Web site accreditation standards available
Standards for the nation’s first independent accreditation program for health web sites were released in July by URAC, the Washington, DC-based health accreditation organization. The URAC board of directors has formally endorsed the standards. The URAC standards are based on the 14 Hi-Ethics Principles and draw upon the work of various organizations — such as the Internet Healthcare Coalition — to develop ethical frameworks for health web sites. The 15-page standards manual, which is available to both web site owners and the general public, includes 53 specific standards and detailed descriptions of what Web sites must do to achieve accreditation. The Health Web Site Standards can be found on URAC’s Web site at www.urac.org/websiteaccreditation.htm
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