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Specialists On Call Receives Laureate Award by the Computerworld Honors Program

Posted on: Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 08:00 CDT

Global Information Technology Awards Foundation Pays Tribute to Private Telemedicine Company that Uses Information Technology to Benefit Society

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Specialists On Call, Inc., (SOC) a leading private provider of specialty physician consultations via telemedical link, has been recognized as a Laureate by the Computerworld Honors Program. This year's Honorees were commemorated during the 21st Annual Laureates Medal Ceremony & Gala Awards Evening June 1st at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington D.C. For over two decades, Computerworld Honors has acknowledged those individuals and organizations that have used information technology to benefit society.

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"Each Laureate selected for this honor understands the importance of using one's resources and technical prowess to benefit one's fellow man," said Bob Carrigan, Chairman of the Computerworld Honors Program Chairman's Committee and President, IDG Communications.

Specialists On Call's CEO, Dr. Joe Peterson, added, "Our work at Specialists On Call is extremely gratifying. Every day we provide patients in critical need with immediate access to the specialty physicians who can help them. As a company, we are committed to the idea that time of day or location shouldn't be a significant driver of the quality of healthcare and we're proud to accept the Laureate recognition for our efforts."

Each year, members of the Computerworld Honors Program Chairman's Committee, a group of 100 Chairman/CEO's of global technology companies, nominates individuals and organizations around the world whose visionary applications of information technology promotes positive social and economic progress.

Specialists On Call, Inc., is a private, national, professionally managed, physician led telemedicine company that provides access to the clinical expertise of a team of university and private practice specialists through a consolidated teleconferencing, PACS and EMR system. With offices in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, Specialists On Call is committed to extending access to professional on-call specialty physician support to patients in all settings and geographies, with special expertise in urban and suburban hospitals and hospital systems. For more information about SOC please contact Clark Wells at wells@specialistsoncall.com or 866-483-9690.

SOURCE Specialists On Call, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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