WellMed Receives Global Honors for Outstanding Online Health Communication Strategies Company Earns National and International Awards from the Society for Technical Communication (STC)
(PRWEB) June 29, 2002
PORTLAND, Ore.
WellMed, Inc., a health communication company, today announced the WellMed Health Hub(TM) received an Award of Merit from the 2001-2002 Society for Technical Communication (STC) international online communication competition.
WellMed's Personal Health Manager(TM), the consumer-interface for the Health Hub, was selected in the STC's User Support Tools category for its ability to use Internet strategies to improve the delivery of health care information. The STC award is part of an annual technical communication competitions program, which highlights the best examples of the art and science of technical communication.
This international acclaim follows on the heels of a local triumph for WellMed's Personal Health Manager (PHM), which earned the STC Willamette Valley chapter's Distinguished Technical Communication user support tools award, thereby giving it immediate entry into the international competition. WellMed's recognition in this category represents its long-standing commitment to empowering people to achieve their health-related objectives.
"Winning this award is particularly gratifying because it goes back to our primary mission -- providing clients with the tools to deliver personalized, flexible and secure online health resources to individuals," said Brad Bowman, M. D., WellMed founder and chief science officer. "Having the STC recognize the capabilities of Personal Health Manager makes us very proud."
Personal Health Manager contains a comprehensive suite of interactive online health assessments, condition information and personalized, relevant health resources aimed at helping individuals take responsibility for their own health. This user-friendly consumer interface identifies health and benefit resources based on each individual's risks, interests and readiness for personal change. WellMed licenses Personal Health Manager to large organizations, such as self-insured employers, health insurance companies, distributors and government agencies.
The applications that comprise Personal Health Manager include:
-- Health risk and condition assessments
-- Goal-setting and tracking for high-cost conditions
-- Personal health record
-- Secure, targeted messaging
-- Lifestyle improvement programs
-- Comprehensive, up-to-date health information from the leading sources, including Healthwise(R)
-- Seamless integration of client and third-party content
-- Secure incorporation of professional data such as lab results or pharmaceutical claims
For a complete list of STC winners in the international online communications competition please visit http://www. stc. org/2002_iocc_winners. html (http://www. stc. org/2002_iocc_winners. html).
About WellMed
WellMed's award-winning online products and services enable individuals to make informed decisions about their health while providing client organizations with business intelligence to proactively address costly health care issues. Organizations that purchase WellMed's solutions include self-insured corporations, health insurance companies, government agencies, pharmaceutical manufacturers and national retailers. WellMed, Inc. is headquartered in Portland, Ore., with regional offices in Seattle, Atlanta, and Boise.
About the Society for Technical Communication
The STC is a professional organization for technical writers, editors, illustrators, managers and educators. It is the largest professional organization in this field, with more than 25,000 members in 147 chapters worldwide. Information about STC and its programs can be found at the STC Web site: www. stc. org.
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Jerry Schranz
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