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News release: NationalDecember 2, 2005 Kaiser Permanente Website KP.org Recognized at Healthcare Internet Conference www.kaiserpermanente.org Wins Two Silver, Two Gold, And a Platinum Award for Excellence [Las Vegas, NV]— Kaiser Permanente’s website, www.kp.org, earned six awards in a nationwide competition among healthcare websites. The awards were presented at the Annual Healthcare Internet Conference in Las Vegas. “This means a great deal to our team,” says Kaiser Permanente’s Vice President of Online Services, Anna-Lisa Silvestre. “To know that we’re helping our members get the information they need in a way that’s convenient for them—and to have that work recognized in a competition with hundreds of other websites—makes the hard work worth it.” Competing with nearly 1200 other healthcare websites, www.kp.org took awards in three categories at the Annual eHealthcare Leadership Awards ceremonies: Best Health/Healthcare Content in three classifications:
Entries are evaluated by an independent panel of individuals familiar with health care and the Internet. Web sites were rated based on a standard of Internet excellence and how they compared with others in their group classification. The annual awards program “recognizes the very best Web sites of healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare associations, online health companies, pharmaceutical/medical equipment firms, suppliers, other healthcare organizations, 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.” (From the website for Strategic Health Care Communications, http://www.strategichealthcare.com). Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Distinction Awards may be given in every group classification for each award category. More information about the Annual eHealthcare Leadership Awards can be found at www.strategichealthcare.com/awards/index.php. The awards are sponsored by Strategic Health Care Communications, which provides information on business development, marketing, and Internet strategies. Kaiser Permanente is America’s leading integrated health plan. Founded in 1945, it is a nonprofit, group practice prepayment program with headquarters in Oakland, California. Kaiser Permanente serves the health care needs of 8.2 million members in 9 states and the District of Columbia. Today it encompasses the not-for-profit Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries, and the for-profit Permanente Medical Groups. Nationwide, Kaiser Permanente includes approximately 140,000 technical, administrative and clerical employees and caregivers, and more than 11,000 physicians representing all specialties. |
