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Recommendation on the impact of information technologies on health care – the patient and Internet – Komitet Ministrów Rady Europy Rec(2004)17 

V. IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY

1. Member states should study the best ways of using the potential of the Internet to improve the health of the population by facilitating access to education and information on health related issues.
2. Governments should take advantage of the important capacity of the Internet to facilitate and strengthen the position of citizens and patient in the shaping of health care policies.
3. They should also encourage informed public debate between patients and citizens or services that use health information, in order to reach a consensus.

VI. IMPACT ON HEALTH PROMOTION

Internet should be used to improve the health of the population by facilitating access to education and information on health related issues and achieving effective participation on the empowerment of people and communities.

VII. IMPACT ON QUALITY OF INFORMATION

1. A key challenge for governments is finding ways to enable consumers and health professionals to tell the difference between good and bad quality information. For that purpose, efforts are needed to create a trustworthy Internet environment for all users.
2. Properly regulated health information Internet sites, with suitable rules regarding identity of provider of information and provenance, should enable citizens, consumers, patients, and individuals generally to make up their own minds.
3. Self-regulation and the use of ethical codes should be promoted by governments and the relevant authorities. In this respect the accepted criteria of transparency and honesty, authority, privacy and data protection, updating of information, accountability and accessibility should be taken into account.