Element115.net?s iCareTools? Social Networking Apps Win Gold
eHealthcare Leadership Award
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 10th annual eHealthcare Leadership Awards were announced
during a special presentation at the Thirteenth Annual Healthcare
Internet Conference held in November in Las Vegas, NV.
?We find our healthcare customers are looking for ways
to credibly interact with their healthcare consumers on the web.?
Healthcare Organizations and Solution Providers were evaluated in 12
different categories under one of 17 classifications. An independent
panel of 116 judges, specializing in healthcare, or online industries,
evaluated over 1,100 entries on a standard of Internet excellence and
peer excellence.
Element115.net, an eHealth solutions company based in Chicago, IL, was
awarded Gold in the category of Best Interactive Site:
Business/Process Improvement Applications or Products for
iCareTools?, a suite of social networking applications for healthcare
providers.
?We are very excited to be recognized for our new solution offering in
social media,? stated Bob Ronchi, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
for Element115. ?We find our healthcare customers are looking for ways
to credibly interact with their healthcare consumers on the web.?
iCareTools?, comprised of seven social networking applications, is
available by online subscription and easily integrated into the
healthcare provider website by non-technical personnel. Each application
is customizable and offers an administrative interface for ease of use.
The iCareTools? applications are available as an all-inclusive suite, or a
la carte for selective use. The applications offered in iCareTools?
include:
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Comments
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Ratings
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Ask an Expert
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Question & Answer
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Threaded Discussions
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Tell Your Story (Testimonials)
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Relevant Content (Tagging)
Element115 hosts the applications, eliminating any hardware or software
investment for the provider. ?We see that healthcare IT departments are
currently consumed with projects around patient medical information, so
providing a hosted solution for the consumer website makes this much
easier and timely for the marketing organization to implement,? stated
Venkatesh Korla, President of Element115.net.
Social networking is a natural application for healthcare consumers who
want to compare the available care in their local area or seek support
groups and blogs for experienced feedback. Healthcare organizations
realize the need to participate in social networking and are driven by
the need to provide trusted, reliable information about diseases,
conditions and the latest treatments. By deploying social networking
tools on their website, providers offer an avenue for consumers to
communicate easily and conveniently, while building goodwill and
branding for the provider in the community.
iCareTools? Comments and Ratings applications have been implemented on
the UAB Health System website and were formally introduced, along with
web site www.iCareTools.com
in November at the Healthcare Internet Conference in Las Vegas, NV.
About Element115.net
Element115.net is a national eHealth solutions company with expertise in
information technology and healthcare marketing strategies.
Element115.net provides a healthcare content management system solution
for consumer and internal websites and portals called eHealth
Accelerator and a suite of web applications called iCareTools?.
Element115.net provides consulting, strategy and deployment of content
management systems and healthcare web-based application development. For
more information please visit http://www.element115.net
or http://www.iCareTools.com.
About 2009 eHealthcare Leadership Awards
The 2009 eHealthcare Leadership Awards, presented by eHealthcare
Strategy & Trends, exclusively recognizes the very best Web
sites of healthcare organizations (both large and small), online health
companies, pharmaceutical/medical equipment firms, suppliers, and
business improvement initiatives. These awards highlight the Internet's
role in achieving an organization's business objectives and recognize
the hard work that has gone into creating outstanding health Web sites.
For more information please visit: http://www.strategichealthcare.com/awards/