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Creating Supermarkets on the Web

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Search HHS.gov for any disease and prepare to be astounded. You will find: 556,000 results on Diabetes; 206,000 results on Breast Cancer; 474,000 results on Alcoholism; and 302,000 results on Dieting. What are the chances you’ll find the specific information you need in even, let’s say, the first ten sites you visit?

There’s a reason people shop in supermarkets. They get almost everything they need in one stop. Often, plus a few things they didn’t need. Supermarkets are fast, efficient, and effective. By comparison, our Web is like a street fair.

But we’re changing. We’re starting to build content supermarkets on the Web. We call them topic-based consumer sites. They bring the best of our related content together in one place. We’re even working with other Departments to build cross-federal Web supermarkets.

stopbullying.govStopBullying.gov provides information from various federal agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk, and how people can prevent, and respond to bullying. Content for this website is developed by an interagency effort led by the Department of Education and HHS.

FoodSafety.gov FoodSafety.gov is the gateway to federal food safety information. The site delivers food safety updates, including recall information. It also provides safe food handling information. Federal agencies with a role in this initiative include the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

flu.govFlu.gov is the central source for information on seasonal flu, emerging flu viruses, and pandemic flu preparation. Launched in 2005, it was the first ever cross-federal site. It’s unusual in that while its primary purpose is to provide consumer information, it’s also central to planning for potential flu pandemics, providing guidance, tools and information for health care providers, state and local governments, schools and businesses, as well as individuals. Primary information providers are HHS and the Departments of Education, Commerce, Agriculture, and the Interior.

What would you like to see in a Web supermarket? Tell us your experience and suggest a topic you would like consolidated on a single website.

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Submitted by Anonymous on
How we as consumers can be a wiser health care consumer.
Submitted by Anonymous on
I have an Aunt with Cancer in Orlando Florida. Never once did a patient Rep or social worker ask her if she had help at home when she was discharged from the hospital each time. Her daughter had to care for her and was unable to work. I think there should be an area for care givers to request assistance getting help caring for thier loved one's who are on Medicare. Also, there should be an area in this section to report any health professional or home health individual that doesn't do their job when they see the patient, also the home health agency that sends people out doesn't always respond to complaints, so they should be watched too. I believe this would do 3 things: 1. It would improve the quality of care a patient receives at home,in doctors offices and the hospitals, 2. It would cut costs to medicare, because it would weed out claims where the care wasn't provided to the patient & 3. The care giver could actually have more time for thier daily activities(ie. Job, family,etc..) when they don't have to police the health care worker and spend hours on the phone asking for things the patient needs. I have been a nurse for over 30 years in the Chicago area & I can't understand why there is no continuity of care in many Healthcare settings anymore or why older cancer patients are totally written off by many doctors. My Aunt needs to be kept hydrated with IV's a few times per week and multiple doctors wouldn't give an order to have the home health nurse give IV fluid.(she doesn't have any heart problems) This would have saved Medicare thousands of dollars, because each time she was dehydrated she had to be admitted to the hospital again, Almost every 2-3 weeks, what a waste of money! I would personally say the care received from these Orlando Hospitals, doctors, nurses and Home Health agencies was the worst I have ever seen or heard of, they are just sucking medicare dry without giving the appropriate care! I think our elders need all the support and care they deserve whether they are dying of cancer or not. It is time to expect Quality care for everyone, any help you could give family members would truely be appreciated by anyone having to care for a sick family member or friend. It is also time to "Call Out" the health care providers and agencies whom are providing "subpar" care, insist they improve & do the job right or take away their licenses and shut down thier business. This web site would not only help the patients and the family care giver it could help the government keep an eye on Health entities committing fraud by charging Medicare and Medicaid when they don't actually provide the service. Also, it might be able to track Health care providers in hospitals and offices that aren't treating all the patients problems, so they need to be readmitted to the hospital a week or 2 later. If medicaid & medicare patients (or thier Family care giver) were required to fill out survey (paper or online)about care received from all healthcare entities, I'm sure billions would be saved annually not to mention cutting a huge amount of fraudulant claims & getting rid of terrible Healthcare professionals. IT IS TIME to put Health & Care back in Healthcare. [name withheld for privacy]
Submitted by Anonymous on
Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle.
Submitted by Anonymous on
How about eliminating 100% of the cushy jobs our tax dollars support in this and all other Obama spin sites? "PeopleFirst" is 180 degrees away from what Obama's Administration is all about; "PeopleLast" would be more accurate.
Submitted by Anonymous on
WELL I THINK THIS IS GREAT THAT WE ALL USA CITZENS GET TO KNOW ALL THE KNOWLEDGE OF ALL DISEASES OUT THERE AND THANK YOU FOR THIS. OTHER WISE I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS
Submitted by Anonymous on
Why nothing on sarcoidosis?
Submitted by Anonymous on
put disease search on home page.
Submitted by Anonymous on
Where to acquire reasonable prices for our medications within America! Folks need sensible options. Most are ridiculously priced. Companies continue to rob citizens. No other country treats its citizenry in such a parastic manner, regarding necessary, prescribed medications.
Submitted by Anonymous on
diabetes in pregnancy
Submitted by Anonymous on
physician quality performance by therapeutic area.

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