HubHip: Health: Resources: Consumer Information: Ratings and Reviews (5)

Ratings and Reviews

The Consumer Health Information Centre (CHIC) (Site) - General health tips and advice to help consumers overcome illnesses.
American Medical Association Guidelines for Medical and Health Information Sites on the Internet (Site) - Principles governing the production and publication of AMA sites on the Web. Guidelines focus on providing quality and reliable information for consumers.
Ask a Patient (Site) - Provides a database of patient opinions and ratings of medicine effectiveness. Also includes weekly consumer opinion polls on healthcare topics, and a health care research assistance section.
Buying Prescription Medicines Online: A Consumer Safety Guide (Site) - Offers basic do's and don'ts for buying prescription medicine online. Produced by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Criteria for Assessing the Quality of Health Information on the Internet (Site) - Mitretek Systems policy paper presents a set of seven criteria developed for use in evaluating the quality of health information provided on the Internet.