"The combination of WellMed and MediVation's technology provides patients with an 24x7 extension of a doctor's office," said Dr. Charles MacLean of Fletcher Allen Health Care's Given Health Care Center and a MediVation physician customer. "Providing an alternative communications outlet has significantly changed patient behavior for the positive as it has increased the sharing of knowledge, which enables both the doctor and the patient to achieve a common goal: fast and effective care."

With WellMed's tools, MediVation's physician customers can provide their patients with a personalized site through which relevant health news, medication information and reminders can be obtained. Patients can also share detailed health information and their medical history via their online health profiles, which will help physicians better understand the individuals health conditions.

"WellMed's health personalization tools are powerful additions to our existing services," said Mike Cataldo, president of MediVation. "WellMed's tools allow patients to create their own health profiles and obtain targeted information that will be useful and beneficial. Physicians will also have an ability to provide detailed information to their patients about their health conditions and risk factors via the Internet -- without any additional work for them or their staff. It's a win-win situation."

WellMed's Personal Health Manager suite includes tailored improvement programs that provide daily tips and email notifications, an online health risk assessment test, a personal health homepage with customized information from a wide variety of news and medical resources including Healthwise Knowledgebase and InteliHealth, plus an online personal health record. The personal health record includes an emergency information section, which can be released to a licensed medical professional during urgent situations.

"MediVation's services have created a robust, streamlined communications channel between physicians and patients," said Craig Froude, president and CEO of WellMed. "Considering that an average patient/doctor visit lasts seven minutes, patients will greatly benefit from being able to freely communicate with their physicians beyond the office walls."

MediVation delivers Web-based products that automatically generate personalized Web-based information and access to services for patients within their own doctor's Web site. As a result patients are better informed and practices are more efficient. MediVation's products and services include auto generated pre and post visit instructions, appointment requests, prescription refill requests, online messaging and workflow, and health notices.

Pertinent information is automatically delivered to patients based on the nature of their visit, the diagnosis, and current or future procedures. Physicians have the options to choose from MediVation's standard library of content, layout and topics. Services can be customized to fit the needs of their practice and their patients.

About MediVation

MediVation, Inc. is a Needham, Massachusetts-based company specializing in the delivery of automated web services for medical practices to connect to their own patients. MediVation delivered the industry's first electronic provider-patient interface (ePPi) in 1998 and is the industry leader in automated provider patient communication. MediVation's mission is to deliver personalized information to patients without additional work for doctors and their staff.

About WellMed

WellMed's Personal Health Manager collects and analyzes health information to determine an individual's unique health profile; filters and delivers tailored health information and recommendations according to that profile; and provides interactive, self-paced, self-care modules enabling individuals to monitor and manage specific disease or lifestyle  risk factors. WellMed, Inc., founded in 1993, is the leading provider of online tools that simplify the way people access and control the information they need to improve and better manage their health. WellMed's proprietary tools set the standard for delivering personalized health information via the Web and are licensed to Fortune 500 corporations, national managed healthcare and provider organizations, pharmaceutical companies, health portals and other Internet sites. WellMed is a privately held company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Visit http://www.wellmed.com/ for more information.

SOURCE: WellMed, Inc.

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