Discuss the below:
Consumer Health information website
Many consumers are taking a more active role in their health. Before going to the clinic or doctor, they research a medical condition or symptoms on the web. Using your internet search engine, locate and evaluate a consumer health information website that provides information about specific diseases, preferably one sponsored by a health care provider or a national association on a specific disease.
Q1: Explain how you would assess the quality and usability of the information contained on the site. What are the risks of acquiring medical information on the web?
Q2: Explain how the easily accessible web-based medical information is changing how medical practitioners must relate with the consumers who come in for care, having consulted various sources of information