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Cancer Website Evaluation Guidelines for Patients |
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IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. is pleased
to present Cancer Website Evaluation Guidelines for
Patients in downloadable .pdf format. Healthcare providers are
free to distribute this to their patients so long as it is not
altered in any way. The information and advice published in or made
available through this article is not intended to replace the
services of a trained health professional or to be a substitute for
medical advice of physicians or oncologists. These guidelines are being provided by IMPAC as a public service, and were written by Joel Goldwein, MD, IMPAC's Vice President of Medical Affairs. Dr. Goldwein is a founder of OncoLink (www.oncolink.upenn.edu), one of the first and most prestigious Web-based cancer information resources. He served as a Chief Editor of OncoLink for 7 years. Dr. Goldwein is a former Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania where he also directed the Clinical Pediatric Radiation Oncology program as well as the Residency Training program. The Cancer Website Evaluation Guidelines were written in response to the demand by cancer patients for quality information about their disease compounded by the increasing difficulty in gleaning this information from the thousands of online resources. Evaluating a website is a challenge, and these guidelines are intended to assist your patients through the evaluation process so that they can be more selective about the resources they are exploring. Most oncologists are appreciative of well-informed patients, and believe that they have good relationships with them. We hope that the Cancer Website Evaluation Guidelines for Patients will help foster that relationship, will improve the time you spend with your patients, and will help your patients develop the best possible understanding of their disease. View | Download Version 2.4 Revised: August 20, 2001 To request printed copies, contact Julie DeSantis at 650-623-8883. About IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of oncology IT solutions that streamline both clinical and business operations to help improve the process of delivering quality patient care. With open integration to multiple healthcare data and imaging systems, IMPAC offers a comprehensive IT solution that includes specialized electronic charting, full-featured practice management, clinical laboratory management, an anatomic pathology system, and outcomes reporting. Supporting over 2500 installations worldwide, IMPAC delivers practical solutions that deliver better overall communication, process efficiency and quality patient care. For more information about IMPAC Medical Systems' products and services, please call 650-623-8800 or visit www.impac.com. |
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