Online Healthcare Plagiarism (Even Among ENTs)

Image courtesy of cooldesign at  FreeDigitalPhotos.net It is not just high school students who are committing plagiarism... it seems to be occurring even among healthcare professionals (even other ENTs) and more astoundingly even among healthcare organizations who portray someone else's work as their own online ! In this day of a digital footprint that can be traced to anybody at anytime, such plagiarism is not only unwarranted from an ethical perspective, but even foolhardy, because…

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Would You Find or Share Your Health Info Online?

In the August 2009 issue of US News & World Report (America's Best Hospitals 2009 Issue), there was an interesting article regarding use of the internet in order to obtain as well as share health information. This article was based on research entitled " The Social Life of Health Information " conducted by the Pew Internet Project and the California Healthcare Foundation. Some interesting statistics mentioned: • 61% of American adults look online for health information. • 86%…

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