AwayMed.com Educates Patients Online With HealthGate's Content-Rich Offering; Internet Facilitates Better Communication Between Physicians and Patients.Business Editors/Health Writers BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2000 HealthGate Data Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :HGAT), a leader in quality e-Health Internet solutions for hospitals and healthcare enterprises, announced today that it will license its premier healthcare content product to AwayMed.com, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based healthcare company that provides personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. information services See Information Systems. to physicians and patients via the Internet. The agreement provides AwayMed.com with a selection of medical content from the more than 300 health publishers available through HealthGate, including MEDLINE The online medical database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) whose parent is the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. MEDLINE contains millions of articles from thousands of medical journals and publications. The consumer section of the site (http://medlineplus. and the Drug Information Handbook. AwayMed.com, which focuses on orthopedic, Sports Medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and and Rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. specialties, plans to integrate HealthGate's comprehensive medical content into its eCare Solution, including the eMedicalDesk and Information Prescription. AwayMed.com's eMedicalDesk provides patients with access to condition-specific medical content at the point of care. By utilizing waiting room kiosks, patients can learn more about their diagnosis and treatment, facilitating the recovery process. The Information Prescription, which is accessed through AwayMed.com's external Web site (www.AwayMed.com), functions as the online extension to physician care, providing patients with interactive "pamphlets" that thoroughly explain diagnoses, anatomy, procedures and follow-up care. "The quality of AwayMed.com's service depends on the detail and reliability of our medical information," said AwayMed Chief Executive Officer Charlie McNairy. "With HealthGate as a partner, our physician clients receive easily-accessible, top-notch medical information that will guide them through the healing process." "HealthGate is committed to delivering to healthcare providers the tools that enable them to harness the power of the Internet to further solidify relationships with their patients," said Bill Reece, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of HealthGate. "By providing a flexible, highly-customizable Web environment, HealthGate enables hospitals and other institutions to create a Web strategy, while providing a value-added service A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. for patients and consumers." About AwayMed.com AwayMed.com provides a community that facilitates the recovery process for patients in the form of personalized information services. AwayMed.com's education service, offered free of charge, includes the placement of unique eMedicalDesk terminals in physician office waiting rooms, as well as a public Web site currently under development. The AwayMed.com service presents doctor-approved medical information in an innovative, interactive format that increases patient education, enhances the physician-patient relationship physician-patient relationship Medical malpractice A formal or inferred relationship between a physician and a Pt, which is established once the physician assumes or undertakes the medical care or treatment of a Pt; the establishment of a PPR is 'automatic' in and improves patient outcomes. It also serves as a channel for online purchasing of health and medical equipment, supplies and information. About HealthGate HealthGate(R) Data Corp. leverages the Internet to provide the highest quality e-Health solutions to healthcare institutions and corporations by providing reliable, objective, comprehensive, and up-to-date content and technology for professionals, patients, and consumers. Through CHOICE(R) Web sites, HealthGate provides customizable Web sites with content specific to the needs of individual hospitals and other enterprise sites. HealthGate also offers its activePress(TM) Publishing Services, which provides customers such as the New England Journal of Medicine The New England Journal of Medicine (New Engl J Med or NEJM) is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It is one of the most popular and widely-read peer-reviewed general medical journals in the world. and Blackwell Publishing with Web-enabling services that manage the complexities of distributing traditional print materials over the Web. For more information on HealthGate or any of its products and services, visit www.healthgate.com. HealthGate(R), CHOICE(R), activePress(TM) and the HealthGate logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of HealthGate Data Corp. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. This news release contains certain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 and HealthGate's actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by such statements. Such statements reflect management's current views, are based on many assumptions, and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Some important factors HealthGate believes could cause such results to differ are described in HealthGate's registration statement filed with HealthGate's Securities and Exchange Commission reports including the most recent prospectus filed on January 26, 2000. |
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