Akron Children's Hospital to launch Web 2.0 community for pediatric health care providers

Akron Children's Hospital will soon launch a secure Web 2.0 community for pediatric health care providers using the Within3 platform.

Akron Children's Within3 site will allow providers throughout northeast Ohio to consult and collaborate with the hospital system's experts in a secure, online environment on behalf of their patients.

"Because Akron Children's cares for more than half a million patients each year, we're always looking for innovative ways to make access to our services more efficient and effective," said Norman Christopher, MD, chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Akron Children's Hospital. "We know our specialists are on the cutting-edge of some of the latest treatments and it's important for us to ensure our community providers have quick and easy access to this data."

The online community will strengthen communications between Akron Children's specialists and its referring physicians, as well as provide easy access to interactive tools that enable sharing and discussion of the latest pediatric clinical advancements, research, news and other information.

"When health care providers are able to easily collaborate in a secure fashion, real improvements in health care are achievable," said Lance Hill, CEO of Cleveland-based Within 3. "We believe the physicians at Akron Children's Hospital and those throughout the region will benefit from being able to come together in an online community setting to accomplish real work in the advancement of pediatric medicine."

SOURCE Within3