Talk:Sermo

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[edit] Criticism section

I restored part of the criticism section that had been removed by an anon-IP. The part I restored has as a reference the Boston Globe and seems salient to the article. However, I didn't restore the excerpt below, which really needs to be sourced to something better than blogs. If someone can source it properly, feel free to reinsert. If the properly sourced material is removed without comment again, I'm just going to restore it without comment. - Aagtbdfoua 03:51, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

In September 2007, Sermo's methods of authenticating doctors were found to have been flawed by two medical blogs independently, Medgadget and PsychCentral, and allow for anyone to impersonate a real doctor. This has raised concerns that postings by these individuals could influence the opinion scoring system that Sermo uses and resells to investment companies. Sources: http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2007/09/confirmed_sermo_is_not_for_physicians_only_new_important_questions_raised.html http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2007/09/22/sermos-9m-weak-security-model/ More recent criticism centers around the recent announcement of a deal with Pfizer: http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2007/10/health20pharma-.html