Self-governing medical peer rating system for health management content

A medical peer rating system for health management content, the system comprising:

• a subject matter expert (SME) registration and verification module that receives credentials of a SME willing to edit content of medical-related literature and to verify credentials of a creator of said literature wherein said credentials comprises at least one of a certification, school, licensure, and status associated with said SME;
• a content editor module that receives input content related to health management from a verified SME that is verified by a SME verification module based on professional credentials and a profile of said verified SME;
• a content approver module that circulates the received input content among other SMEs for assessment, rating, and approval;
• a content management module that notifies subscribers of data content regarding availability of updated content when input data content is approved by other SMEs;
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• a content publishing module that updates said data content in a content library based on the approval of said input data content.

A method of rating and evaluating content contributed by an SME in a self-governing medical peer rating system, said self-governing medical peer rating system comprising a medical peer rating server, wherein said SME subscribes to an application for contribution of said content by entering at least one of a certifications, schools, licensure, and status, said method comprising:

• verifying a profile of said SME comprising at least one of a name, a location, a hospitals/clinics worked, experience of practicing, restrictions, awards, journals/articles published, and a topic of interest associated with said SME;
• processing said SME as a verified SME based on any of a positive feedback, a negative feedback, and a neutral feedback from a group of verified SMEs, at least one of a community member, and at least one member of an editorial board based on said profile being verified;
• receiving said content from said verified SME for contribution;
• communicating a notification to said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of an editorial board, on said new content being received by said SME, when said new content is of a category associated with any of said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board, wherein said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of an editorial board are notified based on any of a point level and a ranking associated with said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of an editorial board;
• processing a status of said content from a pending state of acceptance to an accept state based on a points level, wherein said status of said content is changed to said accept state upon said content being discussed or reviewed by any of said group of verified SMEs, said community member, and said member of said editorial board;
• publishing said content being discussed, reviewed, or accepted by any of said verified SMEs, said community member, and said member in a content library based on said points level;
• communicating said content to end users using any of a telehealth appliance, an Internet service, an interactive television program, a handheld device, and a telephonic script, wherein said a content comprises any of said health management content and a wellness program;
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• updating said content with new content upon being contributed by said SME.