DEVELOPING A WEBSITE The Smithville Experience. Why have a website? Provide accurate, non- biased easily accessible patient -centred medical information.

DEVELOPING A DEVELOPING A WEBSITEWEBSITE

The Smithville ExperienceThe Smithville Experience

Why have a Why have a website?website?•Provide accurate, non-biased Provide accurate, non-biased easily accessible patient -easily accessible patient -centred medical information.centred medical information.

•Can disseminate information Can disseminate information to a large group of patients to a large group of patients ie-flu clinic dates, hours of ie-flu clinic dates, hours of operationsoperations

•Provides clinic policies, Provides clinic policies, and non-OHIP billing fees.and non-OHIP billing fees.

•Requires less upkeep then Requires less upkeep then constantly photocoping constantly photocoping education pamphlets (really education pamphlets (really it does!!)it does!!)

How we got How we got started….started….•Basic decision…make Basic decision…make one, or have one one, or have one made up?made up?–Cost vs our own time.Cost vs our own time.–Picky about the looks?Picky about the looks?

Next Step……Next Step……•Finding a webmaster and a host Finding a webmaster and a host

sitesite

•Decide whether we could update Decide whether we could update clinic information ourselves or notclinic information ourselves or not

•Rural settings-type of internet Rural settings-type of internet service available for our patientsservice available for our patients

The The WebMaster…..WebMaster…..•Determining their role-to Determining their role-to

manage or only design itmanage or only design it•Define their hourly costs-Define their hourly costs-

their time can add uptheir time can add up•Finding someone that Finding someone that

understood our needsunderstood our needs

DomainDomainRegistrarRegistrarThe Host SiteThe Host Site

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Now all the Now all the work….work….•Defining what goes in itDefining what goes in it

•Finding all those links…Finding all those links…several hours surfing the several hours surfing the net net

•Smiling for the camera-and Smiling for the camera-and getting their permission!getting their permission!

The Birth of Our The Birth of Our Website….Website….•Announcing our website to Announcing our website to the patientsthe patients

•Advertising the web-addressAdvertising the web-address

•Referring patients to the Referring patients to the website on a daily basiswebsite on a daily basis

The Afterbirth….The Afterbirth….•Changing any clinic Changing any clinic newsnews

•Flu Clinic datesFlu Clinic dates

•Updating the Book List Updating the Book List and Linksand Links

Was it worth it?Was it worth it?