What is WebiScope.com?

WebiScope.com has two parts, each meant for healthcare web professionals:

• An online forum
• A blog

It’s designed to facilitate dialogue among colleagues—web developers, administrators, managers— facing the same issues. Share best practices, technical knowledge, management policies— knowledge to help others efficiently manage and grow their healthcare sites.

Why did the Healthcare Web Developers’ Listserv (HCwebD) become WebiScope.com?

The listserv format proved cumbersome and messages often contained garbled code making them hard to read. In addition, messages were routinely caught in spam filters. With WebiScope, both the blog and forum have a permanent home online with easy-to-read messages and an archive of postings. And, now you can set up RSS feeds and e-mail alerts.

Who is responsible for WebiScope.com?

WebiScope.com is a led by Aaron Holbrook. It is an independent venture and is not affiliated with any vendor or organization.

How do I register?

To participate in the forum discussions, you must register and list your healthcare affiliation. We only need to know three things: your desired username (what you want to people to know you by), a valid e-mail associated with your healthcare system (to ensure you’re really you), and the healthcare system you’re affiliated with. After an administrator approves your registration you will receive an email with a temporary password. You will then have full access to the blog as well as the forums.

What is the WebiScope.com Blog?

Simply put, the forum is for questions whereas the blog offers a way to “philosophize” on a topic so others can learn, challenge, question, etc. It may pose a question, but it’s one that requires some thought. Blog entries, which comprise the homepage, are open for all to read and make comments without registering.

What is the WebiScope.com Forum?

The forum is the secure area of WebiScope where members can pose questions to colleagues from diverse healthcare entities across the US and Canada. Share ideas, best practices, vendor experiences, etc. The forum is secure and requires registration from those affiliated with a healthcare entity.

Which Parts of WebiScope.com are Public? Which are Private?

Blog entries on the homepage are open for all to read and make comments without registering. The forum is secure and requires registration from those affiliated with a healthcare entity; vendors are not invited to participate.

Who can post comments on the WebiScope.com blog and forum?

WebiScope.com is both a blog and a forum. Anyone with a valid e-mail address can comment on the any of the posts on the blog.

The forum is reserved for those affiliated with a healthcare entity. You must be registered and logged in to view the forum. Vendors are not invited to participate in the forum as it is meant to foster open and honest peer-to-peer discussion that is not swayed by existing or pending vendor relationships.

Can I be a guest blogger?

All are welcome to be a guest blogger but preference is given to those who have joined WebiScope’s forum and are therefore affiliated with a healthcare entity. New blogs are posted weekly and scheduled in advance. If you are interested in writing about a certain topic (web or healthcare related), contact us using our simple contact form. Please be sure to specify what you’d like to write about. Blog entries must be submitted for approval and will be assigned a publish date.

Are vendors allowed to participate in WebiScope.com?

Vendors are welcome to comment on blog postings. The forum, however, is meant to be an open community for those affiliated with a healthcare entity and allow them to express freely their thoughts, opinions, and experiences. For that reason vendors will not have access to the forum.

WebiScope.com does not endorse any vendors and is independent of any vendor or organization.