AdvancePCS e-Health Portal for Health Plan Members Earns Standard of Excellence Award.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers IRVING, Texas--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 13, 2001 AdvancePCS (Nasdaq: ADVP), the nation's leading health improvement company, has won an award of excellence for an e-health E-health Informatics A philosophy that empowers–E = electronic–health care consumers by bringing information, products and services online portal created by its subsidiary, Consumer Health Interactive. The Web site educates health plan members and patients by providing in-depth prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, and medical information -- empowering them to make better-informed decisions about their own care. The Standard of Excellence Award, presented by the Web Marketing Association for 2001, recognizes the AdvancePCS site for its design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, navigation and ease of use. Consumer Health Interactive develops customized, consumer-focused Web sites for major health care organizations and other clients. It has developed hundreds of original articles on health topics, along with interactive health tools and quizzes, a health encyclopedia encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books , drug and herb herb (ûrb, hûrb), name for any plant that is used medicinally or as a spice and for the useful product of such a plant. Herbs as condiments and seasonings are still important in culinary art; the use of medicinal herbs, however, has waned databases and health plan information. Its sites also offer thousands of news and journal articles on the latest in health and medicine. "Internet technology and consumer-focused information are key elements of our integrated health improvement approach, and our CHI (Computer Human Interface) Typically refers to the devices and associated applications used by humans to interact with computers. For example, a CICS data entry screen displayed on a 3270 terminal makes up a CHI for a banking application. subsidiary is an instrumental component of the service we provide," said David D. Halbert, AdvancePCS chairman and chief executive officer. "CHI, a leader in its field, helps our clients provide their members with better service and resources to achieve a higher quality of life. As benefit designs become more complex, member support is more critical than ever." CHI-built sites have won more than 20 awards since the company began developing e-health portals in October 1998. Its sites have been recognized by an impressive list of leading organizations, including the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
The award-winning site, www.BuildingBetterHealth.com, offers a convenient environment where users can: -- Read medical and health care information on a wide variety of health care topics. -- Receive timely medical news, clinical research, and newsletters that address identified concerns via email. -- View and update a custom-tailored health information page. -- Purchase prescription drugs and over-the-counter pharmacy products through the AdvanceRx drugstore. The Web Marketing Association (www.webawards.org), is a Boston-based organization composed of Internet marketing See Internet advertising. , advertising, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most and design professionals seeking to improve the quality of advertising, marketing and promotion used to attract visitors to corporate Web sites. About AdvancePCS AdvancePCS (www.advancepcsrx.com) is the nation's largest independent provider of health improvement services, touching the lives of more than 75 million health plan members and managing more than $21 billion in annual prescription drug spending. The company offers health plans a wide range of health improvement products and services designed to improve the quality of care delivered to health plan members. The company's capabilities include integrated mail service and retail pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent. networks, innovative clinical services, customized disease management programs, specialty pharmacy, clinical trials and outcomes research, information management, and prescription drug services for the uninsured. AdvancePCS clients include Blue Cross and Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. organizations, insurance companies and HMOs, Fortune 500 employers, Taft-Hartley groups, state and local governments, and other health plan sponsors. |
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