Difference between revisions of "Healthcarepedia:Mission & Goals"
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− | Healthcarepedia | + | Healthcarepedia.org is a project to create a free guide to U.S. healthcare. 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. |
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* Empower individuals by equipping them with the necessary tools and knowledge in order to understand and effectively interact with the U.S. healthcare system | * Empower individuals by equipping them with the necessary tools and knowledge in order to understand and effectively interact with the U.S. healthcare system | ||
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* Create basic content for all relevant healthcare topics and concepts [[Healthcarepedia Topics|(2017 topic areas)]] | * Create basic content for all relevant healthcare topics and concepts [[Healthcarepedia Topics|(2017 topic areas)]] |
Latest revision as of 14:42, 19 March 2018
Contents
Healthcarepedia Mission
Healthcarepedia.org is a project to create a free guide to U.S. healthcare. 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
2018 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