Tools help patients evaluate health sites Most efforts to help patients find reliable health care sites fall into one of two categories. First, some doctors provide links and bookmarks to reliable sites. Last spring, a third type of effort was initiated. Two organizations published tools to help consumers evaluate sites themselves. Each question relates to a different quality criterion.
Some questions address the reliability of the site.
Other questions look at the quality of information on treatment choices. Users rate each question on a five-point scale, and the site provides information to help in the rating process. When the survey is completed, the system doesn't add up the total points for an overall rating. But each criterion is judged separately. Back to top.