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Bethesda Memorial Hospital and Virginia Mason Medical Center Websites "Go Live" With MEDSEEK Solutions

Posted on: Monday, 19 June 2006, 09:00 CDT

MEDSEEK, a leading provider of enterprise e-health solutions, with over 500 hospital clients nationwide, announces the launch of two client websites. Bethesda Memorial Hospital, a 390-bed, not-for-profit hospital in Boynton Beach, Fla., and Virginia Mason Medical Center, a 336-bed acute-care hospital in Seattle, Wash., selected MEDSEEK's comprehensive solutions to connect patients and their families online.

"MEDSEEK was able to meet Virginia Mason Medical Center's requirements to enable departments and locations to share provider and service information, which is critical to us since the hospital has multiple regional clinics, requiring providers to travel to different facilities for various services," explains Isaac Phillips, program manager, communication at Virginia Mason. "In addition, we wanted a unique and appealing design that was not clinical or typical for a hospital. MEDSEEK delivered a design to set us apart."

Bethesda Memorial Hospital also launched its new website using MEDSEEK's Content Management System and Marketing Services, plus ADAM's Community Health Option, which lets users link to a database of medical terms and information on diseases. According to Lisa Kronhaus, the hospital's director of public relations, "We looked at several vendors and felt that MEDSEEK would best meet our needs, in part because their module design is easy to understand and use. On top of that, the implementation team was extremely responsive and dependable during the building phase, which went smoothly and cohesively. To the hospital, that counted for a lot."

MEDSEEK's rapid portal development technology includes SiteMaker(R), a content management system that enables web developers and content managers to create and maintain robust websites that engage stakeholders across the enterprise. Users easily can change and maintain their own web content with pre-programmed design templates and functional modules such as events management systems and newsletters. Created specifically for the healthcare industry's web communication needs, MEDSEEK's comprehensive PortalMaker E technology is well suited for companies that exchange health, clinical and/or business information with providers, patients and patients' families.

About MEDSEEK

Solvang, Calif.-based MEDSEEK provides healthcare organizations with online content management technology for more efficient communication and interaction among institutions, caregivers and patients. MEDSEEK's software application, developed specifically for healthcare and the web, creates the infrastructure for more powerful internet, intranet and portal solutions. With a library of over 100 proven application interfaces, MEDSEEK also provides clinical integration, leveraging existing HIS applications to function as the central viewpoint for all patient data. MEDSEEK, which has been recognized on Deloitte & Touche's Los Angeles Technology Fast 50 list for four consecutive years, has more than 500 installed hospital clients, including Henry Ford Health System, Advocate Health, Pediatrix Medical Group and the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more visit www.medseek.com or call 888-MEDSEEK.

About Virginia Mason Medical Center

Virginia Mason Medical Center, founded in 1920, is a non-profit comprehensive regional health care system that combines a primary and specialty care group practice of more than 400 physicians with a 336-bed acute care Seattle hospital. In addition, Virginia Mason has a network of clinics located throughout the Puget Sound area, and manages Bailey-Boushay House, a nursing residence and adult day health program for people living with HIV and AIDS. Virginia Mason also has an internationally recognized research center, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason. For more information, visit VirginiaMason.org.

About Bethesda Memorial Hospital

Bethesda Memorial Hospital is a 390-bed, community, not-for-profit hospital located in Boynton Beach, Fla. With 500 physicians in more than 40 areas of specialty, and a hospital staff of more than 2,000 employees, Bethesda Memorial Hospital, and its affiliates, offer a full array of healthcare services, including medical, surgical, diagnostic and therapeutic services on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. For more information, visit http://www.bethesdaweb.com

 Media Contact: Jodi Amendola Amendola Communications for MEDSEEK 480.664.8412 jamendola@ACmarketingPR.com

SOURCE: MEDSEEK

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