BroadVision Powers Online Initiatives for The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2001 BroadVision Applications Power Online Initiatives to Improve Customer Service, Convenience for Patients and Referring Physicians BroadVision, Inc. (Nasdaq:BVSN BVSN Broadvision, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), a leading provider of 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. e-business applications, today announced that The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. "CHOP" has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Child Magazine in recent years. , the nation's first children's hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. , has deployed the next generation of its Internet site using a suite of e-business applications from BroadVision. A variety of BroadVision(R) applications and tools -- including BroadVision One-To-One(R) Enterprise -- have been used to create several initiatives that improve customer service and convenience for patients and referring physicians throughout the hospital's extensive pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. healthcare network. These BroadVision-powered initiatives include a consumer portal that allows users to find information about pediatric diseases and conditions, health and safety topics, and the healthcare network's related programs and services. Using the portal, patients can easily locate physicians, view physician profiles, request general pediatric or specialty appointments, and ask billing questions. In addition, BroadVision software was used to create a referring physician portal that allows physicians to obtain information on children they've referred anywhere within the hospital's network of 30+ facilities. Appointment and admission history, patient status, lab results and discharge notes can all be accessed within a password-protected, secure "dashboard (1) See Mac Dashboard. (2) A software-based control panel for one or more applications, network devices or industrial machines. Dashboards display simulated gauges and dials that look somewhat like an automobile dashboard. ." Children's Hospital also takes advantage of BroadVision's content management tools to streamline the publication, editing and updating of a large volume of health-related articles and information. Future plans include leveraging these tools to allow clinical departments to maintain content such as staff listings, hours of operation and news and event information on their departments' respective web pages. "The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was a first in its industry, paving the path for unparalleled pediatric healthcare," said Evan Crawford, executive director of the e-Transformation/e-Medicine Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "In continuing our tradition of breaking new ground, we chose BroadVision to help us fully realize how we can move relationships online. Our portal initiative has enabled us to expand our reach globally, provide new avenues of interaction with patients and their families and capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the benefits of portal technology to communicate with our referring physicians." About The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is ranked today as the best pediatric hospital in the nation by a comprehensive Child Magazine survey. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals and pioneering major research initiatives, Children's Hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research Pediatric Research is one of the most respected peer-reviewed medical journals within the field of pediatrics in the world. It is the official publication of the American Pediatric Society, the European Society for Paediatric Research, and the Society for Pediatric program is among the largest in the country, ranking second in National Institutes of Health funding. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought the 381-bed hospital recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents from before birth through age 19. About BroadVision BroadVision (Nasdaq:BVSN) (Neuer Markt:BDN BDN Borland Developer Network BDN Bangor Daily News (Maine, USA) BDN Business Development Network BDN Bell Data Network BDN Bulk Data Network BDN Busy Doing Nothing (band) BDN Buffered Delta Network ) develops and delivers an integrated suite of packaged applications for conducting e-commerce interactions and transactions. Global enterprises and government entities use these applications to sell, buy and exchange information over the web and on wireless devices. The BroadVision e-commerce application suite enables a corporation to become more competitive and profitable by establishing and sustaining high-yield relationships with customers, suppliers and employees. BroadVision services professionals, supported by over 100 partner organizations worldwide, transform these applications into business value for our customers through consulting, education, and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services in more than 34 countries. BroadVision-founded in 1993, public since 1996-has more than 1,200 customers. IDC ranks BroadVision as the world's leading provider of e-commerce software applications (International Data Corp., E-Commerce Software Applications Market Forecast and Analysis, 2000-2004). BroadVision is headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. and can be reached at 650.261.5100 or info@broadvision.com. Note to Editors: BroadVision and BroadVision One-To-One are registered trademarks of BroadVision, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. |
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