Evaluating the National Institutes of Health Website (https://www.nih.gov/)
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Introduction
Technology and information management eases access to vital health information for both patients and healthcare provides, thus, improved treatment and care plans which translate to a better quality of care (Alsaleh & Alshammari, 2021). The National Institutes of Health website, https://www.nih.gov/, is a credible and reliable website that provides access to a rich library of research materials on healthcare. An analysis of the website’s ability to meet the 8 guidelines for Health on the Net certification is vital.
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Authority
The website has listed the team of directors and secretaries in the Health and Human Sciences department. The listing includes the date an individual joined the department. This helps put a face on the people responsible for the smooth running of the website and provision of critical information.
Complementarity
In its website policy page, the website clearly indicates that the aim of the website is to provide access to research materials an it does not endorse professionals aim to replace medical personnel. Individuals should consult with their physician and only use the website for knowledge and insight.
Confidentiality
The website does not provide consent to data collection on first launch. On its privacy policy, however, it states that it collects information automatically. This information includes the previous URL before visiting the page, the under location, page visits, clicks, the operating system and browser used and the user’s IP address.
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Attribution
The website and its constituent online libraries have a date of posting and the date is updated if any editing is done. The content also includes topics, authors and credible and verifiable references from where this information was obtained. Short articles on health highlights on the National Institutes of Health websites include the month and year and extensive research articles and reports include an Identification number that is used to locate the academic work.
Justifiability
The information provided is balanced and touches n all aspects on a treatment approach or care plan. Information presented included the pros and cons of a treatment or lack of. For example, the article on the power of peers focuses on the important of friends and lack of with the quality of peers being more important that the quantity.
Transparency
The site is transparent and is easy to use and navigate through. There ae links to all libraries and all categories are clearly illustrated, making it easy and fun to use.
Financial Disclosure
The website, as disclosed, is funded by the US government. There is no detailed information on the amounts provided but it indicates on its grants page that it funds biomedical research to the tune of $32 billion per year.
Advertisement
The website does not allow or encourage any advertisements on its pages. It notes that any advertisement that appears during its use may be due to third party software or other websites visited. This information is included in the disclaimers section of the web policies page.
Conclusion
The website does not meet the criteria of notifying individuals on information collected on the first launch. This should be checked as it is advisable the users receive information on what data is accessible and consent to allowing the website to do so. It meets all other criteria.
References
Alsaleh, H., & Alshammari, T. M. (2021). Direct healthcare professional communications: A quantitative assessment study. Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 9(3), e00763.
Health on the Net guidelines. Retrieved from https://www.hon.ch/imgs/2020/EN-Guidelines-Sites_compressed.pdf
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