| ISMagazine.com | Medicine, Health, and Fitness | May, 1999 |
Horizon @healthsoft has announced a one year strategic partnership agreement whereby Physicians affiliated with a health care entity purchasing Horizon's Vision 2000 credentialing software will receive a range of services from Physicians' Online (POL), the world's largest Internet community of doctors. Under the terms of this alliance agreement, Horizon's vertically integrated industry specific portal offering, or "VISPO," located at
<http://www.healthsoft.com>, will now be a click away for POL members via the POL service.
"The Internet has given
doctors an unprecedented vehicle to provide timely and valuable healthcare information to
Physicians," said Ed Taylor, President and CEO of Horizon Systems.
"Credentialing is a critical and important function, and we will provide Physicians
access to their credentialing information as well as new and innovative methodologies of
keeping their credentialing information both updated and secure. We are pleased to be
working with POL, an experienced industry leader."
"Horizon's application demonstrates the power of the Internet to reduce physician's administrative burden through E-commerce," said Jean-Louis Ecochard, General Manager, POL Advanced Services, and CTO. "This is just one of the many applications POL offers to assist doctors with the business of medicine. Physicians' Online members can order drug samples online, check and respond to their e-mail by telephone, and create a physician website for marketing and patient education purposes."
Horizon Systems is a privately held software company providing software to the healthcare industry for over 11 years. The last eight have been devoted specifically to Credentialing and Information Systems. The latest is their Vision 2000, a Windows 32 bit software solution installed in locations all over the country
Horizon's clients range from community hospitals to medical centers and teaching facilities including Duke and Vanderbilt, two leading health care institutions.
Physicians' Online, Inc. is a privately held company based in Tarrytown, NY. The Company operates the leading medical information and communication network for physicians, the Physicians' Online Network (POL). Launched in February, 1994, POL provides a secure, physicians-only environment featuring access to MEDLINE(R) and other medical databases, clinical symposia with peers and national experts, CME credits, daily medical news, recruiting services, private e-mail accounts and Internet access, among many other services. Through its award-winning service, POL connects its members -- the largest online community of authenticated physicians -- with colleagues, professional associations, health plans, pharmaceutical manufacturers, luxury goods resources, and others. Additional information about POL can be found at <http://www.pol.net>.
U.S.News & World Report to Provide Health Editorial Content for Vericom's SoundCare On Hold Message Systems
ATLANTA, May 7 -- Vericom Corporation today announced a strategic alliance with U.S.News & World Report in which selected health editorial content from the newsweekly will be available to present and future clients of Vericom's SoundCare telephone on hold message systems.
U.S.News is a leading source for vital, thought-provoking health news and information including recent cutting-edge stories on depression, stroke, Hepatitis C, pain management and managed care.
Brief audio excerpts from reports such as these will be added to other health, wellness and preventive care information furnished by SoundCare's other distinguished editorial contributors: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The National Institutes of Health (NIH), The American Cancer Society, The American Academy of Pediatrics, and The American Heart Association, among others.