KLAS Ranks GetWellNetwork #1 for Third Consecutive Year in Interactive Patient Systems Category

GetWellNetwork extends leadership position in helping health care providers drive patient engagement and improved performance

BETHESDA, Md., December 19, 2012 – GetWellNetwork® Inc., the leader in Interactive Patient Care™ (IPC) solutions, today announced that it has been named the category leader for Interactive Patient Systems (IPS) for the third consecutive year by KLAS®. Published in December, the 2012 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services report celebrates vendors that received the highest customer satisfaction scores for software and professional services, and serves as a guide to enable health care providers make informed technology decisions.

“Providers recognize the critical role that vendors play in improving health care delivery,” says Adam Gale, KLAS president. “Thus, a growing number of providers are weighing in on vendor performance. It speaks volumes that providers want to be heard and be counted. And vendors are listening.”

GetWellNetwork’s innovative technology and services are helping leading health care providers advance their patient engagement initiatives across the care continuum through patient education and activation. GetWellNetwork’s patient engagement platform enables hospitals to implement and extend the IPC delivery model using mobile devices, computers and televisions to improve performance and outcomes. In addition, the solution extends the value of existing IT systems by integrating with electronic medical records and patient portal systems.

“We are excited and energized by the continued commitment and support of our growing client community that has put us on top of the Interactive Patient Systems category for the third consecutive year,” said Michael O’Neil, founder and chief executive officer of GetWellNetwork, Inc. “As the reality of Meaningful Use and the Affordable Care Act sinks in, patient engagement has become a strategic imperative for health care providers. After twelve years of focusing exclusively on IPC, our model is evidence-based and it works. Through our technology, tools and change management process, our provider partners are consistently experiencing performance improvement in service and quality.”

With patient engagement as a central component of recent regulatory and reimbursement changes, IPS solutions are being adopted at their fastest rate since their introduction more than 10 years ago. Today, GetWellNetwork’s annual patient interactions number more than five million, and the company remains the only provider to deliver Patient Pathways® that drive higher levels of patient engagement at the point-of-care.

GetWellNetwork works beside some of the foremost providers of health care in U.S., including:

·         Large IDNs like Adventist Health System, Ascension Health, Catholic Health Initiatives, Kaiser Permanente and Trinity Health

  • Military medical centers in the U.S. Department of Defense, Military Health System and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Academic medical centers, such as the University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System, Stanford School of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Medical University of South Carolina
  • Independent hospitals such as Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Nationwide Children’s Hospital

GetWellNetwork is also running in more than 30 of the top children’s hospitals in the U.S. and in four Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners –Sharp Healthcare, Poudre Valley Hospital, Saint Luke’s East-Lee’s Summit and Henry Ford Health System.

Working together with executives from more than 4,500 hospitals and 3,000 doctor offices and clinics, KLAS delivers timely and impartial reports, trends and statistics that provide a solid overview of vendor performance in the industry. KLAS measures the performance of software, professional services and medical equipment vendors.

For a full copy of the most recent KLAS report, please visit: http://www.KLASresearch.com/klasreports/all/?productid=771&PR_GWN

About GetWellNetwork

GetWellNetwork, Inc.® provides patient engagement solutions that help health care providers engage, educate and empower patients along the care continuum.  Our patient-centered platform, delivered across multiple technology platforms including mobile devices, computers and televisions, enables providers to implement a revolutionary care delivery model called Interactive Patient Care™ to improve performance and patient outcomes.  The company further extends the value of existing IT investments by integrating seamlessly with electronic medical record and patient portal applications.

   

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