In this paper we present the MIR index, a composite index of Medical Information Reliability. This percentage index is intended as a simple indicator of Information Quality of medical online resources from the perspective of their potential consumers. We exemplify its application in the domain of the Non Conventional and Complementary Medicine (NCM/CAM) for its lack of institutional professional figures; yet the structure of the index makes it suitable also for other healthcare-related domains where guidelines for IQ assurance exist.

Cabitza, F. (2012). Introducing a composite index of information quality for medical web sites. In Quality of life through quality of information (pp. 1162-1164). IOS Press [10.3233/978-1-61499-101-4-1162].

Introducing a composite index of information quality for medical web sites

CABITZA, FEDERICO ANTONIO NICCOLO' AMEDEO
2012

Abstract

In this paper we present the MIR index, a composite index of Medical Information Reliability. This percentage index is intended as a simple indicator of Information Quality of medical online resources from the perspective of their potential consumers. We exemplify its application in the domain of the Non Conventional and Complementary Medicine (NCM/CAM) for its lack of institutional professional figures; yet the structure of the index makes it suitable also for other healthcare-related domains where guidelines for IQ assurance exist.
Capitolo o saggio
Algorithms, Complementary Therapies, Health Information Systems, Information Dissemination, Internationality, Internet, Medical Informatics, Natural Language Processing, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Telemedicine
English
Quality of life through quality of information
2012
978-1-61499-100-7
180
IOS Press
1162
1164
Cabitza, F. (2012). Introducing a composite index of information quality for medical web sites. In Quality of life through quality of information (pp. 1162-1164). IOS Press [10.3233/978-1-61499-101-4-1162].
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