The two websites I have chosen to compare are Web MD, http://www.webmd.com/, and Mayo Clinic, http://www.mayoclinic.org/. These two websites are speaking towards the same subject, which is medical reasoning. However, they both may seem to aim toward the same audience, but one is for a professional audience and one is for a non-technical audience. People who want information about medical issues are going to view these sites. Web MD is aimed to a more non-technical audience where the Mayo Clinic is aimed to a more professional audience. The primary audience for Web MD would be the general public looking for information on a health issue, drug facts, or living a better life style. The secondary audience for Web MD would be nursing students …show more content…
The bright pictures and the easy to read tabs. They even have tabs that pop up asking the viewer to subscribe to them to get even more information. Web MD has claims that were made on their website, but they are not backed up by a professional personnel on the subject. The Mayo Clinic serves a different outlook with their website. They are still connecting with their audience, but they do it in a more professional way. The Mayo Clinic has pictures on their home page of how they were voted the best of the year. It states, “Mayo Clinic ranked #1 in more specialties than any other hospital in the nation.” http://www.mayoclinic.org/ . They don’t really have any images on the home page, instead they have topics you can click on. Such as, research, Patient care and Health information, and medical education. They have made claims on their website, and have it backed up by a professional doctor or scientist. For example, if you click on the health information tab and click diseases. You choose one at the top of the page it will list the doctor’s name, or say “by mayo clinic staff”. Jargons are present with the Mayo Clinic website as they use medical terminology with their research and information. Examples include, “Behcet's (beh-CHETS) disease, also called Behcet's syndrome, is a rare disorder that causes inflammation in blood vessels throughout your body.” …show more content…
The paragraphs are multiple and multiple ones, and they are grammatically correct. Compared to Web MD who has fragmented sentences and some paragraphs are short, and not grammatically correct. This just shows that Web MD is focused toward a non- professional out for anyone audience. As for the Mayo Clinic website is for a professional audience aimed toward science and medical degrees. The advertising for the Mayo Clinic is strictly about the Mayo Clinic. Web MD just has random medical and drug related ads on their website. That also hints what audience it is for. It just shows how more “Mature” one website is from the other just by ads. Web MD will use graphs to explain their symptoms or certain aspects of the body. They are normally filled with a lot of information, and are very in your face. Mayo Clinic rarely uses graphs. They instead use lettering graphs. You click the letter of whatever your need starts with, and from there an organized set up pops up and leads you to what you need. Web MD is very informal when it comes to information, and it isn’t always trust worthy. The Mayo Clinic is very formal and you can trust it
The strategy implemented by Express Clinic was external search, finding information from one or more sources when an internal search inadequate. Patients rely on the internet to search for valuable information, and external information searches have increased including the development of rating services. How information is presented is vital for marketers, and they need to be involved in pretesting and presenting the
Wong G, Greenhalgh P, Pawson R. Internet-based medical education: a realist review of what works, for whom and in what circumstances. BMC Medical Education 2010, 10:12
Encompassed within the boundaries of this research paper, I will outline the rationale of constructing and implementing a publicly accessible patient portal for a healthcare organization. I will examine the utility, purpose and the technology requirements. Furthermore I will identify key employee involvement and the project tasks to make it operational and conclude with the highly probable benefits that the organization can expect to profit from its use. Despite all of the challenges presented in this paper, the benefits of this project has the potential to provide the organization a substantial return on investment (ROI) as highlighted by Heath Bell when he articulated, “portals are expected to be a key conduit for engaging patients in their care and getting them important health care information as quickly as possible” (Bell. 2012)
WebMD is a health information service that provides regular health related advice and suggestions to its users. WebMD is collaborating with T...
The Website I choose is the nihm.gov. The site is very complete not only offering information about ADHD but to others mental conditions. It is intended to help people understand mental illness. Some of the things you might see are health and education, outreach, research priorities, funding, news and labs. The part it caught my attention the most is how the site is reinforcing education. The site not only give definitions to conditions that people are trying to understand. It also involved in the subject’s mention above which can tell how complete it is for anybody searching into mental conditions. For me this website not only meets criteria but exceeds it. Some of the general things we are going to see on this site are description of ADHD, treatment for it and understanding the condition.
This site is run by the United States government, so it is credible. The site is not for profit; it is just for the purpose of informing the public. The article was the National Institute of Health. The NIH runs very many health based things country wide, and they are well informed and qualified to write on the subject.
Virtual doctor visits are doctor-patient interactions that occur via email or though a web based portal (Eads, p. 1). This offers patients an alternative way to communicate with doctors regarding issues that do not require face-to-face interaction. Virtual visits allow patients to communicate with their doctor when it’s convenient for them whether they’re at home or work. Patients don’t have to miss work and they don’t have to waste time in a waiting room which is a very nice bonus. This type of information exchange allows them to describe their problem and formulate their questions without feeling rushed. Also, since physician’s respond in writing, the patient can reread the information as often as they like. Virtual visits are usually paid out-of-pocket by patients, although many insurance companies are starting to reimburse for the service because they believe it is cost effective (Gupta, p. 7). To participate in a virtual doctor visit, all a patient has to do is log into their family
3. From all the sections I read, I am more interested in the pubic health informatics. Public health is extremely broad and can touch on the environment, work and living places and more (Public Health Informatics, n.d). With public health informatics I can learn more about the public policy and provide good education for the patients, especially for the Vietnamese community I lived in.
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To evaluate the credibility of a website and support as a credible source for inclusion in a scholarly assignment, the student chose to evaluate www.CDC.gov. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a component of the Department of Health and Human Services that conducts critical science and provides important health information that protects the nation against dangerous health threats. This website was chosen by the student for a personal and professional interest in health information provided by the CDC. A Google search was performed to locate the website domain CDC.gov, resulting in web address http://www.cdc.gov/. The credibility of the website is evaluated using specific criteria and supported by empirical evidence. Using examples, the importance of evaluating internet-based information for a professional nurse is discussed.
Besides Government laws and regulations, hospital owners implement policies and procedures within their facilities to maintain effectiveness. The hospitals I chose are very big on Patient Privacy and Safety, so they have information posted on their website for patients to read. They assure patients that their facility follows a strict privacy policy in accordance with state laws and regulations. This is an important marketing tool for facilities because patients want to know their medical records are confidential and they can trust the staff members with their health conditions. When patients know they can trust a facility, they are able to visit that facility and tell others how great that facility is.
The audience for the CDC web site is for the general public, health care professional and elementary and junior high educational staff members. The web site gives technical names of the ADHD but it explains in common terminology so that they lay person who may not a medical back ground can have a better understanding of the diseases treatment and diagnosis of ADHD.
At Mayo Clinic, the organization is driven by the needs of the patient and providing an unparalleled experience through integrated clinical practice, research and education for all patients. Analyzing the strategic plan for Mayo Clinic and identifying and summarizing long-term and short-term plans helps to develop an outlook for the future. “US News & World Report ranked Mayo Clinic as one of the 21 “Best Hospitals” in the United States in 2009” (Jones, 2010, p. 52.), and has been on this list for last 20 y...
WebMD is the top online source for hypochondriacs looking to ease their minds The site is definitely useful. However, just like a real life doctor, it never hurts to get a second opinion. Hence, let's take a look at five other websites to help you stay healthy and informed.
The CDC website is where the public can be highly informed about ADHD. The website is a good way to distribute information to parents and raise awareness of it. ADHD is one of the many leading disorders in children and it continues on with them as they get older. The CDC website engages the rhetorical appeals of pathos, logos and ethos successfully for public reader.