MEDSEEK clients awarded Strategic Communications eHealthcare Leadership Awards

MEDSEEK, the leading provider of enterprise eHealth solutions that give patients, clinicians and administrative staff an optimal 360-degree online experience, announced today that eight of its healthcare organization clients were awarded a total of 14 honors in the Strategic Communications eHealthcare Leadership Awards competition. The awards were presented at the 14th Annual Internet Healthcare Conference, held November 15-17, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nev.

“This national recognition of our clients' success highlights the efforts these forward-thinking healthcare organizations have made in meeting patient expectations online”

"This national recognition of our clients' success highlights the efforts these forward-thinking healthcare organizations have made in meeting patient expectations online," said Peter Kühn, CEO of MEDSEEK. "With the patient at the center of healthcare reform initiatives - including Meaningful Use, accountable care organizations and other emerging payment models - it will be increasingly important for organizations to create a positive patient experience, serve as a trusted resource for healthcare information, and communicate efficiently and effectively with ePatients through the most convenient means possible: online."

MEDSEEK customers receiving eHealthcare Leadership awards are:

Gold Awards:

• Texas Health Resources (www.texashealth.org), for Best Health/Healthcare Content
• Methodist Health System (www.methodisthealthsystem.org), for Best Health/Healthcare Content
• All Children's Hospital (www.allkids.org), for Best Site Design/Other
• Spectrum Health (www.spectrumhealth.org), for Best Interactive Site
• Norton Healthcare (Brain & Nervous System - Norton Neuroscience Institute), for Best Site Design for Subsite/Center of Excellence

Silver Awards:

• Ohio Health (www.ohiohealth.com), for Best Quality & Safety Communication
• Spectrum Health (www.spectrumhealth.org), for Best Overall Internet Site
• Texas Health Resources (www.texashealth.org), for Best Overall Internet Site

Award of Distinction:

• Henry Ford Health System (www.henryfordhealth.org), for Best Overall Internet Site and for Best Healthcare Content
• Methodist Health System (www.methodisthealthsystem.org), for Best Integrated Marketing Campaign
• St. Joseph Mercy Health System (www.sjmercyhealth.org) , for Best Employee Recruitment
• Virginia Mason Medical Center (www.virginiamason.org), for Best Quality & Safety Communication

Finalist:

• Henry Ford Health System, for the eHealth Organizational Commitment award