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Policy on Inclusion of Quality Content on the Website:

The MCDIN electronic clearinghouse is intended to be a resource for easy-to-access quality improvement materials for healthcare providers working to improve chronic disease outcomes.  In order to maintain the integrity of data in the clearinghouse, MCDIN adheres to the following policies:

All information submitted or solicited as web content must include a brief description of how the reader or user can utilize it in their quality improvement efforts.  For example, state-level data on disease prevalence must be submitted to the site with a description that says, "This data can be used to compare your practice or plan-level disease prevalence data to statewide trends."

All resources or tools put into Resources and Tools database must be screened and found to contain the following characteristics:

• Produced no more than five years prior to date of inclusion on the site.
• Disclosure regarding content sources
• Disclosure regarding funding sources
• Reference to field testing or other means of demonstrating effectiveness at improving clinical outcomes, or effectiveness as a planning resource for professionals involved in quality improvement planning.
• Contact information for receiving or purchasing copies.

All web links made to the site must be screened and found to contain the following characteristics:

• Non-commercial site

• Updated on a regular basis

• Provider-focused information

• Culturally & linguistically appropriate

• Quality focused

• Disclosure regarding content sources

• Disclosure regarding funding sources

Search instructions for the MCDIN databases will contain explicit instructions on how to search for information and resources that have demonstrated positive impact on clinical outcomes.  While the databases may contain resources and information that have not yet shown improvements, users will be directed to those resources known to work for the intended population.

Members of the MCDIN Project Team or its designee shall be responsible for screening web resources as deemed necessary by volume of information on the site.

MCDIN shall adhere to the standards of quality set forth on this page in the development and on-going maintenance of the electronic clearinghouse.

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