Jeffrey A. Krames

FDB and WebMD Ignite Collaborate to Drive Medication Safety and Adherence

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and NEW YORK, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FDB (First Databank), the leading provider of drug knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make more precise decisions, and WebMD Ignite, a full-service growth partner for organizations across the healthcare industry, today announced a collaboration to enhance patient discharge education to improve prescription drug safety and adherence. The collaboration also aims to increase patients' health literacy and engagement in care plans.

Key Points: 
  • WebMD Ignite will integrate content from Meducation®, FDB's cloud-based solution that delivers simplified and personalized medication instructions to all patients, into prescribers' electronic health record (EHR) systems and patient portals through WebMD Ignite's Krames On FHIR® platform.
  • Krames On FHIR is the leading patient education platform providing current educational content directly in the patient portal.
  • "Effective patient medication education is critical to improving patient outcomes," said Charles Lee, MD, senior director of clinical knowledge and senior advisor for health literacy and language barriers at FDB.
  • This integration of Meducation with WebMD Ignite's Krames On FHIR platform offers patients of all backgrounds simplified, easy-to-follow, actionable medication instructions, along with other valuable educational content from WebMD Ignite, to help protect their and their family's safety, increase care plan adherence and improve their outcomes."

WebMD Ignite and HIA Technologies, Inc. Announce Exclusive Partnership to Offer HealthInteractive, AI-powered Digital Health Assistants

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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Within each Aivio, digital health assistants guide patients through WebMD Ignite content, providing them a private and welcoming environment to ask their questions and hear their care team’s answers, thanks to the Physician-Controlled AI™️ (PCAI). PCAI guarantees that all information delivered to patients - including answers to their questions - remains under the control of the publisher of the content. The Aivio experience can deliver WebMD Ignite content tailored to the end-user’s unique needs, answer their questions in real-time, and analyze each interaction--all without compromising the trust established between patients and their clinical teams.

Key Points: 
  • WebMD Ignite today announced an exclusive partnership with HIA Technologies, Inc. to offer a new solution called HealthInteractive that delivers artificial intelligence (AI)-powered health assistants.
  • Within each Aivio, digital health assistants guide patients through WebMD Ignite content, providing them a private and welcoming environment to ask their questions and hear their care team’s answers, thanks to the Physician-Controlled AI™️ (PCAI).
  • HIA CEO, Vacit Arat, also said: “We are excited to partner with WebMD Ignite to promote this new way of delivering interactive education and Physician-Controlled AI to all WebMD Ignite clients.
  • We share the vision of WebMD to facilitate a unified engagement experience for patients across their entire health journey.

WebMD Launches WebMD Ignite

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Monday, April 17, 2023
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NEW YORK, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WebMD announced the launch of a new brand today called WebMD Ignite, which offers a comprehensive array of healthcare solutions that kickstart healthcare organizations' efforts to improve engagement and fuel growth through every stage of the healthcare journey, from discovery to recovery. 

Key Points: 
  • "We have created something truly unique in the healthcare ecosystem," said Ann Bilyew, SVP, Health and Group GM, WebMD Ignite.
  • WebMD Ignite will create seamless health experiences that engage individuals, optimize outcomes, foster deeper loyalty from consumers and healthcare providers, and build lifetime value for our clients."
  • The new brand logo contains an iconic mark that WebMD Ignite refers to as "The Burst."
  • WebMD Ignite offers solutions for patient and HCP engagement at every step of the healthcare journey that support health organizations, healthcare professionals, providers, and payers.

WebMD Provider Services Partners With Patient Communications Leader Artera to Improve Access and Engagement for Patient Education and Medication Affordability Programs

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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WebMD Provider Services today announced a partnership with SaaS patient communications leader Artera (formerly WELL Health) to improve access and engagement to patient education materials and medication affordability programs.

Key Points: 
  • WebMD Provider Services today announced a partnership with SaaS patient communications leader Artera (formerly WELL Health) to improve access and engagement to patient education materials and medication affordability programs.
  • The partnership combines WebMD Provider Services industry-leading patient education, care plan adherence and medication affordability programs with the Artera patient communications platform that enables conversations between patients and their healthcare provider through secure, multilingual real-time messaging.
  • Organizations using Artera as their patient communication platform will be able to deliver WebMD Provider Services expansive patient education and resources through their existing communication channels.
  • WebMD Provider Services, a division of WebMD and Internet Brands, partners with healthcare organizations to deliver a better patient experiencefrom Discovery to Recovery.

WebMD Announces the Recipients of the 2022 WebMD Choice Awards

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
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WebMD today announced the recipients of the 2022 WebMD Choice Awards .

Key Points: 
  • WebMD today announced the recipients of the 2022 WebMD Choice Awards .
  • The WebMD Elite Choice Awards, WebMD Patient Choice Awards and Medscape Physician Choice Awards recognize hospitals based on patient and provider preferences and perceptions across five specialties: Oncology, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Neurology and Gastroenterology.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221110005692/en/
    2022 WebMD Elite Choice Award Recipients (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The WebMD Patient Choice Awards and Medscape Physician Choice Awards are granted to hospitals and health systems within the top 30% of patient or provider preferences in a local market, respectively.
  • We congratulate the recipients of the 2022 WebMD Choice Awards for their dedication to providing superior care within their communities.

