclogo(http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/policy.html)whichshowsitsvalidity andreflectsthesitecomplianceinrealtime.Inaddition,allmedicalcredentialsareverifiedthroughnational databasesofregisteredmedicalprofessionals.HONhasalwaysencouragedtheinternetcommunityto demandforqualityhealthinformationandthegeneralpublicplaysalargeroleinthepolicingofthe HONcodebyHON. Consumerprotectionadvocate,StephenBarrett,isastrongsupporteroftheHONcodeandhasmadeeffortsto improvecompliancewithitsrulesandtoexposethosewhomisuseit.Inawhole"SpecialtoTheWashington Post",extensivecoverageofhisviewsonthesubjectwereprovided,includingsuggestedimprovementsand hiscriticismsofmanynamedmisusers.[3] Incasesofsuspectedfraudulentwebsites,orofmisuseoftheHONcode,HONadvisesinternetuserstoalert QuackwatchorHONitself:"IfyoucomeacrossahealthcareWebsitethatyoubelieveiseitherpossiblyor blatantlyfraudulentanddoesNOTdisplaytheHONcode,pleasealertQuackwatch.Ofcourse,ifsuchasite DOESdisplaytheHONcode,alertusimmediately."[4]
References
1. ^GreenbergL,D'AndreaG,LorenceD(June2004)."Settingthepublicagendaforonlinehealthsearch:awhite paperandactionagenda"(//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550592). JournalofMedicalInternet Research 6(2):e18.doi:10.2196/jmir.6.2.e18(http://dx.doi.org/10.2196%2Fjmir.6.2.e18).PMC1550592 (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550592).PMID15249267 (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15249267). 2. ^JMIRarticle(http://www.jmir.org/2000/2/e13/) 3. ^ChristopherWanjek.AttackingTheirHONor:SomeDisputeValueofLogoUsedtoVerifyAccuracy,Integrity OfHealthWebSiteContents.(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/articles/A255562004Apr19.html)Special to TheWashingtonPost,April20,2004PageHE01 4. ^"Howtobeavigilantuser"(http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/audience_t.html)HealthOntheNetFoundation, accessed8April2009.
Externallinks
HealthOntheNetwebsite(http://www.hon.ch) JMIRarticle(http://www.jmir.org/2000/2/e13/) Provisuwebsite(http://www.provisu.ch/) Santeromandewebsite(http://www.santeromande.ch/) PresentationofHONcodeonFrenchNationalAuthoritywebsite(http://www.has sante.fr/portail/display.jsp?id=c_453883) PolicingtheHONcode(http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/policy.html) MedHunt(http://www.hon.ch/MedHunt/)
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