The Eighth Annual

The eHealthcare Leadership Awards are made possible by the support of the following organizations:

PLATINUM SPONSORS

Blausen (www.blausen.com) has the largest 3-D medical/scientific animation and graphics library in the World. The Human Atlas covers 274 common medical treatments and conditions and was developed specifically for consumer education. Each topic contains a 3-D animation video, text feature, 3-D model that the user can rotate and a slide section that identifies structural anatomy. The Human Atlas is one of eight atlases available from Blausen Medical. Current Atlases available are: Cardio, Pneumo, Gastro, Repro, Ortho, Cancer, Pediatric and Ortho.

In addition, the Anatomy & Physiology and Drug Atlases are due for completion this year. The Atlas series has been translated into Spanish, Arabic, Dutch, Hungarian and Japanese languages. The French Atlas is scheduled for completion shortly and additional languages are planned. To license the Atlases or inquire about additional Atlas languages, contact Blausen Medical at: 1-800-999-6173.

CareTech Solutions Web Products and Services offers hospitals turn-key, web-based products and solutions that reduce cost and improve efficiency, communication and productivity. From state-of-the art data centers, web-based content management systems, physician and board secure communication portals to fully hosted document imaging solutions, CareTech Web Services helps you connect patients, physicians and hospitals. Visit www.caretechsolutions.com or call 248-823-0800.

Coffey Communications, Inc. provides hospitals with integrated Web solutions through our cost-effective suite of Web tools called netReturns. Our Web experts can help you design dynamic content that promotes your services, events, and physicians. For more than 20 years, Coffey has been a leader in health information, creating custom publications and Web sites that deliver results. To learn more, visit www.coffeycomm.com or call 1.800.253.2030.

Element115 is an innovative healthcare system Integrator focused on providing cost effective information technology solutions. Its eHealth Accelerator is a software or hosted solution that provides the architecture, tools and techniques that healthcare organizations require to implement consumer Web sites focused on attracting, converting and retaining new patients. Built on a “best-of- breed” content management system, eHealth Accelerator can extend to an organization’s portals, Intranets and other content-centric Web applications. Visit www.element115.net or contact us at 312-755-1845, ex. 2 or eHealth@element115.net.

IGCN enables hospitals and healthcare systems to harness the power and benefit of the eHealthcare revolution through a full range of products, services, and solutions. These include: content management, calendars, physician directories, dynamic forms, online bill payment solutions, patient portals, and interactive disease management centers.

IGCN develops powerful, innovative – and very easy to use – Microsoft-based solutions that create real and measurable value and superior ROI. For more information, visit www.igcn.com or call 888-IGCN-411 today.

Physician Directory Services:
PhotoBooks annually serves the physician directory needs (print and internet) of more than 300 hospitals and healthcare systems, including “Print-on-Demand” and PDA distribution options. Our database technology offers easy integration with consumer health information keywords and topics.

Custom Website Solutions:
PhotoBooks now develops customized websites that serve the needs of healthcare marketing, public relations and physician relations. The PhotoBooks Website Solution provides traditional CMS features, emphasizes our core physician directory strategies and links health information topics, physician specialties, classes and events, clinical trials, and service lines via an easy-to-manage keyword data strategy.

Contact Information Telephone: 404/589-1228; E-Mail: Sales@PhotoBooks.com; Web site: www.photobooks.com.

Private Health News (PHN) is the market leader in providing innovative and turnkey e-Health newsletters and CRM / marketing tools for healthcare clients throughout the U. S. and Canada. PHN's award-winning services create measurable improvement in consumers’ opinions of a provider and increased usage of its services. PHN’s permission-based email solutions help providers build ongoing, targeted relationships with consumers based on their specific health interests, while promoting providers’ branded programs, service lines and physicians.

Additionally, MedNews Plus, PHN’s physician e-relationship program, provides breaking medical news and conference coverage by specialty(s) of interest with free CME/CE to physicians/nurses with online tracking. MedNews Plus’ CRM tool allows the provider to include targeted messages and push relevant hospital information to physicians / nurses based on their specialties and interests.

Visit www.PrivateHealthNews.com or call 513-731-6700.

For almost 30 years, Professional Research Consultants (PRC) has been the nation’s leading market and customer research firm dedicated solely to the healthcare industry. PRC has helped over 1,800 healthcare organizations achieve excellence through unparalleled research on their patients, consumers, medical staff, and employees. PRC is the only marketing research firm that is able to deliver your research immediately after each survey is completed with PRCEasyView.com.

StayWell Custom Communications offers a fresh approach to custom web solutions and print publications, with results guaranteed. Reach and motivate consumers with rich, interactive online libraries—including Greystone.Net content, engaging tools and a powerful e-mail marketing program. We will help you use health information to drive results—and document ROI. Visit us at www.staywellcustom.com.

GOLD SPONSORS

Founded in 1993, Creative Change provides award winning Internet strategy,
development, hosting, and technical support for some of the nation's largest and
most prestigious hospitals and physician practices. Visit www.cchange.com.

MEDSEEK is an enterprise eHealth solutions provider connecting
information and people in order to provide better care and promote
community advocacy.  Visit www.medseek.com.

From consumer-facing web sites to online marketing programs, MedTouch delivers
web intelligence for healthcare. Visit www.medtouch.com.

Monigle Associates, a brand and identity consultancy, integrates strategy
and programs through its Web-based identityManager. 
Visit www.monigle.com and www.identitymanager.com.