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eHealth Leadership Awards Recognize Seven MEDSEEK Clients for Web Portal Excellence

Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:08am EST
Fifteen Awards Earned by MEDSEEK Clients Deemed as Best in the Nation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(Business Wire)--
MEDSEEK, the leading provider of healthcare enterprise portal connectivity
solutions, announced today that seven MEDSEEK clients received a total of
fifteen 2009 eHealthcare Leadership Awards at the Thirteenth Annual Healthcare
Internet Conference held November 2-4, 2009 in Las Vegas. The awards recognize
the best health sites and eHealth excellence in the nation. 

MEDSEEK clients receiving eHealthcare Leadership awards are: 

Platinum Award:

* Alegent Health (www.alegent.com), based in Omaha, Neb., won Platinum Awards
for Best Health / Healthcare Content, and Best Overall Internet Site.

Gold Awards:

* Alegent Health received a Gold Award for Best Site Design. 
* Bailey-Boushay House (https://www.virginiamason.org/bbh/), Seattle, garnered a
Gold Award for Best Site Design.

Silver Awards:

* Henry Ford Health System (www.henryfordhealth.org) received the Silver Award
for Best Overall Internet Site. 
* Mission Health System(http://www.missionhospitals.org/foundation), Asheville,
NC, collected a Silver Award for Best Donations / Giving. 
* Texas Health Resources (www.texashealth.org) won Silver Awards for Best Health
/ Healthcare Content, and Best Overall Internet Site.

Distinction Awards:

* All Children`s Hospital (www.tasteofpinellas.com), St. Petersburg, Fla.,
garnered Distinction Awards for Best Intranet and Best Donations / Giving. 
* Henry Ford Health System (www.henryfordhealth.org) received a Distinction
Award for Best Health / Healthcare Content. 
* Moses Cone Health System (www.mosescone.com), Greensboro, NC, collected a
Distinction Award for Best Health / Healthcare Content. 
* UCLA Medical Center (www.uclahealth.org), Los Angeles, won a Distinction Award
for Best Health / Healthcare Content.

eHealth Organizational Commitment:

In addition, Alegent Health and Henry Ford Health System were finalists for
eHealth Organizational Commitment. 

"We are delighted that once again, many MEDSEEK clients were selected for
national recognition. It is quite an accomplishment, given that more than 1,100
organizations applied for these awards and subjected their Web sites to a
rigorous examination by a panel of independent Internet healthcare experts,"
said Peter Kuhn, MEDSEEK`s CEO. "The fact that fifteen awards were issued to
MEDSEEK clients further validates the power and value of our eHealth solutions.
We congratulate these organizations for their commitment to transforming the
online experience for all their constituents, including consumers, ePatients,
and employees." 

About eHealthcare Leadership Awards

The eHealthcare Leadership Awards highlight the Internet's role in achieving an
organization's business objectives and recognize the hard work involved in
creating outstanding health websites. Over 1,100 entries were submitted and 116
individuals familiar with health care and the Internet judged the entries. For
more information, visit www.strategichealthcare.com. 

About MEDSEEK

Since 1996, MEDSEEK has focused exclusively on eHealth and creating a better
experience for constituents across the healthcare enterprise, including
consumers, patients, family members, physicians, employees and payers. The
eHealth ecoSystem optimizes the healthcare experience for constituents by
leveraging an organization`s existing IT investments and infrastructure to
facilitate secure, timely information access and exchange. From our leading
content management system used by more than 650 hospitals to innovative patient
portals and our award-winning clinical portal, the eHealth ecoSystem`s
browser-based technology removes traditional integration and communication
barriers, creating a "virtual front door" for the hospital. For more
information, visit www.medseek.com or call 888.MEDSEEK.

Amendola Communications for MEDSEEK
Janet Cabibbo, 480-664-8412 X 15
jcabibbo@ACmarketingPR.com


Copyright Business Wire 2009



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