WebMD Health Services Partners with Fern Health

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As more than one in five Americans struggle with chronic pain, WebMD Health Services today announced a new partnership with Fern Health, a leading digital platform giving employees and health plan members the guidance and tools they need to address the underlying causes of persistent pain.

Key Points: 
  • Uniquely combined with WebMD Health Services certified pain coaches, individuals are supported through a self-paced digital journey via mobile and web browser-enabled applications, chats and telephone check-ins.
  • We look forward to making a difference with WebMD Health Services, their health coaches, and their customers."
  • WebMD Health Services, a part of WebMD Health Corp., has over 20 years of experience driving positive behavior changes.
  • The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, Jobson Healthcare Information, MediQuality, Frontline, Vitals Consumer Services, Aptus Health, Krames, PulsePoint, The Wellness Network, SanovaWorks, MedicineNet, eMedicineHealth, RxList, OnHealth, Medscape Education, and other owned WebMD sites.

Medscape Education Invites Clinicians to Connect to the Conversation With New Mental Health and Wellness Learning Center

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Thursday, August 18, 2022
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medscape Education, the leading destination for continuous professional development for healthcare professionals,has launched Building Bridges Between Mental Health and Wellness, a learning center focusing on mental health and wellness for both patients and clinicians.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medscape Education, the leading destination for continuous professional development for healthcare professionals,has launched Building Bridges Between Mental Health and Wellness, a learning center focusing on mental health and wellness for both patients and clinicians.
  • Guided by an expert steering committee, Building Bridges Between Mental Health and Wellness provides resources that explore the interconnectivity of mental and physical health.
  • "Mental health matters," said Hansa Bhargava, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Medscape Education.
  • When a patient has exacerbated mental health issues, there is also an impact on their physical health and risk of disease.

WebMD Acquires JIM.fr, Expanding Reach to French-Speaking Health Professionals

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Thursday, August 18, 2022
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"Medscape's existing French edition, along with our robust, country-specific content, is integral to our global commitment to French-speaking health professionals.

Key Points: 
  • "Medscape's existing French edition, along with our robust, country-specific content, is integral to our global commitment to French-speaking health professionals.
  • WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company, is at the heart of the digital health revolution that is transforming the healthcare experience for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers, health plans and health systems.
  • The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, Jobson Healthcare Information, MediQuality, Frontline, Vitals Consumer Services, Aptus Health, Krames, PulsePoint, The Wellness Network, SanovaWorks, MNG Health, MedicineNet, eMedicineHealth, RxList, OnHealth, Medscape Education, and other owned WebMD sites.
  • WebMD, Medscape, CME Circle, Medpulse, eMedicine, MedicineNet, theheart.org and RxList are among the trademarks of WebMD Health Corp. or its subsidiaries.

WebMD Acquires JIM.fr, Expanding Reach to French-Speaking Health Professionals

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Thursday, August 18, 2022
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"Medscape's existing French edition, along with our robust, country-specific content, is integral to our global commitment to French-speaking health professionals.

Key Points: 
  • "Medscape's existing French edition, along with our robust, country-specific content, is integral to our global commitment to French-speaking health professionals.
  • WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company, is at the heart of the digital health revolution that is transforming the healthcare experience for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers, health plans and health systems.
  • The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, Jobson Healthcare Information, MediQuality, Frontline, Vitals Consumer Services, Aptus Health, Krames, PulsePoint, The Wellness Network, SanovaWorks, MNG Health, MedicineNet, eMedicineHealth, RxList, OnHealth, Medscape Education, and other owned WebMD sites.
  • WebMD, Medscape, CME Circle, Medpulse, eMedicine, MedicineNet, theheart.org and RxList are among the trademarks of WebMD Health Corp. or its subsidiaries.

WebMD Health Services Partners with Wellbeats, Offering On-Demand Streaming Content

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to the needs of a changing workforce, WebMD Health Services today announced a new partnership with Wellbeats, Inc., a LifeSpeak company (TSX: LSPK) and the leading provider of on-demand, virtual well-being content designed to help employers and health plans meet the challenges of supporting a remote hybrid workforce.

Key Points: 
  • Organizations can integrate the new programming into their current WebMD Health Services well-being platform, ensuring a seamless end-to-end experience.
  • "We are excited to partner with WebMD Health Services at this pivotal time," said Jason Von Bank,Wellbeats President and LifeSpeak COO.
  • WebMD Health Services, a part of WebMD Health Corp., has over 20 years of experience driving positive behavior changes.
  • The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, Jobson Healthcare Information, MediQuality, Frontline, Vitals Consumer Services, Aptus Health, Krames, PulsePoint, The Wellness Network, SanovaWorks, MedicineNet, eMedicineHealth, RxList, OnHealth, Medscape Education, and other owned WebMD sites.