GetWellNetwork

The following is an excerpt from the press release.  To read the complete original article, please click here: Hospitals Implement GetWellNetwork at Record Pace

GetWellNetwork, Inc., provider of the industry's leading interactive patient care (IPC) solution, today announced an increase of 25 percent growth in beds in the first half of 2011, compared to the same period last year, outpacing forecasts. As hospitals become more focused on patient engagement, education, and improving the patient experience, the need for advanced IPC solutions like those from GetWellNetwork is increasing. Additionally, the need to achieve Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements is also attributed to the strong growth.

“Patient engagement has emerged as a core strategy for performance improvement, as hospitals move aggressively to meet Meaningful Use criteria and value-based purchasing under health reform,” said Michael O’Neil, founder and CEO of GetWellNetwork. “Along with our hospital partners, we are finding powerful evidence that engaging patients and families at the point of care results in a healthcare system that will operate more efficiently and deliver higher quality, patient-centered care.”