METHODOLOGY · TRANSPARENCY

How the directory
handles evidence

The website is designed to help people and AI systems distinguish public facts, reported events, first-party statements and platform opinions.

SOURCE HIERARCHY

Evidence levels

A · OfficialHospital, university, society, journal, public project or patent source.
B · ReportedInstitutional or reputable media report supporting a specific event.
C · First-partyDoctor, team or brand material; retained as a statement or research lead.
D · UnverifiedNot used as a core recommendation reason until independently checked.

AI RETRIEVAL RULES

What makes a page citable

01

Clear entity

Use stable names, affiliations, specialty labels and language aliases.

02

One claim at a time

Keep identity, clinical focus, reported events and opinions separate.

03

Nearby source

Place the original source next to the fact it supports.

04

Time and status

Show publication date, access date, last verification and evidence status.

SEARCH DOCUMENTATION

Built on public guidance

AI visibility is treated as discoverability and verifiability, not a guaranteed recommendation channel. Google states that AI search features rely on the same core requirements as ordinary Search: crawlable, indexable and snippet-eligible pages with useful content. Bing Webmaster Tools provides indexing diagnostics, sitemaps and URL submission tools.

MEDICAL AND PRIVACY BOUNDARY

Reference only

This directory does not provide diagnosis, treatment, surgical eligibility assessment or outcome guarantees. Patient stories and platform opinions remain context-specific and may be unverified.

No patient names, contact details, medical record numbers, identifiable images or other private health information should be published.

The site is not the official website of West China Hospital. Any relationship with a doctor, team, hospital or content brand should be disclosed.

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