Restructuring editorial procedures, in simpler terms.

Altering the editorial procedure:

At Medical Info Hub, we aim to deliver trustworthy, user-friendly, and valid information to empower our readers in taking care of their health and wellness. We uphold a stringent editorial process to ensure we offer the best information available.

Our editorial process serves as the foundation of all our work. We utilize this procedure to ensure all content meets our high expectations.

Our content creators and editors shape every piece of content based on the four cornerstones of our editorial process:

Fostering trust and maintaining integrity
Maintaining high journalistic principles
Highlighting accuracy, empathy, and inclusivity
Routinely monitoring and updating content

These principles ensure our readers can consistently find current, evidence-based information.

1. Building and keeping trust

While health information is abundant, it can be confusing, overwhelming, inaccurate, irrelevant, or inaccessible. We aim to change that.

We provide content that is dependable, accurate, evidence-based, clear, straightforward, accessible, supportive, and actionable.

Throughout our content, we address both physical and mental health to maximize overall well-being. We openly and objectively discuss a wide range of topics and perspectives to equip people with the information needed to manage their health effectively.

We understand that every individual's circumstances, experiences, and preferences vary, so we advocate for inclusivity and empathy. We are here, free of judgment, for everyone seeking improved health.

2. Maintaining high journalistic principles

People come to MIH for credible information, so it's our obligation to uphold high journalistic standards. Our articles and educational content are impartial, balanced, timely, actionable, research-backed, truthful, and detailed. Through our feature content, we share personal perspectives with sincerity, candor, and respect.

Here's how we guarantee we meet these standards:

We meticulously select contributors and offer regular training: Our Editorial team invests time in recruiting skilled writers and contributors. We evaluate potential content creators for expertise in their fields and relevant life experiences. We train them on research and sourcing best practices, and we provide ongoing feedback and coaching.
Medical experts vet every piece of content: A professional in the medical field or fact-checker reviews every piece of content for accuracy. MIH's medical network is made up of healthcare professionals from research institutions, professional organizations, and private practices who have specialized knowledge in their respective areas. Along with their expertise in various medical specialties, our medical reviewers bring an additional perspective due to their experience in clinical practice, research, and patient advocacy.
We thoroughly investigate all partners we collaborate with and mention in our content: Our Brand and Content Integrity team researches the business practices of partner brands and evaluates their medical and health claims against the current body of scientific evidence.
Skilled medical editors develop our consumer drug information: A team of experienced medical editors collaborates with PharmD writers and medical reviewers to create our consumer drug information. These professionals concentrate on answering readers' questions and presenting complex pharmaceutical information clearly.
Our News team stays informed about new developments: Our in-house journalists and freelancers produce our news content. Each day, our News team delves into the latest medical research, keeping readers informed about what's happening in the world of health.
We meticulously review all content to ensure it meets our standards: Our editorial team examines every piece of content before it is published, ensuring it meets our rigorous editorial standards of clarity, accuracy, quality sourcing, and inclusive and empathetic language.

3. Prioritizing accuracy, empathy, and inclusivity

We aim to make sure that all our content is relatable and easy to understand for our readers. To accomplish this goal, we rely on our proprietary style guide based on the Associated Press Stylebook. This guide provides guidance to our writers and editors to focus on readability, clarity, empathy, inclusivity, real-life application, quality sourcing, and clear citations.

Although our tone is friendly and conversational, we also strive to be transparent, courageous, and forward-thinking. We employ conscious, empathetic, and respectful language that promotes inclusivity and compassion. We share non-judgmental stories and make purposeful decisions to eliminate stigma and stereotypes, avoiding introducing bias.

Here at MIH, conscious language is an ongoing commitment. We engage with community advocates and follow language trends within health communities. We choose our words carefully, aiming to prevent stigma and empower our readers.

As language evolves, so do we. We also recognize that health impacts each of us uniquely, so we respect people's choices of words when sharing their personal narratives. Ultimately, we cannot be true allies without considering our readers' perspectives in everything we do. Our language choices reflect this commitment.

4. Routine monitoring and updating of content

Health information is constantly changing. New research emerges, outdated information is replaced, and terminology becomes obsolete.

At MIH, we continuously monitor and update our content to ensure we share the most current and accurate information. To achieve this objective, we have entire teams focused on identifying and updating inaccurate or unclear information.

Our Medical Integrity team tracks shifts in standards of care, recent clinical guidelines, drug approvals or recalls, and major practice recommendations. The team shares these insights with our editors and partners to update our content to reflect the latest, most accurate, and most useful information.

As a result, our content may include a variety of dates. These include:

Publishing date: The content was produced and made available on this specific date.Expert review date: This is when a medical specialist last examined the article.Last update: Our editorial team revised the content on this date to incorporate the most recent and precise details.

Here are a few methods we employ to regularly assess and enhance our content:

Routine assessments: We conduct frequent evaluations of our content to account for adjustments in linguistic and medical jargon as well as evolving preferences within health communities.
Yearly recertification: We re-examine brands that have passed our assessment annually and adjust the content that references these brands to reflect any alterations in the brand's performance relative to our evaluation criteria.
Continuous daily updates: Our News team keeps tabs on developments in ongoing stories and releases updates on the most significant health news of the day.
Prompt action based on feedback: We encourage reader feedback on our content and take swift action to address any potential concerns. When a reader notifies us of an issue with our content, such as inaccurate, outdated, unclear, or contradictory information, we act quickly. Our Editorial and Medical teams investigate the feedback, pinpoint any necessary modifications, and improve the content accordingly.

Our reader-centric editorial strategy

At MNT, our readers are our primary concern. We aim to be a supportive companion in everyone's pursuit of health and wellness. Our editorial strategy ensures that we can deliver the most precise, pertinent, and user-friendly content possible.

We're constantly seeking ways to grow, so we would love to hear from you if you believe we can improve. If you have any queries or comments about the accuracy or user-friendliness of our content, or notice that an article seems outdated, you can easily share your thoughts by visiting this page.

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