Websites Seek Credibility.Physicians will not be alone in their efforts to ensure that patients receive quality health information on the Internet. Hi-Ethics, Inc., has announced that its members will rely on URAC's Health Web Site Accreditation accreditation, n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. Program to demonstrate adherence adherence /ad·her·ence/ (ad-her´ens) the act or condition of sticking to something. immune adherence to quality standards based on the 14 Hi-Ethics principles that were released in May 2000. These principles can be found at www.hiethics.org. Hi-Ethics, Inc., or Health Internet Ethics In January 1989 the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) issued a statement of policy concerning Internet ethics. This document is referred to as RFC 1087 'Ethics and the Internet'. , includes many of the most widely used Internet health sites and content providers. URAC URAC Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (health care accreditation & certification) URAC University Recreation & Aquatic Centre Ltd (Australia) URAC Union Regional de Apoyo Campesino , a leading private, non-profit accreditation organization, is in the final stages of developing and testing its accreditation standards for health websites. Implementation of the program will begin in August, with the first accreditations announced before the end of the year. URAC plans to work with TRUSTe, a leader in the certification of websites' privacy practices, to implement the program. |
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