Krames StayWell's Clients Honored by Two Prestigious Online Award Organizations
EVANSTON, IL, January 10, 2011 – Custom health communications company Krames StayWell (KSW), a division of MediMedia USA, has been honored with 11 2010 eHealthcare Leadership Awards and six Web Health Awards.
The eHealthcare Leadership Awards program exclusively recognizes the very best web sites of healthcare organizations, 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.
More than 1,200 eHealthcare Leadership Award entries were received from a wide range of health care organizations. KSW’s clients were recognized in the Gold, Silver, and Platinum categories.
Now in its 12th year, the Web Health Awards is a national program that honors the best electronic health information. Submissions are judged on content, format, success in reaching the targeted health audience, and overall quality. The Web Health Awards is an extension of the HIRC’s 17-year old National Health Information Awards, the largest program of its kind in the United States.
KSW clients received the following eHealthcare Leadership Awards:
Best Health/Healthcare Content
- Rockingham Memorial Hospital (Gold)
- Methodist Health System (Gold)
- Carilion Clinic (Silver)
- CityCounty Insurance Services (Silver)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (Silver)
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Platinum)
Best Care/Disease Management Site
Best Site Design
- Ogden Clinic (Gold)
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital (Silver)
- University of Utah Healthcare (Silver)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (Platinum)
KSW clients received the following Web Health Awards:
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Merit
“The recognition given to our clients by these two prominent award organizations is something we’re extremely proud of,” said Krames StayWell president and CEO Trent Sterling. “We share our clients’ commitment to delivering the most advanced interactive health information solutions to their consumers in order to promote better health.”
On January 1, 2011, MediMedia consolidated two of its largest divisions: Krames Patient Education and Krames StayWell. The two companies have combined into one organization called Krames StayWell.
About Krames StayWell
Krames StayWell (a MediMedia Company) is the largest provider of interactive and print patient education solutions and consumer health information in the country for hospitals, health plans, employers, pharmaceutical companies, retail organizations, and thousands of healthcare professionals in multiple care settings. Krames StayWell offers best-in-class health communication solutions across the entire spectrum of consumer engagement—delivering the robust healthcare information patients and consumers want, when they want it and how they want it, and with a focus on delivering measurable ROI for clients.
About MediMedia
Headquartered in Yardley, PA, with 1,700 employees in offices throughout the U.S., MediMedia changes consumer and professional behaviors through superior engagement, education and end-user preferences. Our health information services group creates, publishes, distributes, and syndicates on and off-line health information to help consumers make informed health decisions on behalf of a variety of sponsors, including providers – both hospitals and physicians, payers, and online media companies. Our health management services group provides population health management services which help consumers lower their health risk, enabling employers to lower their risks, utilization and ultimately their health care expenses. And finally, our professional segment derives its revenues from providing online/off-line professional promotion, engagement, and education services targeted to healthcare professionals and their patients.
MediMedia is a Vestar Capital Partners portfolio company.
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