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* Create basic content for all relevant healthcare topics and concepts [[Healthcarepedia Topics|(Initial draft of topic areas)]]
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* Create basic content for all relevant healthcare topics and concepts [[Healthcarepedia Topics|(2017 topic areas)]]
 
* Ensure content is greatly and widely accessed  
 
* Ensure content is greatly and widely accessed  
 
* Encourage broad participation in content creation and curation from a wide range of healthcare students, academics, and professionals
 
* Encourage broad participation in content creation and curation from a wide range of healthcare students, academics, and professionals

Revision as of 01:12, 11 January 2017

Healthcarepedia Mission

Healthcarepedia (http://healthcarepedia.org) is a project to create a free, complete, up-to-date, and reliable educational guide to healthcare in the United States of America. It is collaboratively built by dedicated students, academics, and professionals who wish to improve health and wellness through better literacy of healthcare--fostering understanding of how care is delivered, managed, and governed. It is not intended as a source of medical advice or to inform health decisions.

The mission of Healthcarepedia is to provide:

  • Create an easily accessible, accurate, and objective source of information about healthcare
  • Empower individuals by equipping them with the necessary tools and knowledge in order to understand and effectively interact with the U.S. healthcare system

2017 Goals

Content

  • Create basic content for all relevant healthcare topics and concepts (2017 topic areas)
  • Ensure content is greatly and widely accessed
  • Encourage broad participation in content creation and curation from a wide range of healthcare students, academics, and professionals
  • Initiate efforts to inspire continued collaboration from contributors
  • Survey audience stakeholders to best understand needs and concerns

Policies & Governance

  • Develop a system of volunteer staffing and governance
  • Develop the policy and guidelines for efficient content creation, editing, and administration
  • Develop a continuous quality improvement system for ensuring that content is accessible, accurate, and objective
  • Identify clear, measurable indicators for success
  • Develop a system of recognition for excellence in content contribution and improvement

Partnerships and Outreach

  • Initiate partnerships with public and private entities that align with Healthcarepedia's mission
  • Initiate outreach efforts