With the growth of consumer informatics, concerns have emerged that have alarmed health care professionals. Which of the following is one of the issues associated with health information related websites?
A)Health care professionals are concerned with the abundance of websites.
B)Health care professionals are alarmed by the number of inaccurate websites.
C)Health care professionals are concerned with the increase in websites uploaded by nonprofit societies.
D)Health care professionals are not concerned with websites related to illness advice.

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Health care professionals are alarmed by the number of inaccurate websites as it can lead to misinformation and potentially harmful actions by patients. The abundance of websites and the increase in websites uploaded by nonprofit societies may be concerns, but they are not specifically mentioned as issues associated with health information related websites. Health care professionals should still be concerned with websites related to illness advice as they could also provide inaccurate information.

With the Growth of Consumer Informatics, Concerns Have Emerged That