CancerConsultants.com to Provide Cancer Content to HealthGate CHOICE Hospital Web Sites and NBCi; Deal Will Bring Extensive, High-Quality Cancer Content to Syndicated Web Sites.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers KETCHUM Ketchum may refer to: Towns, cities, and lakes
CancerConsultants.com(TM), a leading provider of cancer treatment information, today announced a strategic partnership with HealthGate Data Corp. (Nasdaq:HGAT), a leading provider of hosted Web portals See portal. and managed content for businesses that target healthcare consumers. CancerConsultants.com will license cancer information from its primary consumer Web site, 411Cancer.com(TM) for exclusive use on HealthGate and affiliate sites, including NBCi and the more than 500 hospital sites that use HealthGate's CHOICE(R) eHealth Platform. The CHOICE Platform is actively employed by hospitals nationwide that outsource the transformation of their static Web site into an interactive medical resource for patients and health professionals. "The epicenter ep·i·cen·ter n. 1. The point of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. 2. A focal point: stood at the epicenter of the international crisis. of our business as a cancer knowledge center is to empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems patients through education about their treatment options and to facilitate access to clinical trials," said Charles Weaver
The Weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. These are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills, most of which breed in sub-Saharan Africa, with fewer species in tropical , M.D., CancerConsultants.com(TM) founder and 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. . "By partnering with HealthGate, we are able to share this knowledge with cancer patients and, ultimately, better serve patients seeking credible cancer information. By allowing HealthGate to market our content to hospitals, we partner with the premier distributor of Internet-based healthcare managed content and can focus our energy on recruitment of patients to clinical trials and development of physician practice Web sites." "HealthGate is proud to offer its hospital customers such a respected resource in cancer information," said Bill Reece, CEO and President of HealthGate Data Corp. "Content from 411Cancer.com will help CHOICE hospitals become the premiere provider of cancer information in their local community." About CancerConsultants.com CancerConsultants.com(TM) is the leading 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 cancer information company. The Company was founded in order to assist patients and their families in accessing current cancer treatment information to ensure that they receive high quality treatment, and gain access to the newest cancer drugs/treatment strategies through the clinical trials process. CancerConsultants.com(TM) provides business-to-consumer and business-to-business Internet solutions for providers of cancer services through its websites: 411Cancer.com(TM), providing comprehensive cancer treatment information; 911Cancer.com(TM), leading patients to specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. treatment programs; eCancerTrials.com(TM), facilitating access to the latest cancer clinical trials; and Oncosurvey.com(TM), for performing online market research with patients and physicians. More information on the company can be found on its web site at www.cancerconsultants.com. About CHOICE eHealth Platform The CHOICE(R) eHealth Platform 3.0 enables hospitals and healthcare institutions to transform a static Web site into an interactive medical portal for patients and health professionals. HealthGate and CHOICE act as a hospital's Web hub A business-to-business Web site for a particular industry. It provides a meeting ground for buyers and sellers in a specific field, and rather than being advertising based, may charge a transaction fee for each purchase. Also known as a vertical portal, or "vortal." See vertical portal. providing hosted, managed content, health maintenance tools and services presented under the hospital's own brand. New CHOICE features include enhanced content localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. , expanded content offerings and access to more than 2,200 hours of continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). courses. More than 500 hospitals nationwide rely on HealthGate's CHOICE eHealth Platform to build dynamic eHealth communities with patients and constituents. The scalable platform can also support future access to software applications that enhance organizational efficiency and patient care. About HealthGate Data Corp. HealthGate Data Corp. is a leading enabler of healthcare e-markets through a hosted infrastructure that distributes content, interactive tools and software applications for a diverse range of healthcare organizations. Through its CHOICE eHealth Platform, HealthGate enables hundreds of hospitals to build loyal eHealth communities with consumers and physicians. HealthGate establishes the infrastructure for integrating these constituents into Web-based e-business processes that improve efficiency and reduce costs. In addition, HealthGate provides interactive, managed content to international media networks, pharmaceutical companies and other manufacturers and consumer health businesses through its Syndication See syndication format. Division. With its activePress Publishing Services Division, HealthGate provides leading publishers with Web-enabling services that manage the complexities of converting and distributing traditional healthcare print materials via the Internet. For more information visit HealthGate at www.healthgate.com or call 800/434-GATE. This news release contains certain statements that are forward-looking 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 may differ materially from those contemplated by the 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. . These forward looking statements reflect management's current expectations, are based on many assumptions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, those factors described in the periodic reports and registration statements HealthGate files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. HealthGate does not intend to update or publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking statements. 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. |
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