eHealth Leadership Awards Recognize Seven MEDSEEK Clients for Web Portal Excellence

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.

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