AHA Selects slp3D To Provide Internet Broadcasting Solutions; Helping providers become a knowledge-base for their communities.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003 The American Hospital Association American Hospital Association (AHA), n.pr a nonprofit national organization of individuals, institutions, and organizations engaged in direct patient care. The association works to promote the improvement of health care services. today awarded its exclusive endorsement to slp3D's Internet broadcasting Internet Broadcasting (formerly Internet Broadcasting Systems), or IBS, is a provider of television station web sites. IBS hosts over 70 local stations' sites, and co-produced NBCOlympics. platform. Today's patients are web-savvy, utilizing the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the to access information on symptoms, procedures, and conditions to work in concert with their doctor or hospital. Taking advantage of slp3D's Internet broadcasting solutions, hospitals can help bring that information to their community's fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. . More and more, hospitals are utilizing new technologies to help educate patients, to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. educational requirements for staff and as a workforce retention and recruitment tool A recruitment tool is an advertising method that aids in creating interest in and getting people for a typically political organization. The term can not properly be applied to commercial advertising. . slp3D's Internet based solutions can help hospitals adopt technology thereby differentiating themselves in their communities. The AHA AHA American Heart Association; American Hospital Association. chose slp3D because of their health care focus and experience in developing more than 600 medical web-casting events as well as over 2,000 hours of online health care video programming. The slp3D platform includes live, online surgical broadcasts that showcase Centers of Excellence, as well as institutionally-customized, online patient education videos. slp3D's online broadcasting solutions are designed to provide easy to access medical information and education to patients and hospital employees. By creating an online information source, hospitals can experience increased patient volume and employee satisfaction. "It's the provider's inherent duty to share knowledge and expertise while learning from the knowledge and expertise of others. The AHA encourages open and direct dialogue throughout the health care community and the addition of slp3D's service can further this goal. Through this new technology alliance with slp3D, patients can access video information on a procedure they're thinking of having and that will enable a stronger level of patient satisfaction", said Brian Lane This article is about a fictional detective. Another Brian Lane is in a band called Brand New. Brian Lane is a character in BBC TV's detective show New Tricks. He is played by Alun Armstrong. , assistant vice president of technology. "slp3D recognizes that hospitals face the same kind of fiscal pressures that confront other markets. Our online broadcasting solutions are unique technologically but very basic in their results," said Ross Ross , Sir Ronald 1857-1932. British physician. He won a 1902 Nobel Prize for proving that malaria is transmitted to humans by the bite of the mosquito. Joel, slp3D's executive vice president of sales and marketing. "We are proud of the AHA's endorsement and believe it is a testament to our knowledge of the goals and challenges that face hospitals. We believe the AHA's endorsement speaks to the value slp3D can bring to hospitals", added Joel. slp3D's online platform includes OR LIVE Plus, a live and interactive, surgical broadcast solution complete with broadcast quality production values Production values is a media term for "production cost." It refers to the professional look, or "polish," of a production. Factors that affect perceived production value may include video and audio quality, lighting, number of errors, and amount and quality of special effects. , integrated slide presentation, real-time audience interactivity and continuing medical education continuing medical education See CME. courses. OR LIVE Plus also includes registration and data mining capabilities, as well as sophisticated reporting and revenue reconciliation features. In addition, slp3D has a range of on-demand, interactive video solutions from HealthForum 24/7 - a health care symposia sym·po·si·a n. A plural of symposium. - to Healthcare TV Online (HCTV), a patient education video resource. HCTV is a special, condition-specific, video-driven Web site supplement that features patient education videos customized for each hospital. HCTV has a proven track-record of driving call center volume, e-mail registrants, appointment setting and traffic to physician finders. AHA members will receive information regarding this Internet broadcasting solution in the coming weeks. For more information on slp3D's services contact Darren Szrom, account executive for AHA Financial Solutions at 800-242-4677 or via e-mail at dszrom@aha.org. About the AHA The American Hospital Association is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals committed to health improvement of their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which includes 4,800 hospitals, health care systems, networks, and other providers of care, and 37,000 individuals. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends. For more information, visit the AHA web site at www.aha.org. About AHA Financial Solutions, Inc. AHA Financial Solutions, Inc. (AHA-FSI) is the insurance and financial product marketing subsidiary of the AHA. It functions as a resource agency to AHA-member hospitals and other health care organizations. AHA Financial Solutions evaluates the marketplace and collaborates with companies to create strategic financial and insurance products and services for health care professionals. For more information, visit the Web site at www.ahafinancialsolutions.com. About slp3D slp3D is the leading developer of live and on-demand medical broadcasts on the Internet with clients that include hospitals, medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. slp3D's online broadcast programs are designed for allied health-care professionals and consumers and feature live and on-demand surgeries, clinical forums, product launches, virtual tours Virtual Tours The phrases panoramic tour and virtual tour are often used to describe a variety of video and photographic based media. The word panorama indicates an unbroken view, so essentially, a panorama in that respect could be either a series of photographs or panning video , online video news releases and continuing medical education. slp3D has been chosen as one of INC Magazine's top web companies. For more information, visit www.slp3d.com. |
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