HCMS: conceptual description of a health content management system

  • Authors:
  • Hamman W. Samuel;Osmar R. Zaïane

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada;University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Software Engineering in Health Care
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

Health is a hot topic on the Internet. Health websites are unique from other websites because they require a more acute awareness of ethical issues due to potential life threatening risks from misuse of information. We propose and give a high-level description of a Health Content Management System (HCMS) that addresses these issues and other functional needs found in most health websites. In addition, we suggest unique features that are not available in most existing health websites. Surveys of existing health websites and content management systems demonstrate the need for the proposed system. Moreover, the novelty of the proposed HCMS is appraised and asserted in comparison with similar health framework concepts. Our contributions include survey results of more than 50 health websites, a taxonomy of health websites' characteristics, and a blueprint for typical and novel features for health websites.