There is an increased amount of health care information on the Internet. Not all of the websites are accurate or have updated information. Therefore, the health care consumer must do which of the following?
A)Discuss health care information found on the Internet with friends and neighbors.
B)Consider anything published online to be accurate.
C)Understand that any website published within the last five years to be up to date.
D)Evaluate the website's credibility through a careful analysis of the content's accuracy.

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The best choice is for health care consumers to evaluate the website's credibility through a careful analysis of the content's accuracy. This means checking the source of the information, the credentials of the author, and whether the information is up to date, among other factors. Discussing health care information with friends and neighbors can be helpful, but it should not be the only way to evaluate the accuracy of the information. Considering anything published online to be accurate is not advisable, as there is a lot of misinformation on the Internet. Finally, while newer websites may be more likely to have updated information, this is not always the case, so consumers should not rely solely on the publication date to determine the website's credibility.

There Is an Increased Amount of Health Care Information on the Internet