HIIQA Advisory Board

• In September 1998, the Institute has established the HIIQA Advisory Board to guide the process of developing the HIIQA Award, identifying and assessing awards to and ratings of Internet health information sites, and continuously improving these processes.
• The HIIQA Advisory Board has a maximum of 15 members. They are appointed by the Institute's president for one year renewable terms. Board members are selected from various relevant segments of the Internet health information community. Members who repeatedly do not perform their assigned duties in a timely and responsible fashion may be removed from the board.
• Advisory Board members are volunteers. They do not receive payment for their participation. Members sign the Institute's conflict of interest policy statement.
• Advisory Board members serve as individual experts. They do not serve as representatives of any organization by whom they may be employed or with which they may be associated.
• HIIQA Advisory Board members performs the following functions: comment on HIIQA development plans, review HIIQA criteria/standards, determine which identified awards/ratings meet HIIQA scope criteria, participate in various quality assurance and quality improvement activities, and generally provide advice and guidance.